Oregon Local Leadership
Youth Villages Local Staff
Kandi Shearer
Assistant Director – Community-Based Programs
Shauna Lugar
Director – Development
Local Board
Community leaders serve on Youth Villages’ Oregon Board to actively promote and support our mission to help children and families live successfully and advocate proven solutions for the foster care/child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Board members play a significant role at the local level establishing Youth Villages as the leading provider of effective programs for troubled children and their families.
Sister Guadalupe Guajardo
Interim Chair
Province Leadership Team
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
Interim Chair
Province Leadership Team
Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
Bethany Bounds
Community Advocate
Community Advocate
Adam Crowell
Broker
MetLife Auto & Life
Broker
MetLife Auto & Life
Nicholas Ehlen*
Commercial Real Estate Broker
Melvin Mark Brokerage Company
Commercial Real Estate Broker
Melvin Mark Brokerage Company
Ian Galloway
Senior Research Associate & Oregon State Community Development Field Mgr
Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco
Senior Research Associate & Oregon State Community Development Field Mgr
Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco
Robin Henderson
Chief Executive, Behavioral Health
Providence Medical Group
Chief Executive, Behavioral Health
Providence Medical Group
Joanne Horstkotte
Emeritus Member
Emeritus Member
Linda Jackson-Shaw
Community Advocate
Community Advocate
H. Patterson Ritz
CEO
Footwear Specialties Intl.
CEO
Footwear Specialties Intl.
D. Colby Schlicker
Executive Vice President of Marketing
Watson Creative
Executive Vice President of Marketing
Watson Creative
Charles Swindells
Attorney
Charles Swindells Law
Attorney
Charles Swindells Law
*Member of Youth Villages National Board of Directors
Social News
Our annual employee conference brought thousands of Youth Villages employees to Memphis to learn and collaborate. The event allows everyone to share expertise and experience with our whole community.
