Meet Our Board of Directors

The Nonprofit Association of Oregon Board of Directors is made up of representatives from the nonprofit sector and community leaders. They represent the broad diversity of our membership and contribute significant amounts of time, talent, and energy to ensure the growing vitality of the nonprofit sector in Oregon. The following Board members were voted in by our membership at our third Annual Meeting on October 12, 2012. New members are indicated with an asterisk (*).

MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTORS

Eloise Damrosch, Portland

2012 to 2015
Ms. Damrosch has been with the Portland tri-county Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) since 1988, and has been its Executive Director since 2004. RACC is a $7 million organization that works to integrate arts and culture into all aspects of community life through grants to artists and arts organizations, placing specific works of art in public spaces, and supporting arts education. Prior to coming to Portland, Ms. Damrosch lived in Bend for more than a decade where she taught art history and managed the Artists-in-Education program for Central Oregon. Ms. Damrosch is originally from New York City.

Tonya Graham, Ashland

2012 to 2015
Ms. Graham has been Executive Director of the Geos Institute since 2001. The Geos Institute, which has a budget of about $1.5 million and maintains an office in Washington, D.C. as well as in Ashland, helps people predict, reduce, and prepare for climate change bringing the best available science to community and natural resource planning processes. Ms. Graham has also developed ClimateWise, a nonprofit consulting firm that is part of the Geos Institute. Originally from Wadsworth, Nevada, Ms. Graham has lived in Southern Oregon for 14 years.

Karin Kelley-Torregroza, Beaverton - Secretary

2010 to 2013
Ms. Kelley-Torregroza is Executive Director of Vision Action Network (VAN), a $400,000 organization serving Washington County. VAN’s mission is to identify critical issues and support collaborative community-based solutions. In the last two years VAN has focused on health care, sustainability, and economic security for Washington County residents. Prior to joining VAN in 2008, Ms. Kelley-Torregroza was the Director of Children, Youth, and Family Services for Portland Impact. Ms. Kelley-Torregroza moved to Oregon in 2007 from California where she directed the Redwood City School District’s Community Schools initiative and its School-Community Partnerships program. Ms. Kelley-Torregroza is originally from San Jose, California. She currently serves as Secretary of the Board.

Chris Krenk, Portland*

2012 to 2015
Mr. Krenk has served as the President and CEO of Albertina Kerr Centers for the past 22 years. Founded in 1907, Albertina Kerr Centers partners with the community to support people with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges to lead self-determined lives and realize their full potential. The organization has an annual operating budget of $38 million and is a resource for people from all over the State of Oregon. Mr. Krenk is past Chair and current Board member of CareOregon, past President of the Foster Family Care Network, past President of the Oregon Alliance of Children’s Programs, and past member of the Governor’s Task Force to evaluate Oregon State Hospital abuse prevention and reporting procedures. Mr. Krenk has been a recognized leader in guiding mental health and developmental disabilities programs in Oregon for more than 30 years.

Mark Langseth, Portland

2012 to 2015
Since 2009 Mr. Langseth has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of “I Have A Dream” Foundation, which with a budget of $2.1 million helps low-income kids succeed in school and college. Mr. Langseth moved to Portland from Minneapolis in 2006 to take the position of Assistant Vice President for University Development at Portland State. He has extensive experience in K-12 and higher education and was active in the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits when he lived in Minneapolis. He is also a frequent speaker and author on education-related topics.

Charlie LaTourette, Wilsonville

2012 to 2014
Mr. LaTourette has been Executive Director of the Dental Foundation of Oregon since 2008. The Dental Foundation, with a budget of $825,000, works to improve oral health in Oregon. An Oregon native, Mr. LaTourette has over 25 years’ experience in communications and general management working for both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. He has also been active in educational reform and as a Board Member of several health and arts organizations. Mr. LaTourette was a member of the original Nonprofit Association of Oregon Steering Committee when it was a program of TACS. He has served on the Governance Committee for the past two years.

David Leslie, Portland*

2012 to 2014
Mr. Leslie is Executive Director of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO), a statewide association of religious denominations, congregations, ecumenical organizations, and interfaith partners. EMO’s mission is to address the well-being of all Oregonians through faith-based social ministries, advocacy initiatives, and interreligious dialogue programs. EMO serves more than 50,000 people annually and has a $3.5 million operating budget. Mr. Leslie has more than 25 years of nonprofit management experience, with 20 years as the executive director of small and mid‐size community and faith‐based nonprofit organizations, including the Austin Habitat for Humanity and Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston. Mr. Leslie moved from Texas to Oregon in 1997. His Board and community service includes the Oregon Ending Homelessness Advisory Committee, National Religious Campaign Against Torture, and National Council of Churches Interfaith Commission.

Bob Lieberman, Grants Pass

2012 to 2015
Mr. Lieberman arrived in Oregon from Chicago in the early 1970s and began his career in children’s mental health services. He has been associated with Kairos (formerly known as SOASTC) since the late 70s and has been its Executive Director since 1989. Kairos, with a budget of $7.5 million, provides both residential and outpatient treatment to emotionally at-risk children and their families throughout southern Oregon. Kairos has pioneered school-based mental health prevention and promotion programs in Josephine County. Mr. Lieberman is on numerous national and statewide commissions and committees concerned with children’s mental health.

Rick Nitti, Portland - President

2010 to 2013
Mr. Nitti has been the Executive Director of Neighborhood House since 1991 when he moved to Portland from Chicago. Neighborhood House, founded in 1905, is a $5.6 million agency serving 12,000 low-income children, families, and seniors annually. Mr. Nitti is a former Board President of Children First and Board Chair of the Southwest Community Health Center. He currently serves as Treasurer of the Board of the Hillsdale Farmers Market and is a member of the Multnomah County Poverty Advisory Committee. Mr. Nitti was the co-Chair of the NAO Steering Committee when it was a program of TACS and joined the Board in January 2010. He has served as Secretary of the Board and has also served on the Finance Committee. He is currently Board President.

Claire Seguin, Springfield*

2012 to 2015
Ms. Seguin has served as Executive Director of the Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation (NEDCO) since 2010. NEDCO, Oregon’s first Community Development Corporation, helps neighborhoods and families build assets through homeownership, neighborhood revitalization, and business development in Lane County and the Mid-Willamette Valley serving Salem, Clackamas County, Marion County, and neighboring communities. In 2008, prior to her move to Oregon, Ms. Seguin was awarded the Nonprofit Woman of the Year award from the San Diego East Chamber of Commerce for her 15 years of nonprofit leadership. Ms. Seguin is active in the nonprofit community in the Eugene area where she coordinates an executive directors’ forum which brings nonprofit leaders together to share learnings and experiences.

Brandi Tuck, Portland

2012 to 2015
Ms. Tuck moved to Portland from Florida in 2006, and in five years has founded both the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, where she serves as Board President, and Portland Homeless Family Solutions,
where she is Executive Director. Portland Homeless Family Solutions has two shelters for homeless families with children, both in downtown Portland, and a budget of about $400,000. In 2009 Ms. Tuck received the Skidmore Prize, an award given annually by Willamette Week to four people under age 35 who do outstanding work at nonprofit organizations.

AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

Ross Laybourn, Portland

2010 to 2013
Mr. Laybourn is a former Assistant Attorney General with the Oregon Department of Justice, where he served for more than 30 years, including 20 years as the Attorney-in-Charge of the Oregon Charitable Activities Section. Mr. Laybourn is a past president of the National Association of State Charity Officials and served on NASCO’s Board of Directors for over a decade. Locally, he has been a longtime member of the Giving in Oregon Council. He frequently presents at nonprofit conferences on nonprofit board governance.