These community members and organizations endorse the mission of the Washington County Kids  and their efforts to provide support for kids and families. Would you voice your support? If you’d like to let the community know that you prioritize kids and families in Washington County, add your name to this list. Please fill out our Endorsement and Interest Form!

Companies & organizations

  • Adelante Mujeres
  • Airway Science for Kids
  • Black Parent Initiative
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area
  • Chess for Success
  • Community and Shelter Assistance Corp (CASA)
  • Center for Gender Equity, Pacific Univ.
  • Centro Cultural de Washington County
  • City of Beaverton
  • City of Cornelius
  • Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
  • Girls, Inc. of the Pacific NW
  • Good Neighbor Center
  • Hillsboro Pharmacy
  • HomePlate Youth Services, Inc.
  • Impact NW
  • Main Street Alliance of Oregon
  • Math Gamers, LLC.
  • Metropolitan Family Services
  • Native American Youth Association (NAYA) Family Center
  • Pioneer Metal Finishing
  • Ready Nation
  • Sherwood Regional Family YMCA
  • Sequoia Mental Health Services
  • SMART Reading
  • Stages Youth Acting Academy
  • Stand for Children
  • Washington County Citizens Action Network (WC-CAN)

“Kids really need support outside school in order to be successful in school. Our school district is struggling to meet that need and we appreciate the help of Washington County Kids in support of our efforts.”

–Kate Grandusky, Forest Grove School Board Chair

Individuals

  • Olga Acuna, former Hillsboro City Councilor
  • Olivia Alcaire, Hillsboro City Councilor
  • Kyle Allen, Hillsboro City Councilor
  • Lisa Allen, Hillsboro School Board Member  and educator
  • Toni Anderson, Community Volunteer (Tualatin)
  • Brad Avakian, former Commissioner of Labor & Industries
  • Carla Axtman, Communications Consultant
  • Christine Babinek, Licensed Professional Counselor
  • Robert Bailey, Past Pres. & Dir., Oregon Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse
  • Alice Bartelt, Community Volunteer
  • Louise Bauschard, Exec. Dir., Voices Set Free
  • Susan Bender-Phelps, Odyssey Mentoring
  • Claire Berger Consultant, Claire Berger, LLC
  • Suzanne Bonamici, Congresswoman
  • Martha Brooks, Exec Dir, Ready Nation and Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
  • Renee Brouse, Sherwood City Councilor
  • Anne Bryan, former Member, Beaverton School Board
  • Frank Bubenik, Tualatin Mayor
  • Steve Callaway, Hillsboro Mayor
  • Joseph Christy, Past Dir, Wash Co Juvenile Dept.
  • Glendora Claybrooks, Pres., National Action Network Portland Beaverton, OR
  • Bridget Cooke, Exec Dir, Adelante Mujeres
  • Tom Colett, Chair, Beaverton School Board
  • Ryan Deckert, Former President, Oregon Business Association
  • Cristina Delgado, Career Development Coordinator, Centro Cultural
  • Alexander Diaz-Rios, former PCC Board member
  • Russ Dondero, Prof Emeritus, Pacific U. and former Pres., WC-CAN
  • Margaret Doherty, former State Representative
  • Gordon Faber, past Hillsboro Mayor (deceased)
  • Elizabeth Furse, former Congresswoman (deceased0
  • Joe Gallegos, former State Representative
  • Jan Giunta, Past President, Tualatin Riverpark CPO
  • Kimberly Goddard, Community Volunteer (Beaverton)
  • Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Metro Councilor (District 4)
  • Rachel Gowland, Chair, Oregon Young Democrats
  • Mitch Greenlick, State Representative (deceased)
  • Kathryn Harrington, Chair, Washngton County Board of County Commissioners, former Metro Councilor, District 4
  • Dale & Carla Harris, Community volunteers -Dale, retired Pastor, Hillsboro United Methodist Church
  • Judy Harris, former Exec. Dir., Youth Contact
  • Marilyn Harrison, former Chair, Wash Co Commission on Children and Families
  • Dana Hepper, Advocacy Chair, Children’s Institute
  • Bob Hermann, District Attorney, Washington County, retired
  • Dorie Horne, Exec. Dir, Care to Share
  • Erin Hubert, former CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metropolitan Area
  • Todd Huegli, Attorney
  • Tom Hughes, former President, Metro Council and former Hillsboro Mayor
  • Doug Johnson, Owner, Hillsboro Pharmacy
  • Jan Johnson, Communications Consultant
  • Kas Kachmarek, Reverend
  • Janet Kretzmeier, former Member, Wash. Co. Commission on Children & Families
  • Lisa Li, Community Volunteer (Beaverton)
  • Stephanie Lind, Community Volunteer (Forest Grove)
  • Dorotea Lopez, Community Wellness Coordinator, Centro Cultural
  • Jim Mabbott, former Exec Dir, OR Assoc ESD’s
  • Carmen Madrid, Community Volunteer (Tualatin)
  • Greg Malinowski, former Washington Co Commissioner
  • Monica Marvin, former Lawyer, Pacific U
  • Charles McGee, former Pres, CEO, Black Parent Initiative
  • Susan McLain, State Representative
  • Jon McWilliams, Community Volunteer (Beaverton)
  • Susan Meyer, Community Volunteer (Hillsboro)
  • Betsy Miller, Exec. Dir., CASA for Washington & Multnomah Counties
  • Linda Mokler, Hillsboro Neighborhoods Coalition
  • Mary Monnat, President & CEO, Lifeworks NW
  • Claire Morgan, former Chair, Hillsboro Stand for Children
  • Fred Nachtigal, Community member (Hillsboro)
  • Dorila Nava, Si Se Puede
  • Amelia Nestler, Community Volunteer (Hillsboro)
  • Sarah Newton, Secretary, Family Promise Board of Trustees
  • Linda Nilsen-Solares, Community Volunteer (Beaverton)
  • Kate Noreen, Owner, Mud Puddles Toys (Sherwood)
  • Tony Norkaitis, Life Transition Coach
  • Tracy Northfield, Community Volunteer
  • Lou Ogden, former Tualatin Mayor
  • Kate Oldfield, Pres., Wash. Co. Adult Drug Court Alumni Assoc.
  • Karen Packer, Co-founder, Hillsboro Schools Foundation
  • Luann Pelton, Community Volunteer (Aloha)
  • Linda Peters, former Chair, Washington County Board of County Commissioners
  • Lynn Peterson, Metro Chair
  • Rachel Prusak, former State Representative, Nurse Practitioner
  • Katie Riley, Asst Prof Emerita, OHSU
  • Chuck Riley, State Senator, retired
  • Jaime Rodriguez, Community Volunteer
  • David Rogers, former Exec. Dir., ACLU & former Exec. Dir, Partnership for Safety and Justice
  • Carolyn Ross, Community Volunteer (Sherwood)
  • Michael Rouches, Lieutenant, Hillsboro Police, retired
  • James Sager, former Supt., NWRegional ESD
  • Susan Salkield, Special Proj Dir, Tigard-Tualatin SD
  • Dan Saltzman, former Portland City Commissioner and Chair of the Children’s Initiative
  • Andy Saultz, Professor of Educational Policy, Pacific University
  • Dick Schouten, former Washington County Commissioner and retired attorney
  • Sheri Schouten, former State Representative, Public Health Nurse, Oregon Nurses Assoc.
  • Eion Scott, Community Volunteer (Hillsboro)
  • Doug & Dawn Sellers, former Owners, Primrose & Tumbleweeds, LLC
  • Richard Sessions, Community Volunteer (Durham) (deceased)
  • Karen Shawcross, former Exec. Dir., Bienstar
  • Gayle Sheller, Counseling Services Dir., Domestic Violence Resource Center
  • Diane Sloan, Community Volunteer (Bethany)
  • Eric Squires, Community Volunteer (Aloha)
  • Cathy Stanton, former Beaverton City Councilor (deceased)
  • Dick Stenson, Retired CEO, Tuality Healthcare
  • Linda Stiles-Taylor, Founder, All Together
  • Susan Stoltenberg, former Exec. Dir., YWCA, former Exec. Dir, Impact NW
  • Maren Symonds, Community Volunteer
  • William Thomas, Community Volunteer
  • Pete Truax, former Forest Grove Mayor
  • Ben Unger Political consultant, former State Representative
  • Susan Unger Lay, Ecclesial Minister
  • Larry Van Gordon, Aloha Dentistry (deceased)
  • Christine Vernier, Vernier Software
  • Max Wall, Attorney
  • Dottie & Loren Waltz, Community volunteers (Forest Grove)
  • Judy Zimmerman, Unitarian Universalist Minister

Would you voice your support? If you’d like to let the community know that you prioritize kids and families in Washington County, add your name to this list. Please fill out our Endorsement and Interest Form!