Who Is Working on WINGS

Allyson Pate – Founder, Chair of the Board
Chair of Commission on Children & Families, Citizens Review Board

Bernadette Williams – Program Administrator, Board Member
25 years of experience in nonprofit bookkeeping and executive administration

Maija Yasui – Vice Chair
Drug Prevention Coordinator, Hood River County

Anne Cathey – Vice Chair
Retired Director, Hood River County Health Department

Other Board Members
Rodger Schock – Former County Commission Chair
David Skakel – Executive Director, Gorge ReBuild-It Center
Bill Marick – Facilitator of Independent Living Program, The Next Door
Patti Pearce – Senior Sales Engineer, Embarq

Advisory Board Members
Kandis Nunn – Chair of the Housing Authority of Portland
Maggie Miller – Executive Director, Citizens Crime Commission
Daniel Pitasky – Assistant Director, New Avenues for Youth
Scott Slattum – Youth Minister, St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Kirby Richards LCSW, CADCI – Clinical Supervisor, Mid Columbia Center for Living
Steve Richter – Gorge Nursery

Youth Selection Team (in addition to Board Members)
Cherie Carr - neighbor to the site
Brett Merle – former owner of wilderness program in Bend, OR, called SageWalk
Judy Schock – DHS, foster adoption specialist

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