Foundation Board

Executive Board:

Chair: Sue Piazza

Chair Elect: Wendy Vondrak

Immediate Past Chair: Eric Young

Brian Allen	Brian is a local dentist with four children attending school in the GBSD. Other organization affiliations include: BSA, ADA and AGD. He is actively involved with his church. He is a life-long Oregonian and went to Clackamas High School.
Debi Baker	Debbie is a dental hygienist with two children in the GBSD. She has served as a school parent group president and as a member of the DAC.
Jan Barkley	Jan is a founding member of the GBEF and is the executive vice-president of J. Frank Schmidt & Son Co. Jan is also active with the Mt. Hood Community College Foundation.
Mike Czajka	Mike is co-founder of MBank in Gresham. He has served five years on the MHCC Foundation board and is a former president of Gresham Rotary. Mike has two children who attend or have attended Sam Barlow High School.
Leslee Dirk	Leslee is a local realtor with ERA Freeman & Associates. Her professional affiliations include SRES, GRI, CRS and EMAR. Leslee has two sons and six grandchildren. Her sons, a doctor and a software engineer, both graduated from Gresham-Barlow schools. Impressed with all the ways in which the GBEF provides support for schools, Leslee joined the Foundation board to give back to the community and help contribute to student success.
Joy Guidry	Joy was an educator at Sam Barlow High School until her retirement. She served as an English teacher, department cheer person and assistant principal. She currently volunteers at the Soroptimist International of Gresham. She has been married to Rod Park since 1983.
Scott Hansen	Scott graduated from Gresham High School and practices dentistry in his hometown. He has nine children who have either graduated from or are currently attending school in the GBSD. Scott has been an assistant coach for the Sam Barlow ski team for seven years. Other local affiliations include Gresham Rotary and church.
Bob Harland	Bob is a retired GBSD principal and district level administrator. He has three grown children. Bob is also very active with the Gresham Rotary Club.
Jeanne Kennedy	Jeanne is a retired accountant. She is a mother, grandmother, school volunteer and strong advocate for quality education.
Teresa Lenchitsky	Teresa is a Sales Support Supervisor for the PNW Division of NSSI/Acosta, a food broker in Tualatin. She is a lifelong resident of the Gresham area and a graduate of Sam Barlow High School. Teresa has two children who attend school is the GBSD, and has volunteered in several capacities on behalf of the district, the community and her church.
Steve Lewis	Steve is the father of four children who graduated from the GBSD. A longtime practicing attorney in Gresham, Steve is now the Director of Human Resources for the GBSD. He and his wife, Jonni, are active in the Gresham community in a variety of volunteer activities.
Bob Lilly	Bob is a founding member of the GBEF and works in the insurance field for Laporte & Associates. A graduate of University of Oregon, he has five children, three currently attending schools in the GBSD.
Mike Miller	Mike is a graduate of Gresham High School. He owns Gresham Sanitary Service, a solid waste and recycling business. Mike has five children who have either graduated from or are currently attending school in the GBSD.
Vicki Moen	Vicki Moen works in lawn and garden equipment retail sales at Moen Machinery, a family-owned business. She has two children who attend school is the GBSD. Vicki is an Aspire mentor at Gresham High School and volunteers at Portland Adventist Elementary School and East Hill Church.
Cindy Mumford	Cindy was the Foundation’s first executive director and currently works for their family-owned business, Pine Butte Builders, Inc. She has three college-age children who have graduated from Sam Barlow High School. Cindy has spent numerous hours volunteering on behalf of the district over the course of the past 14 years.
Linda Nelson	Linda is a founding member of the GBEF and is a life-long Oregonian. She has two children who have graduated from Sam Barlow High School. Linda and her husband own Hans Nelson & Son Nursery, a tree nursery in Boring.
Jeff Nielson	Jeff is a ten year resident of Gresham and is employed as a relationship officer at MBank. He has served on the Foundation board for three years and co-chairs the Spring Swing Golf Tournament .
Sue Piazza	Sue is a lifelong resident of the Gresham area and a graduate of Sam Barlow High School. She is a local realtor (affiliated with Persimmon Realty), a member of Gresham Rotary and the Gresham Chamber of Commerce. She sincerely believes in giving back to the community that she lives and works in.
Quinton Smith	Quinton has been a community member for almost 25 years. He is involved in youth sports, school programs and community affairs.
Wendy Vondrak	Wendy is the parent of three children, one still attending school at Sam Barlow High School. She volunteers throughout the community, is a member of the Barlow CAC, serves on the MHCC Foundation board and teaches Sunday school at Hillsview Church.
Bess Wills	Bess is the Vice President and General Manager of Gresham Ford, “the Dealer with a Heart”. Bess also lends her support to many other community organizations, including Gresham Chamber of Commerce, SnowCap and My Father’s House. In 2006, the Portland Business Journal nominated Bess for the prestigious Orchid Award their highest honor of achievement for women in business. In recent years, Gresham Ford has helped raise thousands of dollars for local school and non-profit organizations.
Eric Young	Eric is an attorney who has done legal work for several charitable organizations. He has been affiliated with Rotary for 30 years, committed 14 years to the MHCC Foundation work, and served on the Gresham Chamber of Commerce board for many years.

" We were a brand new school and struggled to fund a book room. All of us really appreciate the funding from the Foundation. It is extremely important to us and has helped the students a vast amount." Alice Hatheway, 2nd grade teacher, Hogan Cedars Elementary School ."

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