The SMART Team

Meet the statewide staff that supports up to 10,000 volunteers providing literacy support to thousands of children each year. Our staff and board of directors are committed to achieving the SMART vision of an Oregon where every child can read and is empowered to succeed.

SMART Staff

Sarah Newhall Interim CEO	Bruce Michieli Controller


Alisa Gailey Assistant Program Manager - Klamath, Lake	Barbara Bassett Area Manager - Coos, Curry, Douglas
Open Area Assistant - Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington	Beckie Nute Area Assistant - Lane
Lindsay Fung Graphic Designer Intern	Cheryl Brown Area Assistant - Coos, Curry, Douglas
Christi Clark Area Assistant - Benton, Linn, Marion, Polk	Christina Smith Area Assistant - Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Jefferson
Daleena Green Area Manager - Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Jefferson	Diane Wilkinson Area Manager - Benton, Clatsop, Linn, Marion, Polk, Tillamook, Yamhill
Holly Stork Area Manager - Klamath, Lake	Jennifer Staton Assistant Program Manager - Jackson, Josephine
Julie Brimble Area Manager - Jackson, Josephine	Liz Degner Area Manager - Lane
Lynette Yasuda Program Manager - Multnomah, Wasco	Marian Brugger Finance & Accounting Manager
Open Communications Director	Meredith Weber Assistant Director of Development
Michelle Gilmore Program Manager - Clackamas, East Multnomah, Hood River	Mindy Alford Area Assistant - Jackson, Josephine
Nanci Pritchard Assistant Program Manager - Douglas	Phillip Salisbury Program Systems Specialist
Rachel Cummings Program Director	Stacy Goodwin Program Manager - Washington, Baker
Stephanie Stoller Associate Director of Development	Tammy McCammon Assistant Program Manager - Benton, Linn, Marion, Polk
Taylor Smith Assistant Director of Development

SMART Board of Directors

Charles Wilhoite Chair	Mary Boyle Secretary (Portland)
Mary Wilcox Vice Chair	Behzad Hosseini Director - Organization Development & Training, PGE (Portland)

Joey Harrington (Portland)	Eric Parsons (Portland)
Bob Hunter Medford Mail Tribune (Medford)	Patricia C. Smullin President/Owner, California Oregon Broadcasting, Inc. (Medford)
Evelyn Jenson (Pendleton)	Janae Sorenson Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Regence Life and Health (Portland)
Elizabeth J.M. Large VP, Knowledge Learning Corporation (Portland)	Deborah (DJ) Wilson President/General Manager, KGW (Portland)
Kent Lewis President, Anvil Media (Portland)	Steve Wynne Senior VP, The ODS Companies (Portland)
Linda Moore (Bend)

SMART Emeritus Board Members


Gerry Brodsky Vice President, Public Knowledge, Inc. Salem, Oregon	Tom Costabile Old Tappan, New Jersey
Ruth Ann Dodson Portland, Oregon	Bill Early Senior Vice President, JELD-WEN, Inc. Portland, Oregon
Joe Gonyea II Partner/CEO, Timber Products Company Springfield, Oregon	Katie Hertig Reed & Hertig Packing Company Warrenton, Oregon
Sue Hollern Bend, Oregon	Irving Levin Chairman/CEO, Genesis Financial Solutions Portland, Oregon
Charles H. Rouse C. Rouse Management Services, Inc. Richland, Oregon	Steve Stadum Executive Vice President, OHSU Portland, Oregon
Von Summers NW Natural Portland, Oregon	Bill Thorndike, Jr. President, Medford Fabrication Medford, Oregon
Dan Wieden Wieden+Kennedy Portland, Oregon	Linda Wright Portland, Oregon