Susan is a recognized leader in the Portland community, having led several local nonprofit organizations to success over the past 35 years, including Impact NW, Cascade AIDS Project, Mt. Scott Park Center for Learning, Open Adoption & Family Services and The New Rose Theatre.  She has also served on a number of boards including Portland Housing and Community Development Commission, Children’s Opportunity Fund Initiative of Washington County, Washington County Commission on Children and Families, Rockwood Pathways Project, Regional AIDS Planning Council, Multnomah County’s SUN Service System Task Force, Oregon State Commission on Children & Families and Special Needs Committee of the Housing and Community Development Commission.

www.impactnw.org

“I learned that I had the freedom  in art, to do what I wanted.
I didn’t have to please anybody but myself.”
Lenore Tawney, Weaver