2024 Annual Impact Report

Building a Portland where we all belong.

Maybelle Center is the Community Health Organization working together with neighbors in downtown Portland to reverse the root causes of social isolation. We promote social health by helping create a sense of belonging with adults facing the stigmas of mental health and financial poverty through our neighborhood programs in affordable housing and assisted living services.

Our Vision

To build a city where all people experience a sense of belonging — including Portlanders living with mental illness or economic poverty.

Our Mission

To create inclusive opportunities to experience belonging that help reverse human isolation and its root causes, so people feel like they matter and play a role in our shared future.

New Members
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Active Members
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Affordable Studio Apts
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Residents
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Active Volunteers
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Member Interactions
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A shifting Resident population

brings unprecedented need and makes one team increasingly invaluable: Behavioral Health

Why participation is not enough

feeling like a co-creator is essential to fostering a sense of belonging

Theatre games

lighten the weight of a friend’s death and inspire a transformative performance

Our most-revered research study

and how it guides our programming

It's about all of us 

At Maybelle Center, it’s not just about us. It’s about all of us—working together to bridge gaps in social health and creating a thriving and inclusive downtown Portland where we all belong.

  • Sule Balkan, President
  • Carol M. Mitchell, RN, MN, Immediate Past President
  • Nhi Nguyen, Vice President & Secretary
  • Jeff Perry, Treasurer
  • Alice Bergman
  • Carol Dodson
  • Jackie Smith
  • Janice Romano
  • Rev. John J. Donato, C.S.C
  • Michelle Meyer, Executive Director (ex-officio)
  • Sharon Peters
  • Tom Doyle
  • Wendy Shumway
  • Anastasio Wrobel, Member Outreach Coordinator
  • Andrew Brown, Program Director
  • Jenna Padbury, Education Coordinator
  • Jennifer Wyant, Arts, Culture & Outreach Manager
  • Mary Bedford-Carter, Program Manager
  • Shane Skinner, Lead Member Inclusion Coordinator
  • Siggy Torfason, Member Support Coordinator
Behavioral Health
  • Nina McPherson, Behavioral Support Specialist
  • Sam Swindells, Director of Behavioral Services
  • Sofia Molvi, Behavioral Support Specialist
Direct Care
  • Angie Dietz, Resident Care Coordinator
  • Gabby Addeo, Direct Care Aide
  • J Howse, Direct Care Aide
  • Jared Eagle – Jennings, Direct Care Aide
  • Jazmyn Robinson Workman, Direct Care Aide
  • Jim Rocha, Direct Care Aide
  • Kelly Dinwiddie, Direct Care Lead
  • Kirsten Everett, Direct Care Aide
  • Malcom Jackson, Direct Care Aide
  • Savannah Harris, Direct Care Aide
Nursing
  • Angie Eagle, RN Case Manager
  • Dejonet Sanders, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Della Riley, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Dorothy Lewis, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Hazel Bautista Morales, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Jermyah Washington, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Keiauna Cooper, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Kianna Gaskill, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Mandy Heade, Licensed Practical Nurse
  • Mary Schildan, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Mishka Perkins, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Nini Briscoe, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Olivia Randall, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Ollie Morantine, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Sabrina Latham-Castro, Direct Care Med Tech
  • Teresa Harris, Director of Nursing Services
Nutrition Services
  • Bill Fay, Nutrition Services Specialist
  • Brian Everard, Nutrition Services Specialist
  • Brittney Lawn, Nutrition Services Specialist
  • Chance Card, Nutrition Services Specialist
  • Gonzalo Lopez, Nutrition Services Specialist
  • Jessica Lomeli Luna, Nutrition Services Specialist
  • Jim Semo, Dietary Inventory Specialist
  • Julio Garcia Coop, Nutrition Services Supervisor
  • Mike Gonzalez Lopez, Nutrition Services Specialist
  • Nikki Card-Vinson, Nutrition Services Manager
  • Stephen Dettmer, Nutrition Services Specialist
  • Twyla Nicholas-Perkins, Nutrition Services Specialist
Residence Administration
  • Josefa Hemmingsen, Administrative Specialist
  • Katie Hadley, Executive Assistant
  • Page Hakim, Administrative Specialist
  • Suzie Milazzo, Administrato
Resident Services
  • Angie Flores Rosales, Life Enrichment Coordinator
  • Paul Arensmeyer, Resident Services Manager
  • Schelle West, Resident Services Coordinator
Business Operations
  • Kim Bryan, Accounting Coordinator
  • Torie Tonelli, Operations and Administrative Coordinator
  • V Durost, Associate Executive Director
Communications
  • Jillianne Bandstra, Communications Director
  • Savannah Webber, Communications Coordinator
Community Safety
  • Dorian Zuniga, Community Safety Technician
  • Jorden Taylor JR, Community Safety Technician
  • Khalil Jabbie, Community Safety Technician
  • Kurzel Wilson, Community Safety Manager
  • Mackenzie Quinlivan, Community Safety Technician
  • Oliver Dybing, Community Safety Technician
Development
  • Atalanta Powell, Development Director
  • Tom Foy, Development Coordinator
Environmental Services
  • Alysia Martin, Environmental Services Specialist
  • Arnie Gonzalez, Housekeeping Specialist
  • Brendan Mueller, Maintenance Technician
  • Claudio Moya Ochoa, Maintenance Technician
  • Donovan Gilmore, Maintenance Technician
  • Ejiipt Genesis, Maintenance Technician
  • Gary Moore, Environmental Services Specialist
  • John Ukadike, Environmental Services Specialist
  • Lois Hester, Housekeeping Lead
  • Rose Snyder, Housekeeping Specialist
  • Umesh Maharaj, Facilities Manager
Human Resources
  • Kellie Kaplon, HR Manager