Board of Trustees

CLF's Board of Trustees is elected annually by the core member organizations. Terms of service are two years long, and staggered so half of the board is elected each year. A majority of our board members must represent member organizations, and the board represents the diversity of the Coalition.

Jo Ann Bowman, Member at Large
Sam Chase, Community Development Network
Amanda Fritz, Friends of Arnold Creek
Lisa Gramp, Member at Large
Felisa Hagins, SEIU Local 49
Mike Houck, Urban Greenspaces Institute
Mary Kyle McCurdy, 1000 Friends of Oregon
Marcy McInelly, American Institute of Architects
Martha McLennan, Northwest Housing Alternatives
John Mullin, Social Services of Clackamas County Inc.
Marcus Mundy, Urban League of Portland
Kelly Rodgers, David Evans and Associates
Bob Sallinger, Audubon Society of Portland
Lara Skinner, Member at large

Staff

Because the majority of our policy work is carried out by our members, CLF maintains a small staff to coordinate the coalition.

Allison Adcox, Administrative Assistant, allison@clfuture.org
Allison is a student in the Community Development program at Portland State University. She has several years of experience working as an office manager and development assistant. Allison's community involvement extends back to her days volunteering at the Audubon Society of Portland as a high school student.

Ron Carley, Co-Director, ron@clfuture.org
Ron joined the CLF staff in 2007 after serving as a founding steering committee member and board member since 1994. Prior to joining the staff, Ron worked for the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services where he oversaw a stormwater management grants program. For 12 years, he worked for the Audubon Society of Portland as its Urban Conservationist.

Jill Fuglister, Co-Director, jill@clfuture.org
Jill has a Masters of Science degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame. Since 1999, she has  overseen CLF programs, managing collaborative projects of CLF members and directing administrative and fundraising activities of the organization. She has nearly 20 years experience working as staff, board member and volunteer with various environmental and social justice non-profits.

Mara Gross, Policy Director, mara@clfuture.org
Mara is an attorney and social policy advocate.  She has championed on a wide range of issues, including projects to advance foster care and public safety legislation, politically engage young people, support affordable housing, and revitalize blighted urban parks.  Mara most recently worked for Senate Majority Leader Kate Brown, and has worked on several campaigns, including the winning campaign to defeat Measures 41 and 48 and protect funding for basic services. As an attorney, she founded a legal services program serving low income Latino immigrants at Lake Tahoe, had a brief stint doing intellectual property litigation at a San Francisco law firm, and clerked for the Chief Justice at the High Court of American Samoa.  Mara is a graduate of UC Berkeley School of Law, Boalt Hall, and received her B.A. in philosophy from Wellesley College.