YWCA of Greater Portland Team
Executive Team
Leslie Bevan, Executive Director
The YWCA Board of Directors appointed Dr. Leslie Bevan as Executive Director in November 2011.
Leslie is passionate about the work of the YWCA. She brings to us her experience as manager of Mercy Corps Northwest's Women's Business Center, a program that helps increase personal and financial empowerment of low-income women. She has a PhD in Human Physiology and has served as the Associate Dean and Director of Research Development for the School of Nursing at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Bevan was also the Executive Director of Living Yoga, a non-profit organization that brings yoga into prisons and public drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers as a tool for personal change.
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Tess Fields, Development Director
Tess comes to the YWCA with a background is in fundraising and advocacy, specifically around women’s issues. In past roles, she oversaw the Public Affairs program at Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon, directed outreach for Oregon’s Hillary Clinton for President campaign and served as Political Director for Oregon NARAL and Finance Director for the recent Portland Public Schools bond measure.
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Program Managers
Kristina John Baptiste, Program Manager – East County Senior Services
Ms. John Baptiste has an Associate of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Mt. Hood Community College and a Bachelor of Science Degree from Portland State University. She has worked with various populations in social services, including brain-injured adults, homeless & low-income families, and children with disabilities. Prior to joining the YWCA Senior Services program in 2000, Ms. John Baptiste was a Peace Corps Volunteer for two years in St. Lucia, West Indies. She spent a year as Resident Service Director for a non-profit assisted living facility before returning to the East County Senior Services program as Program Manager in 2008.
Patricia Martin, Program Manager - Domestic Violence Services
Ms. Martin has been DV Services Manager since 2010. She has been with the YWCA for four years, where she started as the Domestic Violence Volunteer and Children's Program Coordinator. In that position, Patricia partnered with other agencies to offer the state required 40-hour Domestic Violence training and began offering advanced training for advocates from other agencies and community partners. Patricia left a lucrative career in retail management to pursue her life's passion of working with and empowering survivors of domestic violence. In May 2011, Patricia will start training to become a life coach to further assist the women and families of the YWCA.
Janette McMurran Kunkel, Director – Camp Westwind in the City
Ms. Kunkel has a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University-Portland in Elementary Education and a minor in Social Science. She has an avid passion for camping and its impact on people of all ages. Janette grew up in a camping culture, working at summer camps and taking her first job out of college as a year-round program director. She has 15 years of experience working with camps in the non-profit sector.
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