Who We Are

Better People Staff


Clariner Boston, M.S., M.P.A.
Executive Director
MRT® Facilitator
Valerie Peterson
Valerie Peterson
Employment Training & MRT® Facilitator
 Todd Capanetto
Todd Caponetto
MRT® Facilitator &
Volunteer, Alumni Club Advisor
 Lee Anthony Orr
Lee Anthony Orr
Employment Specialist & MRT® Facilitator
Warren Fluker
Warren Fluker, MS PC
MRT® Facilitator &
Volunteer, Alumni Club
 Tanisha Wells
Tanisha Wells
Financial & Program
Administrator
MRT® Facilitator
 Samuel Ayres
Samuel Ayres
Student Intern,
Dept. of Criminal Justice,
Portland State University,
Portland, Oregon
 Charles Vanderburg
Charles Vanderburg
Student Volunteer
Dept of Psychology
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
John Buffaloe
Volunteer

HONORARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Bob Costas
Broadcaster - NBC and HBO Sports
New York, NY
Stephen B. Bright
Southern Center for Human Rights
Atlanta, Georgia
Malcolm C. Young*
Executive Director
John Howard Association of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
* Malcolm C. Young, Founder, Sentencing Project, Washington, DC, Former Executive Director 1986-2005

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Judith Belk, Ph.D., CCC-SLP/A
Board President
Center For Communication
& Learning Skills
Lake Oswego, Oregon

Devlin W. Carothers
Board Treasurer
Financial Advisor
Ameriprise Financial
Portland, Oregon

Willie K. Chambers
Owner & Treasurer
Super Natural -Natural Foods, Inc.
Portland, Oregon

Annette I. Jolin, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

Stephen Sanders, MS, CRC
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor
Oregon Dept. of Human Services
Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation
Milwaukie, Oregon

Barry M. Maletzky, M.D.
Board Vice President
Retired Psychiatrist
Portland, Oregon

Darcey L. Baker
Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision
State of Oregon
Salem, Oregon

Yvonne Chandler-Chastain M.S., CRC PSRB
Case Manager
Cascadia Behavioral Health Care
Portland, Oregon

Donna R. Luckett, MS CJ Ed.
Counselor Specialist
Oregon Dept. of Human Services,
Div. of Vocational Rehabilitation
Portland, Oregon

Donna V. Smith, M.A. Clinical Psych.
Volunteer Mediator and Intern
Community Mediation Services
Vancouver, Washington

Sue Fischer, MS, SPHR
Board Secretary
Human Resource & Compensation Consultant
Cascade Employers Association
Portland/Salem, OR

Eric B. Carson
Past President
Better People Alumni Club
Portland, Oregon

Sam Haley, CLU, LUTCF, ChFC
Senior Account Executive
Insurance Broker- Employee Benefits
Rolling Hills Church
Singles' Pastor
Tualatin, Oregon

Lt. Thomas T. McGranahan Jr.
Portland Police Bureau
Portland, Oregon

Janan Stoll
Investigator
Federal Public Defender's Office Portland, Oregon

BETTER PEOPLE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Arwen Bird
Portland, Oregon

Sam Jackson, Jr.
Gunderson, Inc., (retired)
Portland, Oregon

Macceo Pettis
OR SCF/Coalition of Black Men
Portland, Oregon

Steve Sherlag, Esq.
Criminal Defense Attorney
Portland, Oregon

Mark Walker
Board Treasurer
Northwest Power Planning Council
Portland, Oregon

James H. Curtis
Bonneville Power Adm. (retired)
Portland, Oregon

Sandi Meyer
Oregon CURE
Portland, Oregon

Robert E. Reynolds
Reed College
Portland, Oregon

William 'Chip' Shields,
Better People Founder
Oregon State Representative Dist. 43
N/NE Portland, Oregon

Stephen S. & Lee McConnel
Wilsonville, OR

Paul Gerald
Author
Portland, Oregon

Felicia Otis
Clinical Director - CPR
Volunteers of America
Portland Oregon

Kenneth Robinson, Ed.D.
Correctional Counseling, Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee

Greg Stone, M.S.W.
MRC Director
Volunteers of America
Portland, Oregon

Mary Ann Seth-Wish
U.S. Bank (retired)
Portland, Oregon

Better People

4310 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97211
Tel: (503) 281-2663
Fax: (503) 281-2667
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