Contacts

Last modified: February 12, 2015

2014-2015 Board Members


  • President: Patrick Findler (Armenia 2008-2011 & Mongolia 2011-2013). Contact Patrick at president AT crpca.org or 971-400-7716 to suggest a topic for a business meeting, or to nominate yourself for a board position.

  • Secretary: Erin Gettling (Ukraine 2003-2005). Contact Erin at secretary AT crpca.org or 503-404-4308 to request business meeting minutes.

  • Treasurer: Matthew Forgue (Armenia 2011-2013). Contact Matthew at treasurer AT crpca.org or 949-436-7483 to inquire about payments or calendar/t-shirt shipping.

  • E-update Editor: Susie Robillard (Ecuador 1968-1970). Contact Susie at e-update AT crpca.org or 503-430-1776 by any Friday at 5pm to submit community or job announcements for the weekly e-update sent to our members.

  • Newsletter Editor & Webmaster: Meaghan Corwin (Armenia 2008-2011 & Mongolia 2011-2013). Contact Meaghan at newsletter AT crpca.org by the 25th of any month to submit images, poetry, recipes, stories, and other content for publication in our monthly newsletter, or to provide feedback on our website content.

  • Education Coordinators: Dré Mayrose (Zambia 2011-2013) and Kat Barnes (Armenia 2012–2013). Contact Dré and Kat at education AT crpca.org or 605-421-0171 to request an RPCV speaker for an event, or to offer to join the CRPCA Speakers Bureau.

  • Events Coordinator: Nora Olsgaard (Tanzania 2006-2008). Contact Nora at events AT crpca.org to communicate about our annual/special events.

  • Fundraising Coordinator: Phyllis Shelton (Honduras 1986-1988). Contact Phyllis at fundraising AT crpca.org or 503-704-6298 to offer ideas for raising funds which support our grant program.

  • Grants Coordinator: Joel Salter (Sierra Leone 1986-1988). Contact Joel at grants AT crpca.org to inquire about applying for CRPCA grants.

  • Membership Coordinators: Adrienne Wolf-Lockett and Bob Lockett (Jamaica 2009-2011). Contact Adrienne and Bob at membership AT crpca.org or 503-953-6010 to join CRPCA/NPCA or to renew your membership(s).

  • Networking Coordinator: Gordon Young (Malaysia 1972-1974). Contact Gordon at networking AT crpca.org or 503-631-2876 to express interest in or offer resources to our Job Search Support Group, or to inquire about the local RPCV Mentoring Program.

  • Program Coordinator: Angie Basurtto (Panama 2010-2012). Contact Angie at program AT crpca.org if you would like to host a potluck gathering or have ideas for programs.

  • Scheduling Coordinator: Liz Samuels (Benin 1975-1977). Contact Liz at scheduling AT crpca.org or 503-228-7706 to submit details (title, date, time, location, and description) for a proposed CRPCA event.

  • Service Coordinator: Tom DeMeo (Ghana 1980-1982 & Botswana 1982-1984). Contact Tom at service AT crpca.org or 503-267-3943 to suggest or RSVP for a group service activity.

Activity Leads


  • Book Club: Bill Stein (Niger 1990-1993). Contact Bill at bookclub AT crpca.org or 503-830-0817 to suggest international book titles for our next annual survey.

  • Family Activities: Karen Cellarius (Hungary 1991-1993). Contact Karen at family AT crpca.org or 503-998-5572 to suggest a group activity for member families.

  • Restaurant Gatherings: Jenny Tsai (Fiji 1990-1992). Contact Jenny at restaurant AT crpca.org to RSVP for a Restaurant Gathering or to suggest a restaurant.

  • Salon Francophone: Alden Jencks (Côte d’Ivoire 1968-1970). Contact Alden at francais AT crpca.org or 503-238-4782 to offer to host the next gathering of French-speaking RPCVs and our French-speaking friends.

  • Writers’ Workshop: James Beebe (Philippines 1968-1973). Contact James at writers AT crpca.org or 971-229-0780 with questions about our gatherings of aspiring authors.

Mailing Address

Columbia River Peace Corps Association
P.O. Box 802
Portland, OR 97207