Our Volunteers
Marketing and Outreach
Joan Miller - Public speaking and distribution of outreach materials
Raejean Rosatto, M.B.A. - Tactical strategic planning
Marih Alyn-Claire, B.S. - Marketing strategic planning, Web Team Coordinator
Peer Support Group
Brian Liebenstein, B.A. Communications Studies - Peer Support Group Meetings and Activities Coordinator, "I want to give myself and others confidence in their abilities to deal with brain injury by example: to give options for inclusion to all brain injured persons".
Meeting Facilitators: Raejean Rosatto, M.B.A., Joan Miller, Pat Murray, M.A.
Meeting Set-up: Steve Henry, Joan Miler, Cheryl Green,
Programs Development
Cheryl Green, B.A. English, M.F.A. Drama, M.S. Speech Pathology- Needs Assessment and createive programs devlopler. "I want to be involved in improving rehab and connecting people for support".
Douglas Wingate, L.Ac, Health and Life Skills Education Developer, ""Creating curriculum for classes fucussing on both brain maintenace and social developmet".
Jessica Hansen, B.S. Cultural Anthropology with specialty in brain science. Programs Development team leader, Needs Assessment and Home to you program developer.
Lisa DiGiannantonio, B.S. Psychology - BIRRDsong Home to You program development
Marih Alyn-Claire B.S. Psychology/Writing - Programs Strategic Planning
Katie Loebner, B.S. Communication/Art - Needs Assessment, "I am particularly interested in spending direct time with indiviudals who have had a brain injury and learning from them".
Revenue Development
Landis (David) Farr B.A. Psychology, M.S. Conflict Resolution - Fundraising phone communications and sales revenue
Marih Alyn-Claire, B.S. Psychology - Revenue development, strategic planning and fundraising
Joan Miller - fundraing and creating eye pillow sales items
Erin Robling, B.S. Psychology - " I'm interested in people with brain injury, bettering myself as a future SLP."
Fundraising Planning Team Winter 2011
Lisa DiGiannantonio, B.S. Psychology - Business support
Katie Loebner, B.S. Communications - Fundraising representative
Erin Roblin, B.S. Psychology - Fundraising planner
Lindsay Yard, B.A. English - Web fundraising
Landis Farr - Fundraising Team Coordinator
Cheryl Green, B.S., M.F.A., M.S. - Publications
Tech Support
Ben Latterell, B.S. Information Systems - Computer set-up and hardware support. "I want to to use my skills to help BIRRDsong."
Web Site Development
Marih Alyn-Claire, B.S. Psychology, Theater Arts and Black studies - Web Development Team leader and adaptive training programs developer, 2012 nterim Web Coordinator.
"Having faced brain inury all of my life, my desire is to create direct services that target the special needs of people with cognitive challenges."
Trevor Lee - IT student at Portland Community College. "I want to help them develop a newer website."
Bob Wilson - Web development and communication systems, built BIRRDsong's computer work station through Free Geek's "Build" program. "I want to prevent others from being (medically) untreated and living in a vacuum of loneliness."
Lindsay Yard, B.A. English, Post-Baccalaureate student, Portland State University Speech and Hearing Sciences. Web developer/consultant and adaptive-skills development for web maintenance trainees. "My goal is to learn more about how people with TBI adapt and live successful lives."