Pat Olsen
Pat Olsen is the President of ORVOAD, Executive Director of Clackamas County VOAD, and Senior Manager with MITER Brands. In the wake of the Clackamas County Wildfire Disaster of 2020, Pat worked alongside local and state agencies, community-based organizations, and businesses to form a collaborative partnership and cofound the Clackamas County Long Term Recovery Group (CCLTRG).
Pat considers it a great honor to serve the citizens of Oregon and to collaborate with people at the local, state, and national levels who share a deep commitment to restoring disaster-stricken communities to safe, sanitary, and secure living. His work is driven by a passion for bringing together diverse partners and inspiring collective action that leads to lasting recovery and renewed hope.
Barb Edwards
Barb works as the Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Coordinator for CCVOAD. Prior to this role, she worked with an international NGO in multiple countries and participated in several disaster relief efforts, experiences that had a significant and lasting impact on her. She values the opportunity to provide solutions amid chaos, loss, and devastation, and considers it a privilege to work in this field, particularly within her own community.
In addition to her disaster response work, Barb is a certified athletic trainer on a sports medicine team, with experience ranging from Olympic-level athletes to youth sports. She enjoys working collaboratively and making a positive impact on others’ lives. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, paddling, and hiking throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Bryan North
Bryan is a retired CPA with more than 30 years of experience serving in financial roles for a nonprofit healthcare institution. He remains actively involved in managing federal, state, corporate, and private foundation grants related to research. Bryan was invited to volunteer with CCLTRG to assist with managing overall finances and ensuring financial compliance with grant requirements. He is pleased to be part of an organization that provides financial assistance to Clackamas County residents who are facing crises resulting from unforeseen disasters.
Teresa Robertson
Teresa has lived in Clackamas County for most of her life, where she and her husband live, work, and raised their children. When the 2020 wildfires occurred, she witnessed firsthand the damage they caused and the profound impact on the community. When given the opportunity to join CCLTRG, Teresa knew she had to say yes, recognizing the importance of supporting communities as they recover and rebuild after significant loss. She is currently serving her second term on the board as secretary and also serves on the Clackamas County Preparedness Council.
Jim Cooper
Jim Cooper is the President and Chief Executive Officer for United Ways of the Pacific Northwest, the regional association for 32 local United Way organizations in Idaho, Oregon & Washington, since 2013. In this work he has also served as the interim CEO for three different local United Ways. He is a founding member of the United Way Worldwide Disaster Resilience Committee and a leadership member of Idaho, Oregon and Washington VOAD’s (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters).
Jim served as an elected member of the Olympia City Council from 2011 through 2025 where he served on various committees including chairing the City Finance Committee, chairing the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency Board of Directors, the founding chair of the Thurston County Regional Housing Council and the founding president of the Olympia Metropolitan Parks District.
Jim has 33 years of nonprofit, corporate and government leadership experience working with community organizations, governments and businesses to achieve positive outcomes for people and the environment.
As an Army veteran, Eagle Scout and poverty abolitionist, Jim works to stand up for issues that financial mobility while aiming at his personal goal of the Pacific Northwest being the best place in America to grow up and live.
Jim loves the outdoors and lives in Olympia, WA with his wife Thomasina, daughter Maggie, and their rescue dogs Rusty & Meli.
Allyson West
Allyson West serves as the Economic Mobility Program Manager for the City of Newport. She previously served as Executive Director of the Lincoln County Long-Term Recovery Group, where she led wildfire recovery efforts in Lincoln County, for the Echo Mountain Fire in Otis, and guided the organization’s transition into a countywide COAD. Allyson supported long-term wildfire recovery from 2021–2025 and has been actively involved with Oregon VOAD since 2021. Her work focuses on community-led recovery, cross-sector coordination, and strengthening systems that support equitable long-term resilience.
Wendy Colvin
Wendy Colvin lives near Canby, Oregon with her husband, John. She is a homemaker and volunteer. Wendy became involved with Mennonite Disaster Service shortly after earning a Master’s degree in Poultry Science (Genetics Option), with a minor in Statistics, from Oregon State University in 2005. A few months later, she began serving as the Mennonite Disaster Service representative to ORVOAD. She has held several leadership roles on the ORVOAD board, including Rural Vice President and Interim President on three occasions, and currently serves as a Member at Large.
Louise Kienzle
Louise is a retired teacher, who has served in a voluntary capacity as the Volunteer in Mission Coordinator for the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church since 2018. In February of 2020, Umatilla County experienced extreme flooding that extended into Washington. She was invited to join the newly formed LTRG as the co-Volunteer Manager and proceeded to create a volunteer information document with information about the area, protocols and forms. Moving forward a couple of years, the Conference Disaster Response Coordinator needed to step away, and she was invited to take that volunteer position as well. Since then, Louise has participated in LTRGs throughout the state, focusing especially on Unmet Need Table Committees. She has managed several grants from UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) along with some funding from the Oregon-Idaho Conference, providing recovery support for survivors. Her work also includes leading a Disaster Ministries Team, setting up Disaster Kit Storage Centers throughout Oregon and Idaho, facilitating trainings from UMCOR (DCM, Disaster Case Worker, ERT) and leading training in missions, disaster preparedness, disaster response and recovery.
Louise has also been active leading several mission journeys to Kenya and to the border around Tucson and Nogales AZ.