Board of Directors

President 2025

Liesl Forve
Business Development Executive
Menttium, Inc.
lieslhousehyde@gmail.com

Treasurer & Past President - 2024

Heidi Leggett
Human Resources Manager
MV Advancements
hleggett@mvadvancements.org

Program Director & President Elect 2026

Amanda Kellmer
Human Resources Manager
EMPWR Nutrition Group
amanda.kellmer@empwrnutrition.com

Vice President – Membership Director

Dan Rude
HR Manager
Housing Authority of Yamhill County
dan@hayc.org

Secretary

Melissa Whitfield
Executive Assistant
First Federal
mwhitfield@firstfedweb.com

Certifications & Social Media Director

Elaine Goodwin
HR Generalist
MV Advancements
egoodwin@mvadvancements.org

Marketing Director

Jason John
Chief Operating Officer
Hagan Hamilton Insurance
jason@haganhamilton.com

Directors at Large

Jessie Pedersen
Sr. Manager, Talent Development
American Family Insurance
jpeders1@amfam.com

Carly Dye
HR Business Partner
Pelican Brewing
carly@pelicanbrewing.com