Lake County Nonprofit Resource Roundup

Panelist
Yvette Rhodes, Program Associate, The Ford Family Foundation

Yvette Rhodes supports the development and administration of programs and grants for both the Ford Institute and the Community Economic Development departments. Yvette, who came to the Foundation in 2003, manages the Technical Assistance Grants program. She grew up in Douglas County. She has an associate’s degree from Umpqua Community College and is finishing a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Yvette is married with five children and two grandchildren, and enjoys outings with them, especially camping in the summer. She has served on her town’s school foundation board since its inception in 2005.

Panelist
Bart Hadder, Program Director (Retired), M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

Bart Hadder served as a program director at the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust from 2001 – 2015 where he reviewed grant requests from numerous nonprofits in the Northwest, administrated grants, and directed a research program for science teachers. Since his retirement from fulltime work he has continued serving the nonprofit community through consulting, presenting, coaching leaders and boards and doing special projects for the Murdock Trust. Prior to joining the Murdock Trust, Bart’s first career involved serving as a science teacher both at the middle and high school levels and as the K-12 science coordinator for the Beaverton School District in Oregon. He is a graduate of the University of Washington and earned his master’s degree at Portland State University. Bart and his wife, Jackie, have two grown children and two grand children and live in the Vancouver, Washington area.

Panelist 
Amy Drake, Program Officer, The Oregon Community Foundation 

Amy is committed to making connections to improve her community, and she cares deeply about helping make Oregon a better place for all. A Connecticut native, Amy has lived in Southern Oregon for eight years, where she previously worked at both the Jackson County Library Foundation and the Southern Oregon Historical Society. In her free time, Amy has also volunteered with the Jackson County Cultural Coalition and the Oregon Museums Association. Amy holds a BA in History from Grinnell College, as well as an MA from the Cooperstown Graduate Program. She and her husband live in Medford, where they enjoy biking, reading, trying new foods, and playing with their two cats.

Facilitator 
Adrienne Graham, Owner, Leapfrog Training & Facilitation and Central Oregon Representative, Nonprofit Association of Oregon

Based in Sisters, Adrienne Graham brings deep experience with nonprofits. She served as a nonprofit executive director for over 12 years and for 20+ years has provided training, consulting and facilitation to nonprofits and to the public and private sectors. Prior to joining NAO, Adrienne owned Leapfrog Training & Facilitation, a consulting firm that provided strategic planning, leadership development and organizational effectiveness services to nonprofits, community groups and associations, including NAO.