SYSTEM OF CARE
System of Care
Purpose: The Marion-Polk System of Care (SOC) includes a diverse group of local organizations committed to addressing barriers to health and wellness for system-involved youth and families.
Core Responsibilities:
- Establish a table of diverse systems partners to create a holistic lens to review and address community-identified barriers impacting local youth and families.
- Elevate youth and family voice and support changes within the community that youth and families have identified and need most.
- Maintain awareness of and strategically support implementation of new state initiatives impacting youth and families at the local level.
- Monitor youth and family well-being to inform preventative community efforts.
2023 Priorities: Coming soon.
Meetings: SOC meetings are closed to the public.
Executive Council Members:
- Chair: Lisa Harnisch, Early Learning Hub
- Alberto Maldonado, Youth Era
- Cassie Stafford, Willamette Education Service District
- Cheryl Cisneros, Creating Opportunities
- Chiharu Blatt, Trillium Family Services
- Chris Moore, Salem-Keizer Public Schools
- Corissa Neufeldt, Marion County Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
- Cydney Nestor, Oregon Department of Human Services
- DeAnn Carr, Yamhill Coordinated Care Organization
- Dannielle Brown, PacificSource Community Solutions, Marion-Polk CCO
- Ivan Moreno, Young Adult Community Member
- Jayne Downing, Center for Hope & Safety
- Jennifer Kubista, Central School District
- Jodi Merritt, Polk County Community Corrections
- Justin Hopkins, Willamette Health Council
- Kerry Blum, Polk County Health Department
- Levi Herrera-Lopez, Mano a Mano
- Liz Schwarz, Oregon Youth Authority
- Phil Blea, Marion County Behavioral Health
- Sandy Bumpus, Oregon Family Support Network
- Troy Gregg, Marion County Juvenile Department
Advisory & Practice Level Workgroup Members:
- Chair: Karin Perkins, Marion County Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
- Alberto Maldonado, Youth Era
- Amanda Stephens, Polk County Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
- Cassie Stafford, Willamette Education Service District
- Chris Moore, Salem Keizer School District
- Christina McCollum, PacificSource Community Solutions, Marion-Polk CCO
- Clarissa McGee, Oregon Family Support Network
- Dawn Meyers, Department of Human Services Self-Sufficiency
- Ivan Moreno, Young Adult Community Member
- Jennie Kendeigh, Polk County Behavioral Health
- Jim Posey, Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare
- Joan Oliver, Marion County Juvenile Justice
- Jordan Shin, HIV Alliance
- Kat Fox, PacificSource Community Solutions, Marion-Polk CCO
- Levi Herrera-Lopez, Mano a Mano
- Mara Beitzel, Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare
- Mary Buzzell, Trillium Family Services
- Paige Gorman, Trillium Family Services
- Patie Taylor, Marion County Wraparound
- Percy Torres, Marion County Youth & Family Services
- Rachel McCormick, Rise Services, Inc.
- Rebecca Carter, Oregon Family Support Network
- Tammy Brister, Marion County Health and Human Services