Leading the Way!
Marion County & Salem Community Leaders

  • Cheryl Nester Wolfe – CEO Salem Health Hospital’s & Clinics
  • Leilani Slama – Chief Communications and Community Relations Officer, Salem Health Hospital’s & Clinics
  • Denyc Boles – Community Relations Liaison, Salem Health Hospital’s & Clinics
  • Rob Kelly, MD. – Emergency Physician, Salem Hospital Emergency Department & Salem Health Board of Trustees
  • Paige Clarkson – Marion County District Attorney
  • Nick Hunter – Marion County Sheriff
  • Trevor Womack – Salem Police Chief
  • Sue Bloom – CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion & Polk Counties
  • Jodi Loper – Senior Health Services Director, Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion & Polk Counties
  • Nicole Utz – Housing Administrator, Salem Housing Authority – City of Salem
  • Allison Kelley – CEO, Liberty House Children’s Advocacy Center
  • Kitty Mackin – City Councilor, Dayton, OR (Miss Beverly Bookmark – Professional Clown)
  • Rhonda Herbert – Salem Health Community Volunteer & her Certified Therapy Dog Daphne
  • Douglas Hanson, JD – Board of Directors Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Project®
  • Gretchen Olson – Children’s Author, Board of Directors Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Project®
  • Marcia Dennis – Board of Directors Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Project®
  • Ann S. Kelly – Founder/Director Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Project®
  • Robert R. Kelly, MD. – Emergency Physician (Retired) Salem Hospital Emergency Department,
    Board of Directors Hands & Words Are Not For Hurting Project®