Our Team
We’re working together to make a difference.
Rogue Retreat is more than a shelter program, and our board members and staff are more than their titles. Collectively, we’re transforming the lives of those facing homelessness in Southern Oregon. Our team spans community leaders, business owners, public servants, participants, Rogue Retreat alumni, and other nonprofit directors who all share the belief that we can re-tell our region’s story of homelessness, and make a greater impact by working together.
Leadership
Matt Vorderstrasse
Interim Executive Director/ Development Director
Heather Hassett
Supportive Services Director
Kathryn Reinhardt
HR/Administrative Services Director
Board of Directors
Thomas Fischer
Board Chair
Owner/Broker, Coldwell Banker Commercial NW
Since July 2011
Monica Clayton
Vice-Chair
Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, Banner Bank
Since December 2016
Kelly Andersen
Attorney, Andersen Morse & Linthorst
Since March 2016
Lona Dillard
Oncology Social Worker, Asante
Since April 2020
Tom Gunderson
Executive Director, Family Solutions, Retired
Since February 2018
Jennifer Heese
Educator and Advocate
Since October 2020
Christine Herbert
Attorney at Law
Since December 2021
John Jones
President/Founder, Century 21 JC Jones American Dream
Since January 2021
Steve Jones
Chief Product Officer, Office Tech
Since June 2019
Geoffrey Kirkpatrick
Lieutenant, City of Medford Police Department
Since April 2020
Jim Larsen
Pastor, Retired
Since February 2015
Mike McClain
School Administrator, Retired
Since January 2020
Earlene Schlosser
Retired
Since December 2021
Community Advisory Council
The Rogue Retreat Community Advisory Council acts as our organization’s sounding board. This group of community members meets three times per year to lend their collective input and expertise, and inform Rogue Retreat’s developing plans and programs.
Julie Akins
Mayor of Ashland, Oregon
Ben Bloom
Jackson County Circuit Court Judge
Stacy Brubaker
Mental Health Division Manager, Jackson County Health & Human Services
Sam Enge
Director of Social Determinants of Health, AllCare Health
Dee Anne Everson
CEO/Executive Director, United Way of Jackson County
Thomas Fischer
Owner/Broker, Coldwell Banker Commercial NW
Jeff Golden
Oregon State Senator
Suzanne Hawley
Community Member
Justin Ivens
Police Chief, City of Medford Police Department
Phil Johncock
Nonprofit Consultant
Geoffrey Kirkpatrick
Liveability Team, City of Medford Police Department
Jennifer Lind
CEO, Jackson Care Connect
Pam Marsh
Oregon State Representative
Karla McCafferty
Executive Director, Options for Southern Oregon
Christina Medina
Regional Business Manager, Pacific Power
John Mytinger
President, Office Technologies Inc.
Colleen Padilla
Executive Director, SOREDI
Christopher Pizzi
Chief Executive, Providence Medford Medical Center
Bill Thorndike
Owner, Medford Fabrication
Ken Trautman
CEO, People’s Bank of Commerce
Doug Walker
Ret’d Contractor and Rotarian
“At Rogue Retreat, hope is at our foundation. It is one of our strongest pillars because we have seen growth and progress in our participants so often when we can instill hope for the future.”
– Thomas Fischer, Board Chairperson
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