Experience

National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Member

  • Sep 2022 - Present

New Mexico MFA Housing Trust Fund
• Advisory Board Member

  • Aug 2021 - Present


Penney Family Fund

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Board member

  • 1999 - Present

  The Penney Family Fund supports organizations, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, and New Mexico, to advance racial, economic and environmental justice: https://www.penneyfamilyfund.org/. Aside from cash holdings, its funds are 100% invested with a Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) screen. I stepped off the board around 1993-95 and 2019-2020 but rejoined in 2021. The Penney Family Fund supports organizations, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, and New Mexico, to advance racial, economic and environmental justice: https://www.penneyfamilyfund.org/. Aside from cash holdings, its funds are 100% invested with a Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) screen. I stepped off the board around 1993-95 and 2019-2020 but rejoined in 2021.



Oregon Department of Human Services

• United States
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Policy Advisor

  • Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  Advised the Director and senior management team on child care, poverty, and community engagement policies. Advised the Director and senior management team on child care, poverty, and community engagement policies.



Oregon State Legislature

• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Oregon State Representative for House District 46

  • Oct 2011 - Jan 2021

  In September 2011, I was appointed to represent House District 46, parts of SE/NE Portland, as a Democrat, and I was elected in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018. In 2012, I served on the House Health Care and the Energy, Environment & Water committees, and on the Gambling Addictions and Midwifery interim task forces. In 2013, I was Vice Chair of the House Health Care Committee, and a member of the Human Services & Housing Committee, the Consumer Protection & Government Efficiency Committee, and the "Individual Responsibility & Health Engagement" task force. In 2014, I continued my 2013 positions, chaired the Consumer Protection & Government Efficiency Committee, and started a mental health workgroup that continued through 2018. In 2015 and 2016, I chaired the Human Services & Housing Committee and served on the Health Care Committee, the Human Services Joint Subcommittee of Ways and Means, the Health Care Transition Joint Committee, and the Basic Health Care interim task force. In 2017 and 2018, I chaired the Human Services & Housing Committee and served on the Health Care and the Early Childhood & Family Supports committees. I launched a bipartisan child abuse work group in 2018 that continued in 2019. In 2019 and 2020, I chaired the Human Services & Housing Committee and served on the House Health Care and Revenue committees; the Governor's Children's Task Force, the Governor's Oregon Child Integrated Data workgroup, and the Legislative Joint Police Transparency workgroup. My term ended January 10, 2021. Please visit: -- http://alissakenyguyer.com -- https://www.facebook.com/Alissakg -- twitter: @alissakg Show less



Northwest Health Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board member

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2015

  NWHF aims to improve the health and well being of people in Oregon and SW Washington through giving grants, convening organizations, and advocacy in the areas of: 1) health care reform and access 2) public health 3) health workforce development 4) social determinants of health (poverty, education, social barriers and living environment). NWHF aims to improve the health and well being of people in Oregon and SW Washington through giving grants, convening organizations, and advocacy in the areas of: 1) health care reform and access 2) public health 3) health workforce development 4) social determinants of health (poverty, education, social barriers and living environment).



Portland Children's Levy

• United States
• Government Administration

• Allocations Committee Member

  • 2007 - Dec 2011

  I was a member of a 5-person allocation committee that distributes approximately $12 mil/year from Portland property taxes to more than 65 nonprofit programs assisting at-risk children and their families. PCL funds programs that demonstrate positive impact on early childhood, after school and mentoring programs, child abuse/neglect prevention and treatment, and children in foster care. I chaired the Collaboration Committee, which comprised several foundations working to develop and improve systems (parent ed hubs, professional development for after-school programs, etc.) that support nonprofits working with children. Show less



Portland State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Oregon Solutions Program Manager

  • Sep 2009 - Oct 2011

  Oregon Solutions convenes public and private partners to solve complex community issues. As Program Manager for the Vernonia Schools Project, I convened government, academic, nonprofit and business partners to help Vernonia rebuild its elementary, middle and high schools, which were destroyed in the 1996 and 2007 floods. The new schools not only serve as places of innovative learning while being energy efficient, but also help drive the local economy. See: http://www.orsolutions.org/ http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/replicating_vernonias_success.html I also assisted with initial stages of fundraising planning for the Gateway Green project for Oregon Solutions. Show less



Portland Public Schools

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Parent/Advocate

  • 1995 - 2011

  My 3 kids went to Atkinson Elementary, Mt Tabor MS, Hosford MS, DaVinci Arts MS, and Cleveland HS. I volunteered in classrooms, for PTA and site council meetings, PPS District meetings and in Salem, advocating for better public education resources and programs. My 3 kids went to Atkinson Elementary, Mt Tabor MS, Hosford MS, DaVinci Arts MS, and Cleveland HS. I volunteered in classrooms, for PTA and site council meetings, PPS District meetings and in Salem, advocating for better public education resources and programs.



self

• Switzerland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant for foundations and nonprofits

  • 2006 - 2010

  I have done strategic planning, employee engagement strategies and/or leadership transitions for such clients as the Nike Foundation, the Deschutes County Commission on Children, Oregon Campus Compact, and others. Areas of focus included I focus on poverty reduction, investments in youth and young children (early learning, education, health coverage) and public health. I have done strategic planning, employee engagement strategies and/or leadership transitions for such clients as the Nike Foundation, the Deschutes County Commission on Children, Oregon Campus Compact, and others. Areas of focus included I focus on poverty reduction, investments in youth and young children (early learning, education, health coverage) and public health.



Grantmakers of Oregon and SW Washington

• United States
• Investment Management

• Board member

  • 2007 - 2009

  Regional Area of Grantmakers (RAG) for Oregon and SW Washington. Convenes and provides workshops on grantmaking skills, issues affecting our region, and emerging practices in the field of philanthropy. Regional Area of Grantmakers (RAG) for Oregon and SW Washington. Convenes and provides workshops on grantmaking skills, issues affecting our region, and emerging practices in the field of philanthropy.



Multnomah County Commission on Children, Families and Community

• Commissioner

  • 2003 - 2009

  As the local arm of the Oregon State Commission on Children and Families, CCFC ensures that resources are used in the best way possible to help our county's children and families thrive. It brings people and organizations together to impact policy, leverage resources, and invest strategically to build a thriving community. I focused primarily on early childhood efforts but also worked on after-school and poverty initiatives. As the local arm of the Oregon State Commission on Children and Families, CCFC ensures that resources are used in the best way possible to help our county's children and families thrive. It brings people and organizations together to impact policy, leverage resources, and invest strategically to build a thriving community. I focused primarily on early childhood efforts but also worked on after-school and poverty initiatives.



Hanna Andersson Children's Foundation

• Director

  • 2002 - 2006

  Organized employees into allocations committees to provide grants to children's groups in areas where Hanna had its headquarters (Portland), distributions center (KY) and retail stores across the country. Worked with Hanna founder and foundation chair, Gun Denhart. Helped write the chapter about nonprofits in the book she co-authored, Growing Local Value. Organized employees into allocations committees to provide grants to children's groups in areas where Hanna had its headquarters (Portland), distributions center (KY) and retail stores across the country. Worked with Hanna founder and foundation chair, Gun Denhart. Helped write the chapter about nonprofits in the book she co-authored, Growing Local Value.



Impact Northwest (formerly Portland Impact)

• Board member

  • 1995 - 2003

  Impact Northwest's mission is to help people achieve and maintain self- sufficiency and to prevent and alleviate the effects of poverty. It focuses on early childhood, after school and mentoring, summer youth programs, support for homeless families and the elderly. Impact Northwest's mission is to help people achieve and maintain self- sufficiency and to prevent and alleviate the effects of poverty. It focuses on early childhood, after school and mentoring, summer youth programs, support for homeless families and the elderly.



SOUTHEAST UPLIFT NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM INC

• United States
• Individual and Family Services

• Board member

  • 1999 - 2001

  Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition supports its 20 Portland neighborhood associations and community partners by providing education and training for neighborhood leadership, urban planning, fiscal management and communications. Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition supports its 20 Portland neighborhood associations and community partners by providing education and training for neighborhood leadership, urban planning, fiscal management and communications.



Saturday Academy

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Outreach Program

  • 1995 - 2000

  Founded, coordinated and later consulted for the Outreach Program to link youth from ethnic groups under-represented in math and science fields to activities and practitioners of color in those fields. Founded, coordinated and later consulted for the Outreach Program to link youth from ethnic groups under-represented in math and science fields to activities and practitioners of color in those fields.



VIA - Volunteers in Asia

• Executive Director

  • Jun 1990 - Oct 1994

  Led organization that provided service and exchange opportunities for American and Asian youth; produced publications regarding appropriate technology, cross-cultural understanding and health for travelers. Led organization that provided service and exchange opportunities for American and Asian youth; produced publications regarding appropriate technology, cross-cultural understanding and health for travelers.



Highlander Adult Education and Research Center

• Event Organizer

  • 1990 - 1990

  I organized a three-day memorial for 1,200 people to honor Highlander's founder, Myles Horton. Participants included Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and many others from the labor, civil rights, students and environmental movements in Appalachia and across the country. I organized a three-day memorial for 1,200 people to honor Highlander's founder, Myles Horton. Participants included Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and many others from the labor, civil rights, students and environmental movements in Appalachia and across the country.



Hawaii State Legislature

• Health Policy Staff for Rep. Jim Shon, Chair of the House Health Committee

  • 1989 - 1989

  I helped develop legislation to expand the State Health Insurance Program to nearly full cover the under-insured (which became a national model) and to reform the state process for awarding health and human service contracts. I helped develop legislation to expand the State Health Insurance Program to nearly full cover the under-insured (which became a national model) and to reform the state process for awarding health and human service contracts.



State of Hawaii

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant for foundations and nonprofits

  • 1989 - 1989

  • Hawaii State Department of Health, CHOW (AIDS) Project, Honolulu, HI: Advised in strategic planning, personnel management and organizational development. • University of Hawaii, School of Public Health Masters Program, Honolulu, HI: Lecturer, taught Community Needs Assessment and Group Dynamics. • Hawaii State Department of Health, CHOW (AIDS) Project, Honolulu, HI: Advised in strategic planning, personnel management and organizational development. • University of Hawaii, School of Public Health Masters Program, Honolulu, HI: Lecturer, taught Community Needs Assessment and Group Dynamics.



Hawaii Community Services Council

• Community Services Planner

  • 1985 - 1988

  I coordinated Help for Nonprofits, which trained and managed over 70 professional-level volunteers to provide technical assistance to 150 nonprofits annually; led a multi-disciplinary task force in statewide human services planning. I coordinated Help for Nonprofits, which trained and managed over 70 professional-level volunteers to provide technical assistance to 150 nonprofits annually; led a multi-disciplinary task force in statewide human services planning.



Oxfam UK

• Community Development Officer

  • Jan 1983 - Aug 1984

  I provided financial and technical assistance to nonprofits to improve public health, family planning, agriculture, micro enterprise; produced audio-visual materials with CIDA funds. I provided financial and technical assistance to nonprofits to improve public health, family planning, agriculture, micro enterprise; produced audio-visual materials with CIDA funds.



BULOG

• Brazil
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Teacher, Acting ESL Director

  • Jun 1980 - Nov 1981

  As a VIA volunteer, I developed curriculum, taught technical English to research workers, translated materials and assisted in international agricultural trainings. When promoted to Acting ESL Director, hired English teachers for Bulog’s provincial offices in outer islands. As a VIA volunteer, I developed curriculum, taught technical English to research workers, translated materials and assisted in international agricultural trainings. When promoted to Acting ESL Director, hired English teachers for Bulog’s provincial offices in outer islands.