Oregon Volunteers Staff

Kathleen Joy-Executive Director
kathleen[at]oregonvolunteers.org

Kathleen has been the executive director of Oregon Volunteers for twelve years. She previously had a twenty-five-year career in management, disaster relief, and program development with the American Red Cross. She has also been a management consultant to Red Crescent societies in Africa and the Caribbean. Ms. Joy has also worked with Habitat for Humanity International, Rotary International, international hunger relief entities, and literacy and education organizations.

Tim Foley-AmeriCorps Program Officer & Disability Inclusion Coordinator
tim[at]oregonvolunteers.org

Contact Tim regarding: program management, funding, service opportunities, technical assistance and disability inclusion.

Tim joined the Oregon Volunteers staff in December of 2010 after a brief tenure as the executive director of an environmentally focused AmeriCorps program. In his current role, Tim works in support of Oregon AmeriCorps programs while also focusing on issues of accessibility and inclusion for all Oregon national service programs. Tim has been involved in community service and educational programs in Southwest Washington since 2003 and has served in the US Navy and as a VISTA volunteer with the Washington Reading Corps. When not in the office you can find Tim fishing for salmon, trout, or steelhead alongside one of the many beautiful Columbia River tributaries or spending time with his wife Shannon and their two dogs.

Matt Westbrook-Finance Coordinator
matt[at]oregonvolunteers.org

Contact Matt regarding: Invoices, checks, reimbursements (contact Tim Foley regarding AmeriCorps Ed Awards).

Matt has been with Oregon Volunteers since 2007. He has a Masters degree in theology and is a PhD student in Religion and Society specializing in the sociology of religion. He has been in accounting for as long as his marriage to an accountant’s daughter (13+ years). He loves cheesemaking, playing with his children and is a big Blazers fan.