Board of Directors - MIKE Program

Board of Directors

Cheryl Neal MD President	Cheryl is the President and founder of the MIKE Program. A retired Portland-area internist, she also trained in nephrology at Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Married to and a colleague of Michael Hartnett, the MIKE Program is a testament to her late husband.
Joe Nunn Vice President	Joe is the Chair of the Education Committee of the African American Chamber of Commerce and a 32-year veteran teacher (retired) of the Portland Public School system. He began a Science Magnate Program at Whitaker Middle School and instituted student shadow experiences with middle school students and health care students in training while he served at PPS. He has years of non-profit experience which he brings to his work with MIKE Program.
Erin Nelson JD Secretary	Erin is an Associate with Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC in the field of insurance industry services. Earning her degree from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2007, Erin was admitted to the Oregon Bar in 2008.
Graham Petersen Treasurer	Graham is a senior audit associate with Geffen Mesher & Company, P.C., a Portland based certified public accounting and business consulting firm. A native Oregonian, he received his B.A. in Accounting from Linfield College. As treasurer, he is involved with budgeting and financial oversight for MIKE Program.
Crystal Busch MSW, LCSW	Crystal is a Diplomat with the American Psychotherapy Association and serves on their Editorial Board. Crystal is a psychotherapist, educator, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, American Psychotherapy Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Black Women's Health Project, and National Black Child Development Institute, Inc.
Jim Curtis CHT	Curt has served the Portland area dialysis community as a technician for over thirty years. He is principal of Jim Curtis & Associates, LLC. His expertise in and connections with Portland's nephrology and care communities add to the leadership skills that Curt brings to the Board.
Kim Filla MSW, LCSW	Kim has been working with youth and families for a decade now. Her educational background includes: AA in Mental Health Human Services, BS in Child and Family Studies and a Master of Social Work Degree from Portland State UniversityÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Graduate School of Social Work. Kim has experience in the following domains: youth and family counseling, child welfare, youth development, youth group work, mentoring, MSW field supervision, program development and management. She currently is working as the Community Programs Coordinator for Portland OIC, a non-profit organization that provides alternative education and employment services for youth. As a Director for MIKE Program, she is lead developer of our educational model curriculum, and also developed our mentor training curriculum. She has worked with MIKE Program as liaison for the past three years implementing three youth projects and is currently working on another.
Whitney Neal	Whitney is a Senior Branch Account Executive with CitiFinancial, and studying kinesiology and Spanish to become a bilingual physical therapist. She has volunteered with several non-profit organizations over the past 12 years, but has been a constant supporter of MIKE Program. Whitney started out as the Youth Liaison for MIKE Program in 2003; then moved to the Advisory Board while in North Carolina for 5 years. She returned as an active board member in October of 2007. With a strong belief in the benefits offered by MIKE Program she continually strives to promote the growth and vision of MIKE Program in memory of her Uncle Michael.
Lael Seitz	Lael is a MIKE Program Mentor. A long-time volunteer with La Leche League International, her skills in group training and youth development inform her work. She has three boys, the youngest in public school in Beaverton. She has used curriculum based studies to home school her children. She helped found Seitz & Associates, Inc., an electronic design company and in the MIKE Program she serves on the Fundraising Committee. An excellent hostess with an interest in the culinary arts, she also spearheads the MIKE Program Volunteer Recognition and Appreciation Reception in the spring. Lael spent several years on dialysis and now has a living donor kidney transplant. She has been enjoying a new lease on life for the past 9 years. Lael is in a unique position to share her experiences with kidney transplant and healthy lifestyle choices.