White Bird Clinic Leadership Team
Amée Markwardt – Executive Director
Amée’s 18-year history with White Bird Clinic has distinguished her as a tireless advocate for the vulnerable Lane County residents that White Bird serves. Her experience working toward the agency’s mission, extensive knowledge of its programs, systems and processes, expertise in behavioral health, fine leadership skills, and longstanding relationships with the organization’s partners and funders make her an ideal delegate for this role.
Amée holds a Master’s degree in organizational leadership from the University of Maine and several national behavioral health certifications. She represents White Bird in community-wide meetings with leaders of other local nonprofit organizations seeking to maximize the impact of their work through strategic cooperation and alliances.
Julie Cummings – Health Center Director
Julie’s 30 years of healthcare experience began with hospice patient support and grew into healthcare operations and administration roles. Her in-depth expertise informs her smart, strategic approach to the growth and management of White Bird’s medical clinic.
Her role at White Bird sees Julie returning to her commitment to serving in a mission-driven healthcare organization. Her prior roles at Planned Parenthood, University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center inform her approach to her work.
Julie earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Washington and her MBA from Western Governors University.
Melissa Ward – Human Resources Director
With over 18 years of experience in human resources, Melissa brings a wealth of people-focused skills and strategic insight to White Bird Clinic. In her role, she is dedicated to building and retaining a professional, mission-aligned team that drives our success and impact within the community.
Before joining White Bird Clinic, Melissa was the Chief People Officer at Arcimoto and the HR Director at Gorilla Capital, both high-growth organizations where she played a key role in shaping and nurturing their workforce. Her leadership in these roles underscored her ability to align human resources strategies with organizational goals, fostering environments where employees thrive and contribute meaningfully.
Melissa holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon and a Human Resources Management certificate from Oregon State University.
Mike Yoshioka – Director of Programs
Mike brings a substantial breadth of experience in non-profit management to White Bird Clinic, where he plays a pivotal role in ensuring our programs align with, and meet the evolving needs of, our community. His leadership, strategic management, and program development and delivery expertise are key drivers of our organization’s success.
Before joining White Bird Clinic, Mike held significant program director positions at St. Vincent de Paul, San Francisco Housing Development Corporation, and City of Dreams in San Francisco. In these roles, he advanced initiatives in housing and healthcare and leveraged his extensive education and experiential learning background to enhance the impact of the programs under his direction.
Mike holds a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University.
White Bird Clinic Board of Directors
- Mark Erickson – Chair
- Jenn Salter – Secretary
- Tiffany Jones – Interim Treasurer
- Amy Exah
- Devin Bowman
White Bird Clinic always seeks motivated individuals to join its Board of Directors. We hope these individuals are representative of our community and/or clients. We are committed to recruiting members of the BIPOC community to expand the voices at our table.
Do you have a strong background in finance, communications, community outreach, fundraising, and/or professional development? Applicants could also have ties to medical, dental, and substance abuse treatment or the homeless issues in this community, as White Bird specializes in those areas. All applicants should be familiar with non-profit governance.
It is our hope that applicants are enthusiastic about working in a community-focused environment and approach challenging conversations with joy.
To apply, please complete this form: Apply to join the White Bird Board of Directors