Board

Barbara is a retired physician with over forty years of experience as a primary care pediatrician and pediatric educator. She has a particular interest in the primary care of patients and families dealing with chronic illness, developmental and learning differences, and medically complex care. She most recently volunteered as lead physician at the nonprofit Children's Community Clinic in Portland, which closed when the Lloyd Center closed down. Barbara has served on the Nursingale Board since 2017 and became Chair in 2021.

Pediatric Nurse, Retired
Kerry is a semi-retired RN with a BSN and MN from OHSU SON. She has spent 40 years practicing in the NICU at OHSU and Emanuel and leadership roles at Emanuel, Shriners Hospital for Children and Kaiser Permanente in the Women’s and Children’s Department. She currently works on-call as a cardiac rehab specialist and educator. Kerry also was the mother of a medically fragile child and brings a personal perspective of the complex needs of our clients and families.

Greg is a Retired Nursing Administrator, and he holds a BSN from Seattle Pacific College, an MN from OHSU and a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Certificate from Fitzsimons Army medical Center. He completed his Military Service in the Army Nurse Corps with the Rank of Major. He devoted the last 30 years of his career to providing Nursing Leadership at Emanual Children's Hospital, Kaiser Permanente Hospitals, Doernbecher Children's Hospital and Shriner's Hospital for Children. Greg believes in the power of community!

Construction Management, Retired
Walt is a lifetime Oregonian. He attended Portland State College for 2 years in engineering. Retired after 40 years in the construction industry in business development. Joined the board through connection in Portland Pearl Rotary club. Walt has served for 6 years on the Thomas Edison High School board of directors in addition to several other organizations that he served on.

Shannon, a mother of a medically fragile son, is a High School Mathematics Teacher in NCSD. She holds a BS in Biology and General Science, an MS in Education: Special Education, and an MS in Education: Mathematics. Throughout her career, Shannon has advocated for students with disabilities and is passionate about ensuring access to needed services for medically fragile members of our community. Her son has been cared for by Nursingale since he was seven months old, giving her firsthand experience navigating the challenges and successes of caring for a medically fragile family member. This experience led her to join the Board with a commitment to being a voice for families of medically fragile individuals.

Karey Holland, Ph.D. is a semiconductor technology consultant with her company PairODocs. She also is chief strategist and co-founder of Techcet, and she served as a member of the Board of Directors at Nova Measuring Instruments. Dr. Holland holds a Ph.D. in Bio-Analytical Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University, a M.S. in Analytical Chemistry from Purdue University, and a B.A. in Chemistry from Albion College. Karey also cares for her 95 yr old mom (mentally okay, but needs assistance). She also was a ski patroller until life got too busy with work life.