Contact Us
Go to the Resources section to request more information, sign up to be on our mailing list, receive newsletters, obtain a NWDSA New Parent Guide, or ask to be contacted by our staff.
See the Community page for club and group contact information.
NorthWest Down Syndrome Association
Resourcefulness Center
11611 NE Ainsworth Circle
Portland, OR 97220
(503) 238-0522
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 9127
Portland, OR 97207
NWDSA Board Members
Steven Holland · President
Angela Jarvis-Holland · Executive Director
Abby Braithwaite · Communications Chair
Angela Frome · Project Director & Community
Tina Albers · HR Advisor & Treasurer
Becky Adelman · Board Member
Guiseppe Lipari · Creative Director, Studio Lipari
Tonia Albers · Secretary
NWDSA Advisory Board
Robert Shook · Associate Director, Center for Ethics in Healthcare OHSU
Rhidian Morgan · Manager, Plas Newydd LLC
Dr. Paula Stanovich, PhD · Professor of Special Education, Portland State
Gerald Hubbard · Vice President for Corporate Services, Van Kampen Investments/Morgan Stanley
Duncan Campbell · Founder, Friends of the Children
Heather Durham · Pediatric Audiologist, Child Development & Rehabilitation Center OHSU
Sherry Kucera · Co-owner, Tony Starlight’s Supperclub & Lounge
Melanie Fallis · Grandmother & NWDSA Volunteer
Buddy Walk, All Born “In” Coordinator
Angela Frome · (503) 238-0522 · Afrome@nwdsa.org
Education & Advocacy
Angela Jarvis-Holland · (503) 238-0522 · ajarvis-holland@nwdsa.org
Open Arms Play Group, New Parent Outreach
Abby Braithwaite · (971) 998-8744 · abraithwaite@nwdsa.org
Reciprocal Learning Community
(503) 238-0522
Spanish Liaison and Outreach
Maria O’Harra · (971) 570-0942 · moharra@nwdsa.org
Spanish Interpreter
Sheyla Hirshon · (503) 239-1509 · shirshon@nwdsa.org
Talk To A Mom
Angela Jarvis-Holland · (503) 238-0522 · ajarvis-holland@nwdsa.org
Abby Braithwaite · (971) 998-8744 · abraithwaite@nwdsa.org
Talk To A Dad
Steven Holland · (503) 239-8526 · sholland@nwdsa.org
Webmasters
Joni DeRouchie, webmaster · joniderouchie@comcast.net
Julianne Douglas, webmaster · julianne@nwdsa.org
Dean E Nelson, webmaster · dean@nwdsa.org
