Who We Are:  The Powerhouse Mentoring Program

Beth Bollinger is the Powerhouse Mentor Supervisor.  She has an MA in Counseling and a background in counseling services for children and adolescents in foster care.

Maria Hein is the Powerhouse Program Coordinator.  She has an MS in Human Development and a background in adult education and volunteer management.

The Inn, Inc.

The Inn, Inc. is the parent agency of The Powerhouse Mentoring Program.  It is a non-profit agency incorporated in Oregon in 1969.  It currently provides an array of services to adolescents in foster care including a group home, the Multnomah County Independent Living Program, The Powerhouse Mentoring Program, and others.  The Executive Director is Thomas Mitchell, Ed. D.

The Powerhouse Advisory Board

As a program of The Inn, Inc., Powerhouse operates under the guidance of the Board of Directors of the agency.  However, Powerhouse has assembled an Advisory Board that provides direction in areas of policy and procedure.  Current members include:

Bonnie Dalton, MA, MSW, CADC, PSU Graduate School of Social Work Larry
Dalton, MA, CADC, Bus. & Comm. Dev. Coordinator, DHS Child Welfare Jennifer
Julian, Mental Health Therapist Patti MacRae, Training and Technical Assistance Specialist,     Nat'l.  Mentoring Center
Sister Judith Mayer, SNJM, former foster parent and Powerhouse founder
Thomas Mitchell, Ed. D., Executive Director, The Inn, Inc.
Mary Ann Myers, Rotary Mentoring Program, ret.
Ray Rowntree, CPA/PFS, CFPT, of Brown/Armstrong, Former Powerhouse Mentor
Jay Swedblom, Powerhouse Mentor since 2001, Business Analyst, Intel