Who We Are: The Powerhouse Mentoring Program
Kathryn King is the Mentor Match Case Manager. She has an MSW and over 22 years experience counseling in the areas of attachment and grief as well as experience in mediation and training.
Maria Hein is the Powerhouse Program Manager. She has an MS in Human Development and over 25 years experience volunteer program management and adult education.
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, Rowntree Tax Consulting LLCJay Swedblom, Powerhouse Mentor since 2001, Business Analyst, Intel