Our Team

Staff

  • Jeremy Wilson

    FOUNDER/EXEC DIRECTOR

    Singer-songwriter Jeremy Wilson is a lifelong working musician whose bands include the Dharma Bums and Pilot. The JWF launched after Jeremy was diagnosed with a serious congenital heart condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White and the four surgeries it took to correct it. This three year journey exposed the harsh reality of navigating the healthcare system and the unique challenges independent contractors can face when they need medical care. It was the support of the Northwest music community he received through this life changing event that inspired him to find a way to pay it forward and why he founded The Jeremy Wilson Foundation in June of 2010.

  • Melanie Bobbett

    LEAD NAVIGATOR

    Melanie is a social worker with a career-long focus on advocating for people navigating our unduly complex social institutions. Through her experiences, Melanie developed her passion for supporting those who are enduring health crises to access basic needs, including affordable health care. Outside of her work with JWF , she also takes any action she can toward free, national health insurance for all. Melanie is continuously inspired by how beautifully her JWF work combines her lifelong connection to music with her professional calling.

  • Sarah Lonigro

    DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

    Sarah grew up in the Northwest and has over 20 years of professional experience working for Oregon high-tech and non-profits. She graduated from the University of Montana with a BA in French Language and Literature and International Studies. A collaborator at heart, Sarah has a passion for bringing people together to accomplish greater goals and make a difference. Having grown up in a musical household, she loves music and the rich local music scene here in the Northwest. Sarah enjoys attending concerts, the yoga studio, hiking in the Columbia River Gorge, and exploring the Pacific Northwest with friends and family.

Board of Directors

  • Rachel Melissa

    PRESIDENT

    Rachel is a lawyer, a mom, and an amateur pie baker.  Though she chose to pursue a career in the law, her true passion has always been music — she grew up playing the piano and clarinet, and to this day takes refuge in listening to music of all kinds.

  • Phil Hornik

    SECRETARY

    Phil has practiced immigration law  in Portland for many years. He is currently Senior of Counsel with  the law firm of Black Helterline LLP where he works in the firm’s immigration law unit. 

    Phil is also a long time amateur musician and currently plays electric bass in Shorty and the Mustangs, a Portland Western Swing/Rockabilly sextet.

  • Josh Reynolds

    TREASURER

    Josh has spent the majority of his career in the food industry, most recently as CEO of Ruby Jewel and GM of Alpenrose Dairy. He is a former board chair of Metropolitan Family Service and plays guitar and keyboard in two local bands. Josh is thrilled to connect his passion for music and service within the JWF and their awesome staff, volunteers and supporters.

  • Katherine Hufford

    DIRECTOR

    Growing up in the Portland-Metro area, Kate spent many formative evenings at the Meow Meow, Roseland, and Crystal Ballroom. Perpetually singing, an intense love for the drums also struck in her early 20s. Although the pursuit of higher education necessitated a hiatus, with the support and encouragement of her husband and daughter, Kate recently returned to the kit. Ardent knitter, massive (and vocal) basketball fan, and passionate advocate for equitable access to quality, affordable healthcare, Kate is thrilled and honored to serve on the JWF Board of Directors.

  • Jessica Lindley

    DIRECTOR

    Jessica has extensive experience in the nonprofit and government healthcare sectors, specializing in the implementation of programs for various states and healthcare management organizations. Her work is dedicated to enhancing healthcare accessibility and driving health policy innovation.

    Beyond her career, Jessica is also a proud mom to an EDM artist and producer, and has a love for wine, tacos, traveling, and music. 

    As a young adult cancer survivor, Jessica's journey has instilled in her a deep appreciation for health and wellness, motivating her to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare field. She is honored and excited to serve on the JWF Board of Directors, where she aims to further contribute to initiatives that support healthcare improvements and community well-being.

  • Megan Murphy

    DIRECTOR

    Megan first became interested in Healthcare and access while pursuing a Masters in Public Health.  A longtime healthcare and life science investor on Wall Street. Megan spent the last eight years in corporate sustainability roles and advising Impact-focused startups and investors.  Her first concert ever was in 6th grade and the bill was top-notch: The Police, the Fixx and the Thompson Twins.  While her mom was right - she would forever regret quitting piano in the 8th grade, she finds great fulfillment in lending her industry knowledge and understanding of outcomes to a community that has so greatly enriched her life.  

  • Lisa Mork

    DIRECTOR

    Lisa Mork is a longtime Portland resident with some short life/work detours in the SFO and NYC areas.

    Professionally she is a technology leader with long tenures of producing amazing things at

    Google, ADP and CDK Global. She is an alumni of LaSalle High School, Gonzaga University, Portland State University and Stanford Graduate School of Business.

    Personally, Lisa is very passionate about healthcare advocacy and loves helping to solve problems where navigation is difficult and getting the right care can require tenacity, patience and a big heart. She has held past board positions with The Rock and Roll Camp for Girls and breakbeatCode - (Google volunteer initiative helping future artist-engineers to learn to produce music while gaining coding skills)

    Lisa has a long history with the local Portland music scene - local band fan and promoter, traveling festival hip-shaker, creative photographer, seamstress for the band, and a catalyst for adventure and misadventure. She has been the wife, mother, and sister to a family of musicians - multiinstrumentalists, singers, DJs, producers and an awkward bass player in her own right.

    Outside of all these things, Lisa is also an amateur chef, gardener, sailor, cyclist, climber of mountains, roller skater and a community builder with a long tradition of volunteering and service oriented activities. She is excited to be a part of the JWF board and contribute to the great work being done.