BOARD & STAFF
OEA Choice Trust is made up of the Board of Trustees, consisting of five board members, and six staff members. With representation from across the state, the Trust offers expertise and experience in helping to build a culture of health, well-being and resilience for all Oregon public school employees. Learn more about the OEA Choice Trust Board and staff members below. Learn more about the OEA Choice Trust Board and staff members below.
OEA CHOICE TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DEBBIE BRUDEVOLD, BOARD CHAIR
Retired 7th Grade Math Teacher – Eagle Point
MARGARETT PEOPLES
Teacher on Special Assignment – Portland Public Schools
College and Career Readiness Dept.
GEAR UP Program
CHUCK ALBRIGHT
Third Grade Teacher – Gearhart Elementary School, Seaside School District
JOHN LARSON
OEA President
MARI JONES
Elementary Title 1 Teacher Coordinator – Fern Ridge School District
OEA CHOICE TRUST STAFF
HOLLY SPRUANCE
Executive Director
hs@oeachoice.com
INGE ALDERSEBAES
Associate Director and Director of School Employee Wellness
inge@oeachoice.com
LISA MAHONEY
Office and Accounting Manager
lisa@oeachoice.com
ASTA GARMON
School Employee Wellness Program Manager
asta@oeachoice.com
ARIEN BATES
School Employee Wellness Program Officer
arien@oeachoice.com
WHO SHOULD I CONTACT?
Please use the list below to decide whom to contact regarding your questions.
- Grant applications and timelines – Asta
- Journey to Wellness – Inge
- Budgets and grant agreements – Lisa
- School Employee Wellness Conferences – Inge
- Walker Tracker for grantees – Rachel
- Pilot studies – Rachel
- Website and blog – Arien
- Mini Grants – Arien
IN THE NEWS
OEA Choice Trust has become the go-to source for employee wellness in schools. Healthier employees. More successful students. Flourishing communities. Believe it or not, a little school employee wellness goes a long way in achieving all three of these. While wellness might seem like a simple concept – and it is really – sometimes it takes a little helping hand to get if off the ground.