Our Board

Our Board of Directors is made up of leaders in their fields who are committed to bringing awareness about the issues of domestic and sexual violence and advocating for social change. Through their visionary governance and support, we deliver on our mission of breaking the isolation of domestic and sexual violence.

“Our board is a warm and welcoming group that fills an essential role, along with staff, to advance our mission to break the cycle of domestic violence.”

We have recently launched our 2027 recruitment for our Board of Directors and are seeking 2 new Board members who reflect the community we serve to round out our board. Above all, we seek individuals who are committed to creating meaningful social change, leading with compassion, and fostering healthy, collaborative relationships. Our mission is strengthened by diverse perspectives, experiences, and talents, and we believe there are many paths to contributing to this work. Whether your expertise comes through professional experience, lived experience, community leadership, or a combination of these, we welcome the opportunity to learn how your strengths can help advance our vision for a safer community.

Please contact Tina Irvine, Development Director to learn more: tinai@cwsor.org

View our Board Prospectus here.

Laura Douglass, Board President

Security Services Director, Kaiser Permanente

Scott Davis, Board Vice President

Retired Finance Professional

Sherry Swackhamer, Board Treasurer

Retired Housing Professional

Laurie Cremona Wagner

VP of Marketing Operations, Everpure

Bonnie Keady

Director of Behavioral Health, CareOregon Metro

Joi Ball

Program Manager, Lemnis Alliance

Security Services Director, Kaiser Permanente

Laura Douglass, Board President

As CWS Board President, Laura Douglass brings her depth of experience in hospital and regional administration. As a professional who has been with Kaiser Permanente for 18 years. At Kaiser Permanente, Laura has held several key positions, including Security Services Director, Workplace Prevention of Violence Program Manager, and Environmental Health & Safety Program Manager/Supervisor. Laura started her career with Kaiser, working alongside nursing staff as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). She was pivotal in expanding and training lift equipment in the hospital setting.

Laura has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, several certifications, and is a member of several organizations, including Women in Healthcare Security (WIHS) BRG, INFRAGARD (FBI), and ASIS.

Laura’s exceptional skills include managing multiple projects, implementing hospital-related policies, procedures, and best practices, managing risk across numerous disciplines and facilities, and strong communication, collaboration, and negotiation skills. Laura is skilled in process improvement (Continuous Improvement Program) and has been published in the Permanente Medical Journal and presented at the National Quality Conference and National Safety Conference.

Retired Finance Professional

Scott Davis, Board Vice President

Scott is retired from a finance and accounting career. He worked in both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, including as CFO and CEO, and began his career as a CPA. In retirement, Scott has kept busy as a volunteer, gardener and woodturner. Scott and his family are longtime supporters of Clackamas Women’s Services.

Retired Housing Professional

Sherry Swackhamer, Board Treasurer

She has made her home in Lake Oswego for the past 34 years. She has experience in accounting, management consulting, government contracting and local government executive management. In July 2018, Sherry retired after 15 years from Multnomah County where she was the Director of the Department of County Assets (DCA). In this role, she was responsible for the county’s information technology, facilities, fleet and records resources. Sherry worked closely with all County departments: Health Department, County Human Services (including Domestic Violence), Joint Office of Homeless Services (now Department of Homeless Services), Community Justice, Community Services, District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Office. In coordination with the Department of Homeless Services, Sherry and the DCA Facilities and IT teams selected, built out and maintained multiple homeless shelters. She also worked closely with other county governments, the City of Portland and many nonprofits. Her experience spans managing people; operations; and large, complex budgets, as well as, strategically navigating highly political environments.

Since her retirement, Sherry has been on the board of a variety of nonprofits: the Lake Oswego (LO) Library Advisory Board serving as the Chair for two years and the LO Sustainability Network Board serving on a variety of steering committees/work groups. Her most recent and relevant Board work was with the Transition Projects, Inc. (TPI) Board. She just rolled off the TPIBoard in February 2025, after two, three-year terms. While on the TPI Board she served as Vice Chair (4 years), Co-Chair of the Housing Committee (2 years), and Finance Committee member (6 years). She also chaired the Law Enforcement Workgroup to identify for the Board and TPI Leadership ways to enhance and better leverage TPl’s relationships with law enforcement to better support shelter operations and TPI employees. Sherry is currently the Treasurer of the Melrose Court HOA.

Sherry continues to work as a part-time employee for Multnomah County as a consultant/advisor and a leadership mentor/coach to the DCA and for Metro as an advisor to their Housing and Parks and Nature departments regarding organization design, coaching/mentoring, and other bond-related topics. As a Principal Consultant for MC2 Consulting, she works part-time as a quality assurance (QA) advisor for large, complex IT projects for local governments including the City of Portland.

Sherry grew up in rural Oklahoma and has lived in Texas, Arizona, and Washington. She is a widow with one adult daughter, Madison, who lives in Medford, MA. She enjoys traveling, walking, hiking, reading, movies, socializing with friends and family, and volunteering.

VP of Marketing Operations, Everpure

Laurie Cremona Wagner

Laurie Cremona Wagner has over 25 years of experience in both the building and high-tech industries; including software, hardware, and services. Laurie began her career in the building industry as a high-tech design and construction project manager in Silicon Valley. She helped build a cloud company for architects, engineers and contractors as the Vice President of Services, and became a Six Sigma Master Black Belt specializing in voice of the customer, statistics and process optimization. Laurie also co-founded Mission Job Share, a non-profit aimed at helping organizations retain employees and employees advance their careers through work arrangements supporting work-life balance.

Laurie was selected as the Vice President of Marketing Performance and Insights and member of the Marketing Leadership Team at SAP in January 2017. SAP is the worldwide market leader in enterprise application software. Currently, she serves as the Vice President of Performance Management and Insights at SAP. In this role, Laurie provides worldwide leadership overseeing the goals and targets for all Marketing organizations to drive collaboration and maximize overall business impact and return on investment, and provides analytics and insights to facilitate data-driven marketing. She has served as Vice President of Marketing Operations and Strategy at Sun Microsystems and BEA Systems (now Oracle), and led the Education Services business at both EMC (now Dell) and BMC Software.

Laurie is a certified LEED Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council, and was appointed by Governor Kulongoski to the Oregon School Facilities Task Force. She currently co-chairs Portland Community College’s Business Advisory Committee and is a member of PCC’s Computer Information Services Advisory Board.

Laurie holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urban Design from Stanford University, and a master’s degree in Civil Engineering and Construction Management also from Stanford University. As a fellow at Stanford’s Center for Integrated Facilities Engineering (CIFE), Laurie published research to increase the efficiency of complex building construction in the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.

Laurie has lived in Oregon for 13 years. She resides in Lake Oswego with her husband and their four teenage children, who all attend Lake Oswego public schools as they prepare to enter both the local workforce and higher education system.

Director of Behavioral Health, CareOregon Metro

Bonnie Keady

Bonnie has been a healthcare administrator in the Portland metro region in both the service delivery and the health plan space for over 15 years, driving program development and improvements that primarily impact the Medicaid population. She is passionate about impacting the delivery of health care through responsible, creative, and evidence-based leadership. Bonnie is motivated to ensure our most vulnerable community members receive high quality care with dignity and respect.

Originally from Coos Bay, OR, Bonnie spent most of her life in the Willamette Valley and the Portland metro area. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Oregon University and an MBA in Healthcare Management from Oregon Health and Sciences University. Bonnie loves to run in her SW Portland neighborhood and slowly walk her basset hound.

Program Manager, Lemnis Alliance

Joi Ball

Joi Ball serves as Program Manager for Lemnis, a public charity expanding learning for all with a vision for the Unlimited Learner. She was part of the founding cohort that launched this emerging organization, and she approaches her work with a deep sense of compassion, humility, and empathy. Prior to Lemnis, Joi built a diverse career in cross‑functional leadership roles, with a focus on Human Resources and Organizational Development.

A 30‑plus‑year Oregonian, Joi lives in the lovely city of West Linn with her husband, Will, their teenage son, Liam, and their slightly crazy dog, Molly. In her spare time, she enjoys going on adventures with her family, reading great books, and supporting social justice causes close to her heart.

Joi and her family are longtime supporters of Clackamas Women’s Services, and she is greatly honored to serve on its board.

Ambassador Council

The Ambassador Council honors and engages individuals who have provided extraordinary contributions to or exhibit a significant interest in Clackamas Women’s Services, calling upon their high-level leadership knowledge. The following individuals are part of our Ambassador Council:

Mike Wells

Suzanne Lacampagne

Libra Forde

Senator Rob Wagner