Two Foxes Singing, M Ed, OTR/L, Executive Director

Two Foxes Singing, also known as Nunpa, graduated with his Masters in Occupational Therapy and Adult Education. He is an Occupational Therapist with over 25 years of experience in the mental health profession. Early in his profession he played a key role in establishing psychosocial rehabilitation programs for severe and persistent mentally ill people. He also worked to establish mental health programs for the deaf and hearing impaired. In early 1990 Nunpa worked with the Veteran’s Administration for several years in an inpatient unit providing oversight to the group programming and developing coping strategy groups for veterans with PTSD. Following several years of direct care and serving as Director of an Occupational Therapy Department, Nunpa joined the Pacific University Faculty in teaching the mental health Occupational Therapy curriculum. In addition to teaching in the classroom, he supported the OT program in serving as liaison with clinical sites and Occupational Therapy fieldwork students. In the mid 1990’s, Nunpa returned to Occupational Therapy practice in a downtown Portland community mental health center as a supervisor of a Dual Diagnosis treatment program, a day program for mentally ill, and a Social Security Money Management Program. He continued to work in Administrative roles in the mental health system for several years. Nunpa also helped develop the Youth Opportunity Center supporting a diverse team of Youth Development Specialists working with high risk youth. Nunpa has always supported the systems he works in to improve communication, create active problem solving, and respect cultural differences.

Nunpa founded Woape in 1999 as the Community of Redwind. Incorporating as a nonprofit, he has led this organization for over ten years as the director in a volunteer capacity. He developed several Woape programs including community based service learning, work skills development, occupational therapy, life skills development and training, and group therapy in a nature setting. Now, as the Executive Director, Nunpa manages the operations of the organization as well as works with our participants.

Jodeanne Bellant, MD,

Jody has 27 years experience in Pediatrics, and is currently working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center as Coordinator of the Neonatal Nurse Practitioners and In-House Physicians. She is the co-writer/editor for two parenting study group guides: “Raising Our Daughters,” and “Raising Our Sons,” which empower parents to connect with their kids, communicate respectfully, network within their communities and deal with the tough issues facing their kids in today’s world. Dr. Bellant also facilitates compassionate communication workshops for family, medical and business groups, has served as a Board member for a large variety of non-profit organizations serving spiritual, educational and medical needs worldwide and has been a Foster Parent for the State of Oregon. Dr. Bellant co-founded an Oregon non-profit foundation that supports universal access to healthcare and education: Medical and Educational Relief International, Inc. (MERIA, Inc). Dr. Bellant lives with Stephen, her husband of 28 years, a a small village of neighbors, and a host of indigenous, riparian wildlife on her houseboat moorage in Portland, OR. She is mother to three dynamic young adults, Maya, Gabriel and Joel.

Antoinette Edwards, Board Member

Antoinette has spent her lifetime engaged in community activism. She is a tireless and passionate worker who has provided over 25 years reaching out to the most vulnerable populations in our community providing leadership, assistance, support, policy development, service provisions and advocacy for children and families of North, Northeast Portland. Antoinette is featured on Portland’s Women Making History Mural, the first large scale mural in Portland that pays tribute to the contributions of local women community leaders. She received the 2009 Gladys McCoy Award that was established in 1994 to honor those who have given outstanding service in the area of community service and citizen involvement. As a trainer and presenter, she is a well known motivational speaker and has led multiple trainings on diversity and cultural competency. She currently works for the Mayor of Portland as a liaison between the Portland Police, the community, and young people engaged in gang activity. She is an active board member for the Portland PFLAG Chapter and co-founded the Portland Black Chapter of PFLAG. She is known by all as a dynamic leader.

Evelyn MacLean, Board Member

Evelyn MacLean is a long-time advocate of children and a licensed teacher in the State of Oregon. Evelyn has been working with children for 18 years. As a teacher who has worked in the public schools, she understands the need to tailor learning opportunities to best fit each child. She is an accomplished artist and crafts person. She has used many mediums both in her professional art, but also as an educator to reach children and encourage their expression and creativity. Evelyn has a BA in Psychology from Sacramento State, a Teaching certification from University of Maine, an ESL endorsement from Portland State University, and has a Masters in Education, Curriculum and Instruction from Portland State University.

Heidi Mann, Board Member

Heidi has been the teacher and director at Wood Haven Preschool in Beaverton, Oregon since 2004. The school focuses on nature based early education through creative play, family involvement, gardening and outdoor exploration in all weather. Ms. Mann has a degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Special Education and a focus on Multicultural Education from Indiana University. She also has a Master's degree in Education specializing in Ecological Leadership where her culminating project was the creation of a model for outdoor kindergarten. Her professional interests include Nature Deficit Disorder, Place Based Learning, Garden Based Education, and Waldorf Education. She taught on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and on the Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana where she enjoyed the overlap between nature based education and indigenous paradigms. She has designed curriculum for after school literacy programs in North East Portland and she has facilitated summer camps for twenty years.

Steve Scheer, DC, DABCO,Board Member

Steve has been a Chiropractor in private practice in Scappoose, Oregon for 27 years. He is the founder of the “Special Friends Program.” This program, cosponsored by the Scappoose Kiwanis Club and Scappoose Public Schools, matched adult volunteers in the community with special needs children for weekly 1:1 mentoring and regular group outings. He also has been active as a mentor in the “Big Brother Program” of Columbia County, Oregon from 1981 to 1996 and has been a Foster parent for the State of Oregon. He continues to guide and mentor for dozens of wilderness camp and sea kayaking trips for children of all ages and skill levels. Dr. Scheer helped cofound in 1983 and is a present board member of Medical and Educational Relief International, Association, Inc. (MERIA), a nonprofit foundation that serves the needs of indigent people worldwide, working for universal access to healthcare and education. He is the co-owner, founder and board member of Bridgeview Investors Corporation, Inc., a houseboat community located on Multnomah Channel, outside of Portland, Oregon.

Damon Schwab,Board Member

Damon graduated from Colorado Institute of Art with an Associate Degree in Commercial Design in 1986. With his natural artistic talent and degree in hand, he designed and created free-lance art including clothing, paintings, sculptures, and jewelry. He lived successfully as an artist in San Francisco for several years. Damon became ill and was diagnosed with HIV and AIDS early in his career. With a life threatening illness, Damon turned his attention to AIDS awareness and activism and began to lecture and present about living with HIV and AIDS. He presented to a variety of organizations and agencies including the Public School Systems, Local churches, local social service groups, RAAN (Rural AIDS Action Network) and MAP (Minnesota AIDS Project.) Due to his well received presentations, he was requested to testify before the Minnesota Legislature on needed legislation for AIDS relating to the high costs of medical care and medications. As Damon regained his health, moved to Oregon, and has been a very active participant in the development of Redwind. He offers his unique talents as an artist, his experience of living with AIDS, and creative vision to the Woape Board of Directors.

John White, Ph.D., OTR/L,
Board Member

John has enjoyed a career in occupational therapy for over thirty years and is currently a professor and the director of the School of Occupational Therapy at Pacific University. His clinical work as an OT has led him to practice in North and South Carolina, Massachusetts, California, Oregon, and Malaysia, primarily working with people with physical disabilities, but he has been an OT in mental health settings. As an educator, John has taught at the University of Southern California, Brenau University, and Pacific University. His research interests include occupational science, disability policy, OT in the Corrections system, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.