HAND Board & Contact
What is HAND, who’s on the board, and how to reach HAND?
Meet the Board
About Us
Mission Statement
The mission of HAND is to provide a better place for its citizens to live, work, play & prosper.
Purpose
To enhance neighborhood livability. To provide an open process by which all members of the neighborhood may involve themselves in the affairs of the neighborhood. To establish and maintain an open line of communication and liaison between HAND other neighborhoods and governmental agencies. To work in cooperation with other entities (schools, churches, social services, businesses, etc.) to further the goals of the neighborhood. To make recommendations on policies to governmental bodies on matters affecting the livability, growth and development of the neighborhood, including but not limited to, land use and zoning, housing, community facilities, human resources, traffic and transportation, environmental quality, parks and recreation and community safety.
Board members serve two-year elected terms. Elections are held annually in May at the General Board Meeting, with officer elections in June. All who live, work, own property or own buisness within HAND are eligible to hold a board position.
HAND is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. EIN: 26-4097974

Andrew Wilker
Chair
Chris Eykamp
Vice-Chair

Juno Suarez
Secretary
Juno (he/they) is an active community member and volunteer with the Neighborhood Emergency Team and Friends of Ladd’s Addition Gardens, and friend of the Willamette River. He enjoys walking and cycling throughout our neighborhood and is an amateur historian and birder. They’re often found at Clinton Street Theater, Spielman’s Bagels, or riding across the Tilikum Crossing to the Oregon Historical Society.
Michelle Sprague
Treasurer

Alicia Garcia
Communications Chair
I moved to Hosford-Abernethy in 2024 without knowing anything about the neighborhood except that it really spoke to me and felt like home. After two years learning more about the neighborhood, I wanted to be more involved with creating a neighborhood that provides for us all. I am passionate about creating welcoming, accessible, safe spaces for residents, pedestrians, and cyclists in our neighborhood.

Peggy McDaniel
SE Uplift Board Representative
Peggy McDaniel has served on the Clinton Triangle Oversight Committee since the shelter opened, working with neighborhood representatives, the City, and service providers to help ensure accountability and positive outcomes for the shelter site and its provider, Urban Alchemy. Peggy enjoys contributing her expertise to help strengthen the Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood. She loves old houses, big trees, art, coffee, haiku, and meeting her neighbors.
Philip Cox
SEUL Land Use and Transportation Committee Representative
Jill Ribesehl
SE Examiner Reporter
Kim Nurmi
Board Member
Barbara Stross
Board Member
Central Eastside Industrial Council ‘s TPAC (Transportation Parking Advisory Committee)
Kayla Kennet
Board Member
Mark Linehand
Board Member

Avery Berchek
Board Member
I’m Avery Berchek. I rent a spot near Ladd’s Addition with my pup, and I’m happy to call this neighborhood home. I look forward to working with our neighborhood association and our community to help this place thrive
Cesar Ramirez
Board Member

Lauren McCune
Board Member
Bill Crawford
Board Member
Alexander Parmley
Board Member
Steve Wex
Board Member

Linda Nettekoven
Board Member
I’m part of that 1970’s wave of “young and restless creatives” who headed to Oregon for its natural beauty and quality of life, with new college degrees and no job prospects. My work/volunteer focus has been on community-based health promotion and community development with a special emphasis on neighborhoods here in Portland.
Vinny Hasken
Board Member
Contact Us
Contact us with your questions or concerns
Send us a message using the form below, or go old school and send us a letter!
All mail should be addressed to “HAND” or “Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood District Association” and sent to: 3534 SE MAIN ST, Portland OR 97214
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| Communications Chair | communications@handpdx.org |
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