Sam Taylor

Sam Taylor

Sam Taylor is a member of the Hopi Tribe from Arizona and currently serves as the Community Development Manager in NAYA’s Community Development Department. He first joined NAYA in fall 2022 in the Housing and Stabilization Services Department before recently...
Phil Ralston

Phil Ralston

Position 6 (Appointed term ends 6-2027) Phil Ralston was appointed by Governor Kotek to position 6 on the board in November 2024. Phil has lived in Portland since 1980. He’s worked in environmental protection since 1976 at local, state, regional, national and...
Nic Lane

Nic Lane

Position 4 (Elected term ends 6-2029) Nic Lane was elected to position 4 in November 2024. He has twenty-five years combined experience in energy, water management, and environmental stewardship. Since 2001, Nic has worked almost exclusively at a large regional...
Lori Stegmann

Lori Stegmann

Position 1 (Elected term ends 6-2029) Lori Stegmann was elected to position 1 in November 2024. She is the Youth and Family Services Division Director in the Department of County Human Services for Multnomah County. Previous to that she served as the District 4 (East...
Kayla Drozd Calkins

Kayla Drozd Calkins

Position 3 (Elected term ends 6-2027) Kayla Calkins was elected to position 3 on the UFSWQD board in November 2024. Born and raised in Gresham, Kayla has spent 15 years at nonprofits, startups, and Fortune 50 companies. Kayla’s focus on community resilience grew from...