Board of Directors
Quinn Burke
President Elect
Quinn is a Salem native, graduate of South Salem High School, and MBA from Willamette University. He served four years as the VP of Union Gospel Mission of Salem, followed by two years as the operations manager for a residential development company, and is now a Principal Broker with Kithkin Real Estate. He and his wife, Katy, worship at Life Church in West Salem, live in the South Gateway neighborhood, and are proudly raising their family in Oregon’s best community.
Josh Kay
Past President
Josh is a fifth-generation Salemite and staunch community advocate – active in the business, political and non-profit sectors of Salem. Josh‘s family founded the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, now the Willamette Heritage Center and is the owner of First Commercial Real Estate Services. Josh lives in the southwest Salem with his Wife Lillian and daughter Elle where they farm their Pinot Noir Vineyard.
Steve Elzinga
Treasurer
Steve is an attorney with Sherman, Sherman, Johnnie & Hoyt, LLP where he focuses on land use, business, litigation, and election law. He and his wife Sonja have four children. They are members of Evergreen Presbyterian Church of Salem and live in the Candalaria neighborhood.
Pamela Filbert
Secretary
Pamela is a proud fifth generation Oregonian, as well as an eighth generation Californian. Her two sons graduated from South Salem High, where she coordinated the college and career program for five years. She still lives near South, and has attended St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church for the past fifteen years, where her husband is the priest. She serves on the Truth and Racial Reconciliation Working Group, and on the Board of Trustees, for the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon; does research for Oregon Black Pioneers; and also contributes to the blog of American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston.
Boris Alfaro
Boris is serving as pastor and church planter in Comunidad Cristiana Renuevo in Salem, OR. A little over 20 years ago the Lord called me to this region of the States from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I served as a pastor of an established church for ten years and afterwards the Lord led me to the church planting adventure in Salem where we planted CCR and continue helping and catalyzing the Hispanic work in the region. My involvement in ministry includes coaching, associational work, pastoral work, church planting and leadership development. It is an honor to be part of the leadership team of the Oregon Coalition where we will see a multiplication of churches in our region.
Linda Bednarz
Linda is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has worked in the mental-health field for 30 years serving disabled and often impoverished individuals. She is excited to follow a calling to serve on the SLF board so she can have a broader, faith-based impact on meeting the needs of her community. Linda and Warren live in the SWAN neighborhood in South Salem.
Brad Box
Brad is a CPA and passionate about buildings. He leads the finance team for a Salem-based construction company and is active with his family at Salem Alliance Church and Grant Community School.
Irma Coleman
Bio coming soon.
Ryan W. Collier
Ryan is the owner and principal attorney at Collier law, a small firm focusing on Wills, Trusts, and Probate. Ryan and his wife Holly have three sons and live in the Wright neighborhood of South Salem. Ryan has been a board member since 2001 and President twice.
Brendan Dettwyler
Bio coming soon.
Jose Dominguez
Glen Hossler
Glen is recently retired from pastoring the Oak Park Church of God for over 27 years. He and his wife, LaRene, have two children, Aimee and John, both graduates of McKay High School, where Aimee is now a math teacher; and eight grandchildren, including four currently in the Salem-Keizer school district. He loves how SLF has so beautifully brought people of faith and good-will together to have such a positive impact in so many ways in the greater Salem community.
Darcie Jones
Darcie Jones has worked as a Professional School Counselor and Counseling Department Lead for Salem-Keizer Public Schools. She is married to Bob Jones, also a career educator for the District. As a fourth-generation Salemite, Darcie has a passion for our community to be healthy and vibrant, and has seen firsthand the power of people-of-faith partnering with civic and community organizations to support children and families fulfill their highest potential. Bob and Darcie have been members of Salem Alliance Church for more than 30 years and have served extensively with Young Life. They were both raised in South Salem, currently reside in Keizer, and are the proud parents of four adult children.
Lana McCoy
Lana was born in Salem and attended Sprague High School. As a missionary-kid, she assumed she would call any place besides Salem “home,” but here she is, back in a town that she’s grown to love deeply. Lana attended Asbury University in Kentucky and fell in love with and married a boy that she met there named Chris. She joined a municipal insurance company before their story took them from Kentucky to Serbia, Belgium, and then to Germany for Chris’ job. Chris and Lana’s boy/girl twins (Maks and Lorelei) were born in Germany before work brought the family back to Kentucky for a 6-year stint. As fate would have it, Lana’s family moved back to Salem to be close to family. (Her only parenting hack is to live close to grandparents.) Lana now works for the Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties in the Resource Development Department, and she loves it.
Erin Molyneaux
Erin is the owner of Phiz Spa. After 8 years in Denver she returned to her roots of Salem in 2008 pursuing all sorts of opportunities to serve the community. As a long time entrepreneur, Erin specializes in Advanced Skincare. Along with her skills in the administration of owning a business her true passion is being with her clients, enhancing their God-given beauty and creating an ahhhh moment.
Skip Miller
Skip is a Retired Deputy Chief with the Salem Police Department. During his time with the Police Department and as a fellow community member, he has continued to seek ways to serve in strengthening our community. Skip and his wife raised both of their children in Salem and feel blessed to have had the opportunity to do so. Skip is looking forward to continuing his community involvement by serving with SLF.
Kristine Walton
Kris has worked in education for 36 years as a science teacher, coach and administrator. She recently retired and is working part-time supporting Stephens Middle School. Kris has served as a church youth leader, Young Life leader, and Vacation Bible School director and currently worships at Our Savior’s Lutheran. She and husband Jeff reside in South Salem while their two daughters, Kara and Hannah, live in Portland and Pensacola respectively. Kris enjoys hiking, running, skiing, golfing, reading, traveling and entertaining.
