LCHAY's mission is to prevent childhood obesity and related diseases, in Lane County
Our Vision: Lane County, Oregon is a community in which all youth lead healthy active lives fueled by nutritious food.
LCHAY Board of Directors
Colt Gill, Chair
Superintendent, Bethel School District
Lori Bumgardner
Grants Development Manager, Lane Community College
Mardel Chinburg, Vice Chair
Senior Litigation Manager,
Johnson, Clifton, Larson & Schaller
Michelle Gall
Senior Manager, Moss Adams LLP
Sarah Grall
Manager, Cardio Vascular Wellnesss and Rehab, Sacred Heart Medical Center
Sarah E. Hampson, PhD
Senior Researcher, Oregon Research Institute
Keith Hollenbeck PhD
Director of Programs, Springfield Public Schools
Jennifer Jordan MPH
Senior Community Health Analyst, Lane County Public Health
Hillary Kittleson, Secretary/Treasurer
Retired
Jorge Navarro
Co-Director of Programs and Development, Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC)
Gene Obersinner, MSW
Volunteer Coordinator, ShelterCare
Lee Shoemaker
Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, City of Eugene
Jimmy Unger MD, Past Chair
Pediatrician, PeaceHealth Medical Group
The LCHAY Board of Directors meets monthly. Other meetings are held on an as needed basis; depending on current project focus. if you’d like to receive notice of these meetings and other items of interest, or if you have an issue you’d like the board to consider please contact us and let us know.
Click here to view past board meeting minutes.
LCHAY Staff
Laurie Trieger, Executive Director
Ms. Trieger has lived in Oregon since 1984. She has work and volunteer experience in a variety of non-profit and social service organizations focusing on poverty reduction, child wellness and healthy communities; this includes work at a women’s health center, four years as co-chair of the Whitaker Community Council, and foster parenting. From 2000-2007 she worked for FOOD for Lane County (FFLC) the second largest food bank in Oregon, where she coordinated a countywide Gleaning Program involving over 1,000 low-income people in partnership with 40+ farmers and backyard growers to harvest surplus food. As Advocacy & Outreach Coordinator at FFLC, she collaborated with anti-hunger advocates locally and across Oregon, and actively engaged in public policy work focused on hunger and poverty issues. Ms. Trieger currently serves on the Programs and Services Committee of FFLC’s Board; the Springfield Farmer's Market Advisory Committee; the Eugene Safe Routes to School Team; and coordinates cafe and food services for Project Homeless Connect. She was recently selected to serve on the Oregon Health Improvement Planning Commission.
Layne King, Project Coordinator
Layne's life-long love of sports and nutrition has given her the desire to help others improve their personal health. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education from Walla Walla University (1999), and has earned certifications in the areas of Boot Camp Implementation and Training, High Intensity Interval Training, has seven Older Adult Fitness Certifications (2008), and is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer (2009). Layne also played Women's Professional Football for the California Quake in 2001. In addition to her work with LCHAY, Layne is employed at Lane Community College as the Assistant Employee Wellness Coordinator and is part-time faculty for the Physical Education Department. Layne runs a personal and sports training business, does personal training at Body Now Fitness Center, and enjoys playing league softball, soccer, the drums, deejaying local events, and spending time with her son. She is associated with the American Counsel on Exercise, The Arthritis Foundation, Surfrider Foundation, UNICEF, and the World Church Organization for Hunger Relief.