About Us
Our President
Joan Buell
A pioneer in end-of-life care, Joan was instrumental in bringing the British model of inpatient hospice care to the U.S. She also helped craft Oregon’s state policies around hospice care. “I had worked in an inpatient hospice facility in England and learned not everyone can be home or wants to be home,” she says. “I was interested in the problems and solutions for people dying.”
A retired teacher of human development, musician, botanist, reader, Joan is a happy member of a family ranging from 1-93 years in age.
Legacy’s decision to close Hopewell House inspired Joan to rededicate herself, leading the way for this special resource she founded to continue serving those in need. Joan, currently 87 years of age, is the spirited President of our non-profit, Friends of Hopewell House.
Board Members
Sarah Newhall
Peter Schubert
Sarah Newhall
Vice President
Former President and CEO of Pact, Inc. a global non-profit development organization. Former Director of the Office of Neighborhood Associations. Organizational development consultant.
John Larkin
Peter Schubert
Sarah Newhall
Treasurer
30 year global finance executive at Kimberly-Clark. MBA Tuck School of Business and CPA. Longtime Hopewell House volunteer
Peter Schubert
Peter Schubert
Scott MacEachern
Secretary
Business systems analyst with decades of experience in financial operations and information technologies. Hospice care advocate for over 30 years.
Scott MacEachern
Scott MacEachern
Scott MacEachern
FHH Executive Director
Brand Executive. Architect of Global Nike-Livestrong Movement, Hopewell House volunteer. MDiv Candidate, Maitripa College.
Dr. Eric Walsh
Scott MacEachern
Christine Pavlyk
Former Hospice Director at Housecall Providers, Hospice Medical Director at Bronx Hospice Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, OHSU
Christine Pavlyk
Scott MacEachern
Christine Pavlyk
Senior Intellectual Property Paralegal at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt. Previous board member, treasurer, finance chair, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago.
Connie Larkin
Marci Donaldson
Marci Donaldson
Longtime Hopewell House volunteer. Global women’s health advocate.
Marci Donaldson
Marci Donaldson
Marci Donaldson
Graduate Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Longtime hospice nurse, educator and volunteer.
Stefan Clayton
Marci Donaldson
Stefan Clayton
Stefan’s wife Julie died at Hopewell House in September 2019. Business owner, artist, consultant, and Neuro-Linguistic Master Practitioner
John Callahan
Carla Starrett-Bigg
Stefan Clayton
Odell Professor of Humanities at Lewis and Clark College until retiring in 2015. He has edited six posthumous editions of the late Ralph's Ellison's work. He is also Literary Executor for the estate of Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man, and a trustee of the Ellison Trust.
Carla Starrett-Bigg
Carla Starrett-Bigg
Carla Starrett-Bigg
Former Development Director for Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. Former journalist and freelance writer. Longtime hospice advocate and advisory board member.
Virny Maxam
Carla Starrett-Bigg
Carla Starrett-Bigg
Hospice volunteer for 24 years. Former paralegal, teacher and education union officer.
Dr. Keesha Ewers
Dr. Keesha Ewers, PhD, ARNP is board certified in Ayurvedic and Functional medicine, psychotherapist, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner in integrative medicine, a certified Conscious Dying Doula, an initiated Huachumera, and the founder and medical director of the Academy for Integrative Medicine.