OCCYSHN Staff Listing
Our office is located within the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC) at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland. Most of our staff work from this office while a few work out of other locations around the state.
Robert Nickel, M.D.
OCCYSHN Medical Consultant
Phone: 541-346-2609
E-mail: nickelr@ohsu.edu
Assessment/Evaluation/Research and Policy
Mary Ann Evans, PhD
Evaluation Consultant
Phone: 503-494-7928
E-mail: evansmar@ohsu.edu
Rosalia Messina, MPA
Systems and Policy Specialist
Phone: 503-418-1475
E-mail: messinar@ohsu.edu
Sheryl Gallarde, MSc
Research Assistant
OCCYSHN
Phone: 503-494-2723
E-mail: gallarde@ohsu.edu
Susan Filkins, MS, RD, LD
Nutrition Consultant
OCCYSHN
Phone: 503-418-2213
E-mail: filkinss@ohsu.edu

Karen Kovak
Genetic Counselor
OCCYSHN
Phone: 503-494-5606
E-mail: kovakk@ohsu.edu
Community-Based Services Consultants

Candace Artemenko, R.N., B.S.N.
Public Health/Community Consultant
Phone: 541-673-3842
E-mail: artemenk@ohsu.edu

Marilyn Berardinelli, B.S.
Community Consultant
Phone: 503-418-1485
E-mail: berardin@ohsu.edu

Karen Brown, M.Ed.
Community Consultant
Phone: 503-494-2764
E-mail: brownkar@ohsu.edu

Gillian Freney, B.A.
Community Consultant
Phone: 503-494-8618
E-mail: freneyg@ohsu.edu
Shelley Barnes
OCCYSHN Family Involvement Coordinator
Phone: 503-494-0864
E-mail: barnessh@ohsu.edu
Tamara Bakewell
Oregon Family to Family Project Coordinator
Phone: 503-494-0865
Email: bakewell@ohsu.edu
Administrative Support
Samantha Simmons, MPH
Administrative Manager
Phone: 503-494-8704
Email: simmons@ohsu.edu

Charlotte Schley, CPS/CAP
Administrative Coordinator
OCCYSHN/Assistant to the Director
Phone:503-494-4587
E-mail: schleyc@ohsu.edu

Matthew Gonzalez, BA
Administrative Assistant
OCCYSHN
Phone: 503-494-2902
E-mail: gonzamat@ohsu.edu

Marilyn Hartzell, M.Ed.