Providing constructive feedback to leadership to help improve government policies and programs is a worthy endeavor. Most people in leadership positions do value the opinions of people experiencing or close to problems in our system.

Citizen-provided information is often the best and most accurate information a leader can receive. Sometimes it is the only way they can learn about real issues, difficulties, and successes of government initiatives to serve their constituents. We think leaders respond to positive feedback that they believe is accurate and reliable.

Providing your opinion and feedback to leadership could help get WorkWORLD^TM provided free to all in Oregon. This page provides, as a convenience, key contact information for agencies in your state and members of your state legislature. A different page has contact information for federal agencies.

Additionally, the Achieving Free WorkWORLD in Your State Through Pledges page shows how state agencies, community-based organizations, and individuals can help build a state funding pool to make WorkWORLD free to residents of Oregon.

If you do contact leadership, tell them why WorkWORLD is valuable to you, and how you use the WorkWORLD program or website. Leadership can be encouraged to visit our explanation page for our new funding structure, so that they can consider the value of working with us to arrange for free distribution of our software to all that want it in Oregon.

Contact information and agency structures change frequently at the state level. If you find information here that needs to be updated, or if you know of other people and agencies in Oregon that should be added to the list, please email us at workworld@vcu.edu.

You may also wish to review our new funding structure page which details changes in distribution and other steps we are taking to keep WorkWORLD available for all.

Seniors and People with Disabilities - Department of Human Services
James Toews, Assistant Director
500 Bittern Street, NE
E02
Salem, OR  97309-1073
Phone: 503-945-5811
Email: spd.web@state.or.us

Council on Developmental Disabilities
Bill Lynch, Executive Director
540 24th Place, NE
Salem, OR  97301-4517
Phone: 503-945-9942
Fax: 503-945-9947
Email: blynch@ocdd.org

Council on DD
Cynthia Owens, Chairperson
226 SW Santana Place
Portland, OR  97225
Phone: 503-297-1870
Fax: 503-292-7164
Email: cynthia.owens@gmail.com

Oregon Advocacy Center
Robert Joondeph, Executive Director
620 SW Fifth Ave., 5th Floor
Portland, OR  97204-1428
Phone: 503-243-2081
Fax: 503-243-1738
Email: welcome@oradvocacy.org

Office of Medical Assistance Programs
Barney Speight, Administrator
500 Summer Street NE E49
Salem, OR  97301-1079
Phone: 503-373-7689

Oregon Department of Human Services - Oregon Employment Initiative
Marc Overbeck, Director
500 Summer St. NE E25
Salem, OR  97301-1098
Phone: 503-945-5944
Fax: 503-378-2897
Email: marc.a.overbeck@state.or.us

Veterans Affairs
Jim Willis, State Director of Veterans Affairs
OR
Email: willisj@odva.state.or.us

Governor's Office of Education and Workforce Policy - State One-Stop Office
Marc Overbeck,
255 Capitol Street NE Suite 126
Salem, OR  97310
Phone: 503-378-3921 x33
Fax: 503-378-4789
Email: marc.overbeck@state.or.us

Workforce Investment Board
Greg White, Workforce Assistant
255 Capitol Street NE
3rd Floor
Salem, OR  97310-1600
Phone: 503-378-8648 x465
Fax: 503-378-3365
Email: greg.white@state.or.us

Oregon Workforce Partnership - Oregon Consortium & Oregon Workforce Alliance
Bill Demestihas, Executive Director
260 SW Ferry
Suite 102
Albany, OR  97321
Phone: 541-928-0241
Fax: 541-928-3096
Email: bill@tocowa.org

Central Oregon Resources For Independent Living
Lindsay Stevens, President
20436 Clay Pidgeon Court
Bend, OR  97702
Phone: 541-388-8103
Fax: 541-388-1226
Email: ljstevens@bendcable.com

Lane Independent Living Alliance
Executive Director
99 West 10th Avenue Suite 117
Eugene, OR  97401
Phone: 541-607-7020
Email: lila@lilaoregon.org

Hasl Independent Abilities Center
Tina Sayre, Executive Director
1252 Redwood Avenue
Grants Pass, OR  97527
Phone: 541-479-4275
Fax: 541-479-7261
Email: hasl1@qwest.net

Spokes Unlimited
Tina Treasure, Executive Director
111 North Seventh Street
Klamath Falls, OR  97601
Phone: 541-883-7547
Fax: 541-885-2469
Email: spokes@cdsnet.net

Eastern Oregon Center For Independent Living
Kirt Toombs, Executive Director
144 South Oregon
Ontario, OR  97914
Phone: 541-889-3119
Fax: 541-889-4647
Email: eocil@eocil.org

Independent Living Resources, Inc.
Suzanne Westwood, Executive Director
2410 Se 11th Ave
Portland, OR  97214-5308
Phone: 503-232-7411
Fax: 503-232-7480
Email: ilrpdx@qwest.net

Umpquaa Valley Disability Network
Tricia Hoelscher, Executive Director
P.O. Box 507
Roseburg, OR  97470
Phone: 541-672-6336
Fax: 541-672-8606
Email: uvdn@jeffnet.org

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