President: Melissa Brue has been the Board Chair since 2004, she is the third oldest child of Clara Jean.  She is a busy mother of two young kids and involved with many community activities and local school projects.  In 2008 Melissa and her husband opened Tasty Bites Bakery, selling whole grain baked goods at the Hillsboro farmers market.  Melissa is passionate about education and believes that being proactive with simple things like eating healthy and being active can have an incredible impact on one’s well being.  She is grateful to be a part of the Clara Jean Foundation and serve breast cancer survivors in our community.  Melissa grew up in Vancouver, WA and currently lives in downtown Hillsboro.  She enjoys being together with her family, eating great food, playing in the snow with her kids, and the quiet early hours of the morning.

Vice President: Heather Laible, the youngest of Clara Jean's six children, has served on the executive board for CJF since its formation in 2001. In addition to holding multiple roles within the organization, she has volunteered for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation in various capacities.  She currently works as a design and marketing consultant at a Portland-based photographic greeting card company.  She was previously a sales manager and digital imaging specialist at a high fashion portrait studio.
Heather is a member of Young Professionals of Portland and the American Marketing Association.  She is currently finishing her bachelor’s of science degree at Portland State University with double majors in marketing and advertising management. She just purchased her first home in Southwest Portland with her boyfriend, James, and their two furry children, Chompers and Aida.

Treasurer: Dr. Angela Senders is a licensed naturopathic physician in the state of Oregon. She is passionate about naturopathic medicine and believes it can be one of the best adjunct therapies for conventional cancer care. She has studied extensively with Dick Thom, DDS, ND to continue to further expand her knowledge and approach to this disease. She believes that empowering a patient affected by such a traumatic diagnosis is equally as important as choosing the appropriate treatment plan for a patient. She strives to support her patients in this way, helping them to find a grounded place from which to direct their own, personal journey with cancer.
Dr. Senders has been involved with the Clara Jean Foundation since March of 2008 and in hopes to help educate the public about all modalities that can benefit those on a journey with cancer. She maintains a private practice in downtown Portland at Bambúu Clinic (bambuclinic.com). She is married and enjoys spending her free time at the farmers’ markets, cooking and eating good food, reading, playing in the sun, and spending lots of quality time with her family and friends.

Secretary: Haralee Weintraub is a breast cancer survivor and entrepreneur. She is the CEO of Haralee.com, a moisture- wicking clothing manufacturer. Haralee worked for Fortune 100 and 500 companies in sales and marketing for 25 years before starting her own company that was influenced by her breast cancer experience in 2004.
Haralee used natural medicine and Chinese Herbs along with conventional medicine for her breast cancer treatments. Her oncologist recommended correctly that she would benefit from a holistic approach to her care. Haralee took her knowledge of healthcare, garnered from 20 years in pharmaceutical sales, to carve out a positive and empowering protocol for her breast cancer treatments.
Haralee is a survivor spokeswoman for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and a blogger for Pink and More Magazines representing the voice of the menopausal women. In 2008 Haralee was asked to join the Clara Jean Foundation to lend the “survivor” perspective. She takes great pride in helping maintain the legacy of Clara Jean.

Stina Hatch, the fifth child of Clara, is devoted to helping the Clara Jean Foundation through her talents in art, creativity and enthusiasm. She enjoys reaching out to others who need love and support. Her most meaningful job was working at Just Like a Woman, a specialty lingerie store fulfilling the special needs of women who haveve undergone mastectomies. There she was able to meet and help so many fabulous women at different stages of life and treatment. She is married to Shawn Hatch, D.C. and is the mother of Ira, the cutest boy the world has ever seen.  Her hope is that the Clara Jean Foundation will empower those who are seeking to learn more about cancer care options and become a resource for those affected by breast cancer.

Travis Laible has been on the board of directors since the inception of the Clara Jean Foundation in 2002. He is the fourth of Clara Jean’s six children. Travis works full time as a senior mortgage banker for Summit Mortgage Corporation. He has worked in the mortgage lending business since he graduated high school in 1997. In his spare time Travis loves spending his spare time with family and friends. He enjoys snowboarding, wakeboarding, golfing, camping, fishing, hiking, curling, and cycling. He enjoys being a part of the foundation and is excited to see it grow in the years to come.  

Dr. Louise Tolzmann is a licensed naturopathic physician in the State of Oregon.  In 1997 she received her doctorate from Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington, and immediately went on to do a two- year residency at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon.  She recently completed a clinical training program in Integrative Oncology with herbalist Donald Yance. 
To help each patient realize their greatest healing potential, Dr. Tolzmann uses botanical medicines, nutrition, homeopathy, dietary information and nutritional supplements.  In treating cancer patients, she works to reduce side effects and the risk of recurrence during and after conventional cancer treatments.  This is done in cooperation with each patient’s oncologist.  She also uses blood work to help focus therapies to the uniqueness of each patient.
Dr. Tolzmann currently practices at Quest Center for Integrative Health in Portland, Oregon. She is married and lives with her husband, their two active boys, a handful of chickens, and a colony of bees that make them lots of sweet honey.

Richard Turner is currently an account executive at a confectionary brokerage firm in Portland, Oregon. He was married to his wife, Elka Turner, for 28 years before she passed away from breast cancer. He has taken her place as a board member in order to continue to serving in her memory, and has helped CJF develop their first scholarship fund in Elka's name. He's grateful for the opportunity to continue pursuing Elka's wish for all women to have access to quality natural medicine to help them in their journey with cancer.

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