Our Staff

Tobi Burch Rates, Executive Director
Laura Ochosa, Administrative Assistant
Nadia Derhalli, Intern
Sherry Kelly, Office Volunteer
Stephen, Office Volunteer 

Our Board of Directors

Leigh Ann Chapman, President
Michelle Ayers, Secretary
Bakulesh "Buggsi" Patel, Treasurer
Krystel Anderson
Johnathan Chase
Jeff Cox
Marci Hammel
Tom Muir
Andrea Muzikant
Jennifer Reinmuth 

Advisory Board Members

Barbara Avila
Susie Brame
Kathy Bridges
Steve Edelson, Ph.D.
Steven C. Hall
Tracey Stoppelmoor 

Our Mission

To empower individuals with Autism, their families and their service providers to improve the quality of their lives through support and information.

Our Goals

The Autism Society Oregon goals are to increase awareness of needs, interests, problems and solutions for people living with autism across a lifespan.

ASO accomplishes our goals by offering programs in the following core value areas:

• Education
• Support
• Services
• Policy
• Advocacy
• Awareness 

We are the Oregon State Chapter of the Autism Society (formerly known as the Autism Society of America). Autism Society is the oldest and largest grassroots organization within the autism community, with over 120,000 members.

When you join Autism Society, you will automatically be entered into ASO's database to receive mailers and e-mail communications about the many events that ASO hosts throughout the state of Oregon. Become a member.