Board of Directors

Michelle DuBarry, Board Chair

In 2010, Michelle's husband, Eric, and their one-year-old son, Seamus, were struck by a driver in a crosswalk. Eric survived, but Seamus died the following day. Michelle has since advocated for policy and infrastructure changes intended to prevent other families from experiencing similar tragedies.

In 2019, she initiated and passed Oregon's Made Whole Statute, which protects victims and survivors of car crashes from predatory insurance practices. She has published numerous essays about grief and loss, as well as op-eds advocating for policy and infrastructure changes. More information about Made Whole legislation and links to her published work can be found on her website.

Ted Beuhler, Secretary

Sarah Risser, Treasurer

In January of 2019, Sarah and her son Henry were traveling from St. Paul, MN for the upper peninsula of Michigan to ski for a few days when an oncoming driver crossed the centerline and struck their vehicle head-on near Spooner, Wisconsin. Henry, who was driving, died at the scene. Sarah was injured but survived.

Sarah moved from Saint Paul to Portland in 2022 and shortly thereafter, became involved with the Portland Families for Safe Streets. Sarah has taken on a number of memorial projects intended to both raise awareness about Portland's road safety crisis and honor its traffic victims.