River, Training & Outreach Director

River is responsible for introducing Ophelia’s Place to new audiences and communities and offering a range of professional development trainings to youth-serving staff. River has expertise in issues of youth advocacy, girls/women’s empowerment poverty, eating disorders, body positivity, anti-oppression work, healthy communication, and team building. In addition to these topics, she is passionate about teaching self-care practices as a core component of providing quality care. River is committed to approaching every person she works with from a human-centered, compassionate, and respectful viewpoint and feels especially fortunate to be able to support adolescents and those who work with them. She has been at Ophelia’s Place since 2011 and is grateful to be surrounded by an incredible team of generous, funny, and (mostly) cat-loving people.

River would tell her 13-year-old self: there is nothing wrong with your body, bodies aren’t meant to all look the same. Don’t focus on comparing yourself to others, let your own unique self shine! You are exactly enough just as you are.

You can contact River at (541) 284-4333 ext. 351.