Christy Reese

Christy provides leadership and direction to all aspects of FACT Oregon, including strategic direction, partnership-building, operations, financial oversight, and programming. Christy joined FACT Oregon in 2007 and become part of the executive team in 2012. Over the past 14+ years, she has helped to transform FACT Oregon from a small, Portland-based grassroots nonprofit focused on supporting families experiencing developmental disabilities to a cross-disability statewide organization. As a parent of a youth experiencing disability, Christy understands firsthand the complexities of navigating disability, special education, and community systems and services and knows many of the challenges and opportunities that come when families hold high expectations, value youth self-determination, and relentlessly pursue whole full lives. She brings her family’s experience, as well as over 20 years of experience in finance, administration, and human resources to the role of Executive Director for FACT Oregon. She is a 2008 Partners in Policy (PIP) graduate and serves on the State Rehabilitation Council and several subcommittees.