Welcome to Pilgrim's Partner Foundation

	President Julie Burns Christensen, M.Ap.Th., holds a master’s degree in applied theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. After a career in campus ministry, she is currently Board President of Pilgrims’ Partner Foundation and Director of Pilgrims’ Pause, a center for growth and spirituality. She is a writer, pastoral counselor, and spiritual director. She provides premarital counseling for couples and workshops on marriage enrichment.
	Treasurer Jake Christensen, Ph.D., received his graduate degree in chemical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His research there included the modeling and optimization of rechargeable batteries for hybrid-electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. After receiving his Bachelor’s degree at the California Institute of Technology, he taught for two years in Kathmandu, Nepal with the Jesuit Volunteers. Jake works as a research engineer at Robert Bosch Corporation’s Research and Technology Center in Palo Alto, California, where he develops battery management systems.
	Secretary David Lester, MDiv, has a Master of Divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, California. He has worked as a caseworker for the St. Vincent de Paul Society in San Jose as a Jesuit Volunteer and as a recruiter and coordinator of volunteers for the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Midwest in Detroit. Currently he is teaching seventh and eighth grade religion at Sacred Heart school in Bellevue, Washington.
	Amy Lippay, SPHR, taught in the South Pacific as a Peace Corps volunteer following graduation from Scripps College. Upon her return home to Portland, Oregon, she worked as a job placement specialist for at-risk youth. She has worked in public sector human resources since 1999. Currently, she is a senior human resources analyst for Multnomah County Library. Areas of expertise include recruitment and selection, performance management, and employee relations.
	Bonnie Reagan, MD, RN, PNP began her clinical career as a nurse and pediatric nurse practitioner, and then later provided care at Portland Family Practice as a family physician. In 2010 the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians named her the Oregon Family Physician of the Year. She was chair of the Ethics Committee at Adventist Medical Center for 12 years, and on the Task Force to Improve the Care of Terminally-Ill Oregonians. Dr. Reagan participates in several programs to improve the health of children—as a member of the Steering Committee for Healthy Kids, the Health Matters Committee, and the START program. She also serves on the board of Baby Blues Connection, an organization serving families with postpartum depression and anxiety.
	Constance L. Rosson, M.D. is an emeritus physician specializing in palliative care and hospice. In addition to years of service to patients and families, she is a clinician educator, having taught medical students and internal medicine residents at Legacy Health System and Oregon Health & Science University. She has presented to a broad spectrum of learners on such topics as end-of-life care and seeking the delicate balance between work and home responsibilities. In the last few years, Dr. Rosson has been a dedicated caregiver for elderly members of her own family.
	John F. Christensen, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice and is Director of Behavioral Medicine Training in the internal medicine residency program at Legacy Portland Hospitals. He is on the faculties of the Northwest Center for Physician Well-Being and the Northwest Center for Physician-Patient Communication. He has a background in community organizing and has been an educator in high school, community college, and university settings. He publishes, lectures, and facilitates retreats on behavioral medicine and physician well-being.
	Patrick M. Dunn, M.D. is a general internist with three decades of experience in clinical practice and medical education at Legacy Health System and as Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). As Associate Director of the Center for Ethics in Health Care at the university, he has helped develop innovative strategies to address challenging ethical issues confronting patients and health care teams. As part of these efforts, Dr. Dunn has employed active learning methods to engage various lay and professional audiences. His efforts in practice, teaching and research demonstrate how theory can be the foundation for practical strategies to achieve optimal health.