United Way Young Leaders Society

Upcoming Events

You're invited to a fun and rewarding weekend get-a-way that will include a guest speaker Friday, informal networking, a great volunteer project, leadership/team building activities, and an optional wine tasting on the return home Sunday. We hope you can make it! 

At our next Lunch with Leaders, meet and speak with Jim Bernau, Founder/Winegrower, Willamette Valley Vineyards. This event is an opportunity to hear from Mr. Bernau, ask questions, and enjoy lunch.

Member Profile: Jade Gonzales

Jade Gonzales, otherwise known as Jade-of-all-trades, is a Graphic Designer and User Interface Designer for Cary Design Group. Her creative talent spans from fine art to the technical, with strong focus on brand and identity work.

Initially torn between her right and left brain capabilities, she entered the University of Oregon as a biology major and left as a design major. She graduated as a Presidential Scholar with honors from University of Oregon and studied with the Rhode Island School of Design’s Summer Institute of Graphic Design.

Jade is a native Oregonian, born and raised in Hillsboro on a Christmas tree farm where she spent her free time exploring the great outdoors and studying piano. Jade is thoroughly enjoying her involvement with the United Way YLS, particularly meeting an interesting mix of new people and giving back to her community through YLS service events. In addition to her involvement with YLS, Jade is currently serving as the President Elect on the YWCA’s Leadership Board.

Jade lives in the Goose Hollow in Portland with her husband Eric and large black Boxador (that’s a Boxer/Lab mix in case you were wondering).

Volunteer Event Recap

Thank you to our YLS members who participated in the MLK Weekend of Service volunteer event organized by United Way and HandsOn Portland. We had a mix of current and new YLS members volunteer to plant 14 of the 100 total trees for the event! The MLK Weekend of Service mobilized approximately 2,500 volunteers throughout the four-county area.