Alissa Keny-Guyer is a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 46. Keny-Guyer was first appointed to the chamber by the Multnomah County commissioners on September 27, 2011. She was sworn in on October 4, 2011. She currently serves as assistant majority leader for politics. Keny-Guyer is running for re-election in the primary on May 15, 2018. The general election will take place on November 6, 2018.
Keny-Guyer served on the Hawaii Community Services Council and worked as a legislative staffer for the chair of the House Health Committee of the Hawaii Legislature.
Keny-Guyer earned her B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University in 1982 and her M.P.H. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1985. Her professional experience includes working as a teacher and community development worker in Indonesia from 1980 to 1984, as an executive director of Volunteers in Asia from 1990 to 1994, working with the Saturday Academy Outreach program from 1995 to 2000 and serving as director of the Hanna Andersson Children's Foundation from 2002 to 2005.
From 2006 until 2009, she worked as a consultant for nonprofit organizations. From 2009 to 2011, she worked for Portland State University-sponsored Oregon Solutions, which promotes collaborative solutions to community problems. As a volunteer, Alissa served on the Multnomah County Commission of Children, Families and Community, on the Portland Children's Levy, on the Impact NW board, and on the PTA's of her children's public schools. She currently serves on the boards for the Penney Family Fund and the Northwest Health Foundation.
- MPH, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1984-1985
- BA, Human Biology, Stanford University, 1977-1982
- MPH, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1984-1985
- BA, Human Biology, Stanford University, 1977-1982
- Program Manager, Oregon Solutions, Portland State University, 2009-2011
- Director, Hanna Andersson Childrens Foundation, 2002-2006
- Coordinator/Consultant, Saturday Academy Outreach Program, 1995-2000
- Executive Director, Volunteers in Asia (VIA), 1990-1994
- Consultant, Public and Private Non-Profits, Hawaii, 1989
- Health Policy Staff Member, Rep Jim Shon, Hawaii State Legislature, 1989
- Community Services Planner, Hawaii Community Services Council, 1985-1988
- Community Development Officer, Oxfam UK, Timor, Eastern Indonesia, 1983-1984
- MPH, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1984-1985
- BA, Human Biology, Stanford University, 1977-1982
- Program Manager, Oregon Solutions, Portland State University, 2009-2011
- Director, Hanna Andersson Childrens Foundation, 2002-2006
- Coordinator/Consultant, Saturday Academy Outreach Program, 1995-2000
- Executive Director, Volunteers in Asia (VIA), 1990-1994
- Consultant, Public and Private Non-Profits, Hawaii, 1989
- Health Policy Staff Member, Rep Jim Shon, Hawaii State Legislature, 1989
- Community Services Planner, Hawaii Community Services Council, 1985-1988
- Community Development Officer, Oxfam UK, Timor, Eastern Indonesia, 1983-1984
- Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2011-present
- Former Assistant Majority Leader, Oregon State House of Representatives
- Appointed, Oregon State House of Representatives, September 2011
Former Member, Early Childhood and Family Supports Committee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Former Member, Human Services Subcommittee, Oregon State House of Representatives
Commissioner, Multnomah County Children & Families Commission, 2003-2009
Member, Hawaii Women's Political Caucus, 1987-1989
Member, Health Care Committee
Chair, Human Services and Housing Committee
- MPH, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1984-1985
- BA, Human Biology, Stanford University, 1977-1982
- Program Manager, Oregon Solutions, Portland State University, 2009-2011
- Director, Hanna Andersson Childrens Foundation, 2002-2006
- Coordinator/Consultant, Saturday Academy Outreach Program, 1995-2000
- Executive Director, Volunteers in Asia (VIA), 1990-1994
- Consultant, Public and Private Non-Profits, Hawaii, 1989
- Health Policy Staff Member, Rep Jim Shon, Hawaii State Legislature, 1989
- Community Services Planner, Hawaii Community Services Council, 1985-1988
- Community Development Officer, Oxfam UK, Timor, Eastern Indonesia, 1983-1984
- Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2011-present
- Former Assistant Majority Leader, Oregon State House of Representatives
- Appointed, Oregon State House of Representatives, September 2011
- Board President, Penney Family Fund, 1998-present
- Volunteer, Mercy Corps, 1994-present
- Former Chair, Atkinson Elementary School Parent Teacher Association
- Board Member, Northwest Health Foundation, 2008-2015
- Chair, Allocations Committee, Portland Childrens Levy, 2007-2011
- Participant, Emerge, 2011
- Board Member, Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington, 2007-2009
- Member, Tabor Commons, 2005-2009
- Member, America Speaks, 2006-2007
- Board Member, Midwives for Midwives, 2001-2005
- Board Member, Impact Northwest, 1995-2003
- Member, Southeast Uplift, Strategic Planning Committee, 1999-2001
- Board Member, Southeast Uplift, 1997-2000
- Trustee, James C. Penney Foundation, 1980-1993
- Event Organizer, Highlander Adult Education and Research Center, 1990
