Community Partners

Mill Park Elementary School is proud to collaborate with many local community partners and organizations. For more information about any of our partnerships, please contact our school counselor, Mary Kelly. Thank you!

INSPIRE

INSPIRE (In School Program for Immigrant and Refugee Education)Program Description: INSPIRE provides culturally specific academic advising, group activities and parent engagement to Latino, Slavic, Asian and Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern and African Immigrant Youth. The program works with youth to support academic achievement and attendance through school day, after-school and in summer programing.

Photograph of Nhu Hoang — NSPIRE Program Coordinator
Languages: Vietnamese
Email: nhuh@irco.org
Phone: 971-533-9397
Fun fact: I like bubble tea

Photograph of Mohamud Noor Ali — INSPIRE Youth and Family Advocate
Languages: Somali
Email: mohamudn@irco.org
Phone: 503-998-7570

Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization

Photograph of Nang Piang — Nang Piang
Youth and Family Advocate
Email: nangp@irco.org
Phone: 503-740-0582
Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)
Program: SFI-AFC (SF2020)
Fun facts About Me: I enjoy playing piano and listening to music, specifically country music. I am proud of myself when helping others. I love to be around comedians for they are inspiring in some ways and have an enthusiasm to connect with. I love toddlers for they are very innocent and with pure heart.

Metropolitan Family Service

A non profit that has provided a variety of programs over 60 years to help people move beyond the limitations of poverty, inequity and social isolation.

Photograph of Rogan Motis — Rogan Motis
Economic Empowerment Program Coordinator (at Mill Park Elementary, Earl Boyles Elementary, David Douglas High School) – providing programs and services that support students and their families’ financial health and wellbeing.
503-344-8003 (Call or text)
roganm@mfs.email
Fun fact: I once painstakingly counted 1,361 licks to the center of a Tootsie Pop.

Maruska Lynch
Community Engagement Coordinator for the AARP Experience Corps program – a literacy tutoring program where older adults connect with students and help them become great readers
with Metropolitan Family Service – a non profit that has provided a variety of programs over 60 years to help people move beyond the limitations of poverty, inequity and social isolation.
503-290-9427 (Call or text)
maruskal@mfs.email
Fun fact: I got married on a beautiful castle overlooking lake Bled in Slovenia
Languages: English, Slovene, Croatian