Sonya is no stranger to the district as she has been a dedicated volunteer at Miller Woods since 2006. Recognized at the District’s 2014 Annual Dinner for her service, Sonya has contributed over 5000 volunteer hours.

Born and raised near Orlando, Florida Sonya has made Oregon her home since 2003.  She loves the mild weather, being surrounded by trees and seeing mountains in the distance.  An avid outdoor adventurer she enjoys running, cycling, hiking, cooking and reading.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida. Her career includes working with runaway and homeless teens in California and later working in finance and office administration at OHSU in Portland.

After her many years of dedicated service, she feels right at home as the Miller Woods Property Manager.

The district would like to express a big THANK YOU to Ken Kupperman, Director of Vineyard Operations for Jackson Family Wines, for offering to send his crew to work in our Native Plant Nursery at Miller Woods. The timing was perfect as the district needed help planting their bare root plants into pots for the “grow out” process. Jackson Family Wines owns and operates the Gran Moraine Winery and volunteerism is an integral part of their company mission. And after having the group volunteer for two full days for us, we have to agree with Ken’s assessment. He told us his crew did not consist of good workers, it consists of GREAT workers! That was evident by how much they got done in two days and their dedication to serve their community. Thank you again to everyone who volunteered. You can visit their website at http://www.granmoraine.com.