Family Access Network Foundation Welcomes New Board Member, New Staff Members
The Family Access Network (FAN) announces Emily Woodworth and Jen Enna have accepted staff positions, while Tasha McFarland is a new board member with the FAN Foundation. Board members are dedicated volunteers working with Foundation staff to improve the lives of our most needy children in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson Counties. For over 25 years, FAN has connected children and families in need with crucial resources such as nutritious food, safe shelter, clothing, health care, and much more, enabling children to thrive in school and beyond.
After many years of volunteering for FAN, Tasha McFarland accepted a position on the FAN Foundation Board. Tasha and her husband, Matthew, moved to Central Oregon in 2000 to work at Hoodoo Ski Area. All four of their children have attended Bend-La Pine Schools, with one since graduating from Mountain View High School and heading off to college. A graduate of the University of Oregon and an avid Ducks fan, Tasha’s proud of, and grateful for, her Oregon public school education. She finished her MBA in 2006 with the Concordia University program in Bend. Aside from raising her children, her experience as a community volunteer has been her most rewarding. She has been a classroom volunteer, served on her elementary school’s site council, attendance area review committee, and the District’s Budget Committee, which she chaired for 6 years. Tasha has also volunteered with her schools’ PTSOs and booster club, Scouts BSA, Girl Scouts, Oregon Battle of the Books, Bethlehem Inn, her church, and is a new Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer. These experiences cemented her strong conviction in the importance of the services provided by the Family Access Network and FAN advocates. In her free time, she likes to ski with her family.