Serena Stoudamire Wesley

Serena Stoudamire Wesley is a lifelong Oregonian recognized for her expertise in public service, community engagement, and strategic leadership. She currently serves as Assistant Director for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Serena previously served as Deputy Director and Chief Program Officer for the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care, Chief Cultural Change Officer for the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Director of The Youth Development Division, and Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for Governor Kate Brown, where she shaped statewide equity strategies and policy direction. She has served on the Board of Trustees for Warner Pacific University, the Portland Children’s Levy Allocation Committee, and represented the Chief Education Office on both the Education Northwest Board of Directors and the Oregon Leadership Network Executive Committee. She was first appointed to the Prosper Portland Board of Commissioners on July 10, 2020 and subsequently reappointed for a third term ending September 30, 2028.