Dan Yates
President, Portland Spirit
Charlene Zidell
Director of Corporate Relations, Zidell Companies
Hap Board

Human Access Project (HAP) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization led by a Ringleader and Board of Directors, with guidance from a savvy Board of Trustees.  All members share the values of being cooperative, capable, committed, inclusive and fun!

HAP is lead by its Founder and Ringleader Willie Levenson who created the organization in 2010. Since formation HAP has driven the opening of Portland's first and second public beaches (Poet's and Audrey McCall), the conversion of the Kevin Duckworth Dock from a motorized to a non-motorized dock and removed over 375 tons of concrete and rubble from shallow water habitat, water edge spaces. HAP has added ladders to four public docks that were managed by four separate bureaus. HAP developed The Big Float which brought over 25,000 people into the Willamette River over 10 years. HAP also created the River Hugger Swim Team (a recreational, open water protest swim bringing attention to the extreme deficit of water edge access in Portland) which has brought over 1,000 individuals to the Willamette River and is entering it's 12th year in 2024. In 2022 HAP partnered with Portland Parks and Recreation to name six safer swimming areas on the Willamette River. Active projects include the redevelopment of Audrey McCall Beach, developing a world class amphitheater and water edge park at Tom McCall Bowl in downtown Portland and HAP's number one priority - mitigating the Ross Island Lagoon harmful cyanobacteria algae bloom. For more information on HAP's work check out the Human Access Project page on Wikipedia.

Willie Levenson
Willie Levenson
HAP Ringleader
 

HAP BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mary Lou Soscia
Mary Lou Soscia
HAP Board Chair
Environmental Protection Agency (Retired)
Kirk Anderson
Kirk Anderson
Cambia Health Solutions, Chief Information Security Officer
Cherie Collin
Cherie Collins
HomeSpun Websites, CEO
Mike Faha
Mike Faha
GreenWorks, Principal
Jeremy FiveCrows
Jeremy FiveCrows
Columbia River Intertribal Fish Commission, Public Affairs Specialist, Nez Perce Tribal Member
Justin Green
Justin B. Green Consulting, President
Vicente Harrison
Portland Parks and Recreation, Health, Safety & Emergency Manager
Svetlana Pell
Svetlana Hedin
Bureau of Environmental Services, Green Street Steward Manager
Nathan Howard
Nathan Howard
InnerTrek, Director of Operations
Ryan Kunzer
Ryan Kunzer
Woodlark Hotel, General Manager
Andrea Milano
Andrea Milano
Library Manager, Lake Oswego Public Library
Sonia Montalbano
Sonia Montalbano
McKean Smith, Attorney
Tommy T Bone Vandel
Tommy “T-Bone” Vandel
Author
Andrè Lightsey-Walker
Metro, Transportation Planner
Jon Wippich
Jon Wippich
Dotzero Design, Owner/Designer

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Susan Bladholm
Chief Administrative Officer, Travel Oregon
Scott Bricker
Director, Destination Services, Travel Oregon
Jan Campbell
Disability Consultant
Scott Fogarty
Executive Director, Northern Alaska Environmental Center
Michelle Giguere
Partner, Summit Strategies
Erin Graham
President and CEO, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
Mike Lindberg
Former Portland City Commissioner (1979-1996)
Tad McCall
Son of Audrey McCall and Iconic Governor Tom McCall
Chris Monlux
Wonder Ballroom Owner, Monqui Presents Partner
John Ostrander
Man of Leisure
John Russell
Founder, Russell Development Company
Dan Yates
President, Portland Spirit
Charlene Zidell
Director of Corporate Relations, Zidell Companies