President She/Her

Rachel Vezina is a Portland native thriving within her life as a Mom, Real estate agent and women in long term recovery. She is passionate about many things in life but her ability to give back to her community is amongst her highest callings. Her position on the board of True Colors is an honor and a privilege due to their beliefs and mission being in complete alignment with her own values. She looks forward to contributing and watching the organization flourish in the future to come.

Treasurer He/Him

Van Burnham is the Executive Director of The Mental Health and Addiction Certification Board of Oregon, and is a person in long term recovery from addiction. Van earned a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from The University of Mississippi, and is Oregon's national representative on the Finance Committee of the IC&RC (International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium) and serves on the Board of Directors for the IC&RC. Van also served as the Treasurer of the 4th Dimension Recovery Center for 5 years and is eager to continue work with young people in recovery through True Colors.

Secretary She/They

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Melissa is a Two-Spirit member of the Eastern Shoshone tribe And Part Northern Arapahoe.

She grew up on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. She moved to Portland Oregon for her recovery. She is in long term recovery and is currently working in the field.

Melissa believes in providing safe places for the LGTBQ to recover and find community. Melissa strongly believes in and supports True Colors and their Mission.

Board Member He/Him

Sean is a person living in recovery from substance use disorder. During graduate school, Sean lost two close friends to overdoses. Soon afterward he became involved with several nonprofit and national advocacy organizations working to curb opioid overdose deaths. 

Sean has launched national and state-wide recovery advocacy campaigns. He's worked to expand access of free continuing education on the topics of substance use disorder and pain management for prescribers and increased availability of the opioid overdose antidote, Naloxone, in lay communities. 

In his role as Executive Director of Nevada's statewide recovery community organization, Foundation for Recovery, he expands initiatives to integrate recovery support services in existing systems of care, justice, and education striving for a robust recovery-oriented system of care in Nevada.