Welcome Our New Board Members!

We are thrilled to welcome our new board members to the IMIrJ family! Each of them brings unique skills, deep compassion, and a strong commitment to our migrant neighbors and communities. Together, we are building a more welcoming Oregon — one rooted in justice, connection, and love.

Our new board members embody IMIrJ’s core values every day. They are eager to collaborate with local partners and community organizations to strengthen our shared network of trust, advance advocacy efforts, and expand programs that make our communities safer and more inclusive for all.

🌺 Maria Dolores

Community Organizer, Adelante Mujeres

Maria Dolores is originally from Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, and the proud mother of three children. With over 30 years of experience in network marketing, she has spent the last five years deeply engaged in community service and volunteer work.

Maria loves meeting new people and participating in social movements that uplift human rights, especially for the most vulnerable, marginalized, and excluded. She enjoys reading, spending quality time with her family, and listening to music.

Today, she serves as a Community Organizer with Adelante Mujeres, where her purpose is to fight for the rights of immigrants and build stronger, more inclusive communities.

🌸 Rev. Anna Cho (she/her)

Pastor, Educator & Sacred Space Maker

Anna Cho is a Korean American pastor, educator, and sacred space maker based in Portland, Oregon. She lives at the intersection of ancestral healing, trauma-informed formation, and practices of decolonization—believing deeply that at the heart of all intersection is the truth that we are bound together.

With training in spiritually integrative psychotherapy and a commitment to justice-rooted ministry, Anna serves as a local pastor at Vermont Hills United Methodist Church. Rooted in her own immigrant story, she is dedicated to co-creating spaces of belonging, safety, and collective power with immigrant communities.

Anna is honored to join the IMIrJ Board and looks forward to co-laboring in faith-rooted justice toward a more just and beloved world.

🌻 Rev. Adam Hange

Senior Pastor, First Congregational UCC of Hillsboro

Rev. Adam Hange joins our Board of Directors with a long history of partnership and advocacy alongside IMIrJ. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he currently serves as Senior Pastor at First Congregational UCC of Hillsboro.

Adam was first introduced to immigrant justice work through the Portland Sanctuary Cohort in 2017 and later helped launch the Westside Sanctuary Cohort. Alongside fellow clergy, he has advocated for Hillsboro’s designation as a Sanctuary City and encouraged UCC churches to become “Immigrant Welcoming” congregations.

Recently, Adam participated in an ecumenical pilgrimage to the U.S.-Mexico border near Brownsville, TX. He is completing his Doctorate of Ministry at the Pacific School of Religion with a focus on “Finding Our Voice: Faithful Steps Beyond Charity into Solidarity.”

He credits IMIrJ for helping him understand accompaniment as a theological frame for justice work. When not pastoring or spending time with his three kids, Adam enjoys exploring the outdoors, drinking good coffee, and discovering new art and music.

🌼 Meg Bonwitt

Greater Northwest Area Benefits & HR Manager, Oregon-Idaho Conference of The United Methodist Church

With more than 30 years of experience in human resources, Meg Bonwitt brings a wealth of professional and personal experience to the IMIrJ Board. She currently serves as the Greater Northwest Area Benefits and HR Manager for the Oregon-Idaho Conference of The United Methodist Church, where she supports clergy, staff, and congregations across the region.

The daughter of a United Methodist pastor and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, Meg’s lifelong commitment to justice, inclusion, and human dignity is deeply rooted in her faith and family history. While still in high school, she taught English as a Second Language and lived with Cambodian refugees sponsored by her church — a formative experience that continues to inspire her advocacy for immigrant communities.

Throughout her career, Meg has worked in for-profit, nonprofit, and faith-based settings, promoting ethical and inclusive HR practices. She has also helped immigrants navigate complex employment and immigration systems, including the process of obtaining work visas and green cards.

Outside of her professional life, Meg enjoys swimming, traveling, walking her cockapoo, and spending time with her husband and daughter.