Introducing NWHF’s New Board Members, Jo & Coop

Please join Northwest Health Foundation in welcoming Andrea Cooper and Jo Davis to our board of directors!

Andrea Cooper

Andrea, whom her friends and colleagues call "Coop," brings two decades of experience leading at the intersection of politics, government and organizational management. Coop has held several leadership roles across Oregon’s public sector, where she built and managed teams and coalitions to help find solutions to some of the state's biggest challenges. Most recently, she served as Chief of Staff to Governor Tina Kotek and Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Kate Brown. In these roles, Coop was the governor’s top advisor and strategist, leading  policy development, legislative affairs and executive operations.

Prior to working in the governor’s office, Coop served as the Government Relations Director for the Oregon Education Association and the Political Director at SEIU Local 503. During the 2016 and 2017 legislative sessions, Andrea served as the Chief of Staff to House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson. Electorally, Coop served as the Campaign Manager for Governor Kate Brown's winning re-election campaign, leading the Governor to a nearly 120,000-vote victory over her opponents despite being outspent. Coop also served as the Co-Executive Director for Emerge Oregon, which saw an 83% win rate for program alumnae who ran for office in the general election. During the 2016 election, Coop served as the Oregon State Director for the Hillary Clinton Campaign and the Coordinated Campaign Director for the Democratic Party of Oregon, where she managed over 25 staff working to elect Democrats up and down the ticket. In the 2014 election cycle, Coop was the Executive Director of Future PAC, the campaign arm for the Oregon House Democrats.

With a vision to fill a critical need within the progressive ecosystem and a steadfast dedication to helping leaders thrive, Coop pursued her certification as an Executive Coach through the Center for Executive Coaching, an International Coaching Federation-accredited program. Her coaching work is a part of A.L.A Strategies, LLC, a women and majority BIPOC-owned consulting firm working with clients in advocacy, government and movement-building. Coop co-founded the firm in 2024 alongside two long-time co-conspirators, An Do and Lindsey O’Brien.

In her volunteer life, Coop has served as Board Chair for Bradley Angle, a domestic violence agency that empowers survivors of domestic abuse. She also served on the boards of Emerge Oregon and the Alliance for Youth, a national organization working to strengthen local youth organizing and power. 

Coop grew up in Oregon and California and is a lifelong fan of the Portland Trail Blazers. She received her B.A. from the University of Portland with a major in political science.  If there is one thing to know about her, it's that she is completely obsessed with her dog, Scout.

Jo Davis

Professionally, Jo has held roles in retail, operation administration, consumer lending, commercial banking relationship management and diversity, equity & inclusion throughout her 23 years in banking. Currently as the Director of Nonprofit Banking & Community Development, Jo oversees the nonprofit relationship strategy for OnPoint Community Credit Union and also focuses on initiatives aimed at expanding access to financial services for historically underrepresented communities. Jo has served on various local boards and steering committees, including Unite Oregon, TASTE for Equity, Partners in Diversity, Raphael House of Portland and Women’s Foundation of Oregon.

Personally, Jo was born in Phoenix, Arizona but moved back to Mexico for the first five years of her life to be raised by her grandmother. Jo returned to Phoenix and lived there until moving to Portland, Oregon in 1996. Jo attended college at the University of Oregon and pursued degrees in women and gender studies and international studies. She has a nine-year-old son, Grayson, with her partner Ben and two beloved pets, Olivia and Elliott.

Jo is relentlessly passionate about racial, social, disability, gender, LGBTQIA+ and economic justice. She loves engaging with others working toward reimagining a more equitable future.

Some other changes to the NWHF board this year: Mechele Johnson ended her board service, and Jason McNeal Graham took over as Board Chair.