about the Oregon DOT Memorial Foundation
The Oregon Department of Transportation Memorial Foundation (ODOTMF) provides assistance to active and retired Oregon of Transportation employees and their families in times of need and preserves the memory of Oregon Department of Transportation fallen workers.
ODOTMF is a charitable organization established by past ODOT employees to monetarily support current and retired employees in times of crisis. ODOTMF is not affiliated with ODOT. Donations from individuals, organizations and ODOT employees are used to support employees in need of emergency assistance during a crisis such as an on-the-job death or injury, disability, illness or catastrophe or some other emergency. Each request is reviewed case by case by voting members of the Foundation.
Board of Directors
Craig Sipp (Chair) - Craig is a founding member of the ODOT Memorial Foundation. He retired from ODOT in 2022 with 36 years of service with the last 5 years as the Region 5 Manager.
Marilyn Holt (Vice Chair) - Marilyn is a founding member of the ODOT Memorial Foundation. Marilyn worked in Maintenance in Eastern Oregon, retiring as the District Manager in Pendleton in 2021. Marilyn now spends her time traveling and running a small farm and horse boarding facility as well as fostering animals for the local animal shelter and for Northwest Battle Buddies, who supply service dogs to veterans with PTSD.
Luci Moore (2nd Vice Chair) - Luci worked at ODOT for 35 years as an engineer and manager in both the project delivery and maintenance business lines. For the last 17 years of her career she served as ODOT's Maintenance and Operations Engineer.
Clay Flowers (Treasurer) - Clay is a founding member of the ODOT Memorial Foundation. Prior to joining ODOT in 2002, Clay served 22 years in the US Navy and was an administrator of a 9-1-1 Center in Marion County for eight years. While with ODOT, he worked in Financial Services as the Policy and Training Analyst and the Policy and Compliance Manager, retiring in February 2019.
Mike Scott (Secretary) - Worked for ODOT as a TMS2 for 26 years all in Southern Oregon. Served as a Shop Steward for 20 years and President of ODOT local 730 for 12 years. Retired.
Bonnie Heitsch (Board Member) - Bonnie is a founding member of the ODOT Memorial Foundation. Bonnie represented ODOT at the Department of Justice for 20 years prior to retiring in 2019. She also worked for ten years for ODOT (and State Parks) in planning, access management and environmental compliance.
Kayla Hootsman (Board Member) - Kayla Hootsmans has worked at ODOT since 2018. She is currently the Strategic Initiatives Manager in the Policy, Data, and Analysis Division. Kayla is a proud alumni of Oregon State University and lives in Salem with her husband, toddler son, and large rescue dog.
Cooper Brown (Board Member) - Cooper is a founding member of the ODOT Memorial Foundation. He currently serves as the Assistant Director of Facility Services at the Oregon Youth Authority. From 2020-2023 he served as the ODOT's Assistant Director of Operations.