He came to Our Lady of the Lake parish in 1998 after serving as pastor of Blessed Sacrament (Portland) and St. Henry (Gresham) parishes.

A former director of the Archdiocesan Office for Worship, he is a member of the Archdiocesan Liturgy Commission and the Archdiocesan Presbyteral (Priests’) Council.

The principal is the religious and instructional leader of the school, and is involved in other areas, from greeting the children in the morning to school finance. She received a graduate degree from Idaho State University. Additional graduate work was completed at Gonzaga University, Washington State University, and Portland State University. Educational administration was the focus of her education, and Catholic education has been her focus professionally. She began her career as a dean in the Student Life Office at Gonzaga. Later, she moved to Portland with her family and took a position at St. Mary’s Academy where she directed their counseling center and taught in the religion department. In 1992, she became principal at Our Lady of the Lake School.

Deacon Partlow is a graduate of the University of Dayton, Ohio, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He also has a Master of Theological Studies degree from the University of Dallas, Texas.

Deacon Partlow is retired from the position of Director of Planned Giving at Mt. Angel Abbey and Seminary. He was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate by Archbishop Vlazny in November 2002 and was appointed to Our Lady of the Lake Parish to serve as a volunteer member of the parish staff in January 2003.

Sr. Janina’s position embraces Religious Education from pre-school through adulthood including sacramental preparation for children. She has served several years as a first grade teacher, ten years as an elementary school principal, and two decades as a Director of Religious Education in the Archdioceses of Portland and Seattle. Sr. Janina holds a Masters degree in Education from Portland State University and a degree in theology from the Franciscan School of Theology at Berkeley, CA. She did post graduate work at Fordham University in New York and at the School of Applied Theology in Oakland.

Tom Carawan is from North Carolina. His degrees include: a Bachelor of Music in Education and Masters of Music in performance from Western Kentucky University, and an M.A. in theology with a concentration in liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame. He has been Director of Music and Liturgy in campus ministry at the University of Portland, and Coordinator of Music and Liturgy at Mount Angel Seminary. He is on the Editorial Board for Oregon Catholic Press for the Music Issue and Breaking Bread programs for parish music. At OLL, as he directs the Choir and Youth Musicians, leads the Music Preparation Group to select music for liturgies, and trains Cantors. Tom coordinates the Liturgy Preparation team and assists in training and scheduling liturgical ministers.

A native of the Pacific Northwest, Lynne began her career in Pastoral Music in 1970. She received her Bachelors Degree in Music from Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. She established her music studio in 1980 and has taught piano, performed in the piano/marimba duo Nouveau Duo, and recorded three albums. In 2005 she studied at the first SummerSong for Pastoral Musicians at the University of Notre Dame. As organist and pianist for the parish, Lynne accompanies Sunday and Holy Day liturgies, the Choir and Youth Musicians, and rehearses with Cantors. She participates in the Music Preparation Group and is on the Liturgy Team.
 

The bookkeeping position provides bookkeeping and related administrative support services to both the Parish and School. Melissa held this position previously at OLL from 1994-2000. She rejoined the Parish in March of 2005. Melissa has a BA in Psychology from California State in LA, and a Masters in Theological Studies from the University of Dallas. She and her husband, Stephen, have three grown daughters who all graduated from Our Lady of the Lake School.