About Us
AdoptOneBlock is first and foremost about our thousands of wonderful Block Ambassadors who are dedicated to making our world cleaner and happier one block at a time.
Together we are a force for good for making our community what it can and should be. Our focus is rapidly implementing highly scalable solutions to make an immediate impact in our community that support our fantastic volunteers.
Meet the team
Olivia Langley
VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
A native Oregonian, Olivia Langley is passionate about fostering community through shared values and caring for the environment with a holistic approach. An alumna of Oregon State University, she holds degrees in Digital Communication Arts and Anthropology with post grad certifications from Cornell University.
As the VP of Operations at AdoptOneBlock, Olivia provides foundational leadership to grow the program thoughtfully and strategically. She leads all core technology development projects, and user interface improvements to the AOB website and application. In addition, Olivia is responsible for writing grant proposals, running fundraising campaigns, and building relationships with community partners.
Outside of working hours, you can find Olivia sailing on the Columbia River, practicing yoga, and enjoying all the live music Portland has to offer.
Evan Griffith
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER
Evan is a passionate Oregonian who cares deeply about the environment and protecting the beautiful lands that make up the Pacific Northwest.
Prior to joining AdoptOneBlock, Evan worked for six years as an educator in the Portland Public School system, where he got to experience the joy and excitement of many young learners. At AdoptOneBlock, Evan leads all communication with their thousands of Block Ambassadors, manages the AOB social media accounts, and handles all of the supply orders for new and existing Block Ambassadors.
He is the incredibly proud father to an amazing son who is finding his way in this big and beautiful world. Outside of work, you can find him playing with his son, cooking for his family, hiking one of the amazing trails in the area, and eating at as many of the delicious local restaurants and food carts as possible.
Frank Moscow
BLOCK AMBASSADOR & FOUNDER
Frank retired from high technology leadership and as a native son, wanted to give back to the city and state he loves. Moving into Portland, he was saddened by how dirty the city had become and dedicated himself to finding a unique scalable approach that easily and efficiently engaged everyone in a sustainable long-term solution.
Additionally, Frank is on the Board of Advisors and Investment Committee of the Oregon Venture Fund, which, with its investors, has invested over $147 million in the area’s most promising growth companies. 33% of those companies are led by female founders and 22% by diverse founders. Frank believes passionately that the benefits of economic growth should be EQUALLY and FULLY available to ALL Oregonians.
He is the proud dad of two wonderful daughters who are doing amazing things in the world. When not a Block Ambassador, you will find Frank walking the city and supporting all of the wonderful small restaurants he can find.
On The Board
Wendy Wendlandt
BOARD MEMBER
Wendy Wendlandt is a Senior Vice President and Political Director for the Public Interest Network. She also serves as President of Environment America, one of the flagship organizations within the network. The Public Interest Network runs organizations committed to a vision of a better world, a set of core values, and a strategic approach to getting things done. Environment America has offices in 29 states including Oregon. Environment America works to protect the places that all of us love and promote core environmental values, such as clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, and clean energy to power our lives.
Wendy has extensive experience building organizations and running social change campaigns to solve our nation’s many problems through advocacy, service and civic engagement. In recent years, she has focused attention on voter registration and partisan electoral campaigns. These non-partisan campaigns have helped to register more than 3 million voters in underrepresented communities since 1984. She is a senior trainer for the Public Interest Network and serves on the boards of America Votes, Green Corps, and the Green Century Funds, the nation’s first and only fossil fuel free mutual fund family. Wendy’s a 1983 graduate of Whitman College and lives in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
Dave Rosenfeld
BOARD MEMBER
Dave has been a community organizer for more than twenty-five years, leading campaigns and building people-powered movements in Oregon, California and a half-dozen other states. His recent work includes co-founding and leading the Solar Rights Alliance, the nonprofit association of California solar users; managing a successful statewide ballot measure campaign in Oregon to restore Career Technical Education for high schoolers; and running a 40,000 member public interest organization that successfully worked to reduce health insurance premiums for consumers and combat government corruption.
Dave believes deeply in the power of everyday people to make an impact on their community. Dave lives in Portland with his wife, two children, father-in-law, dog and two rabbits. In his spare time, he enjoys running, swimming, yoga and exploring the great outdoors.
Frank Moscow
BLOCK AMBASSADOR & FOUNDER
(See bio above)