2025 – 2026 Executive Board
Chair – Sarah Mittelman
Sarah Mittelman is a dedicated healthcare professional and community advocate. Raised in a family of nurses, she has a strong commitment to compassion, integrity, and service. A mother of two, she is connected to her community, where her children attend public schools and participate in local sports.
With over 20 years of nursing experience, Sarah is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) who focuses on providing low-barrier outreach services to individuals experiencing homelessness, substance use disorders, and mental health challenges. Her work ensures underserved populations receive the care and dignity they deserve.
Sarah is also an advocate for nurses and healthcare workers. She serves as the Vice Chair of both the Oregon Nurses Association Political Action Committee and the Oregon Nurses Foundation, working to improve nursing education, policy, and workforce development. Sarah was actively involved in organizing nurses to unionize at a small hospital, helping her colleagues secure better wages, safer working conditions, and a stronger voice in patient care decisions.
Passionate about social justice, Sarah strives to create systemic change that supports working families and empowers underserved populations. Her work is guided by core values of equity, compassion, and a commitment to serving marginalized communities and ensuring that everyone has access to the opportunities they need to thrive.
Vice Chair 1 – Candy Bonneville
Candy Bonneville began participating in Clark County politics in 2010. She was Chair of the 18th LD Dems from 2012 thru 2017, served as Vice Chair two years and then took a break during Covid and came back as an At-large Executive Board member for both the CCDCC and 18th LD Dems 2023/24.
She has Chaired the Ogden Dinner committee twice and served on that committee 5 other times. She’s Chaired and advised on the CCDCC Fairbooth Committee almost every year since 2015. She will to bring that experience to the CCDW and help raise membership back to our highest levels. She knows that at this time in history it’s more important than ever to make sure our community is informed and connected.
Treasurer – Marsha Manning
Secretary – Nikole Graves
Nikole Graves is a lifelong Pacific Northwesterner and new to the political scene. She was raised in the Felida area and graduated from Columbia River High School after seven years as a student in the Vancouver Public Schools. After high school, she attended Washington State University in Pullman graduating with a degree in sociology, psychology and human development. Following a brief period in Philadelphia, PA as a live-in nanny, Nikole attended the University of Portland and graduated with a Master of Arts in Teaching in 2002. Following graduation, she completed a certification program to add administrative credentials to her resume.
Her professional background includes over 22 years of experience as a public school educator. During this time, she has worked with hundreds of students and their families. This experience has allowed her to utilize strong communication skills as well as compassion and empathy in working with people from diverse cultural and financial backgrounds. In her role as an educator, she has taken on several additional responsibilities including serving as a member of the building leadership team, the Positive Behavior Intervention Supports committee, a behavior/discipline committee, as well as several other building and district level committees. She has also spent the past few years as one of her building’s union representatives. During this work, she has had the opportunity to gain experience in contract bargaining, personnel issues, and labor practices. She has also attended the Washington Education Association Representative Assembly in 2023 and 2024. This provided valuable experience with state level issues affecting Washington’s school districts, educators and students.
Nikole currently shares her home with her son, daughter and naughty Australian Shepherd, Charlie. She spends her time teaching kindergarten, serving as the secretary of her daughter’s middle school PTSA, completing various home improvement projects, enjoying friends and family and following her daughter all over the area watching copious amounts of volleyball.