Our Team
Kristen Lewis
Kristen grew up in Michigan but moved to California for law school at UCLA. She fell in love with the west coast and never looked back. Oregon has been home since 2020 and she is still marveling at its natural beauty. She is the mother of two teenagers and has been advocating for their special educational needs since they were toddlers. Kristen’s legal roots are in dependency law where she represented children who had experienced abuse and neglect. Prior to starting Havensight, Kristen was the program and legal director for a Portland based non-profit focusing on advocacy for youth involved in the foster care system. Her greatest strength as an attorney is her ability to get to know her clients, deeply empathize with their circumstances, and tailor her representation to their unique needs.
Kristen loves spending time with her husband and children, especially when it involves traveling to new places. She never misses an opportunity to walk outside and in any spare time has a book either in her hand or playing on her phone.
Kristen is licensed in Oregon, Washington and California.
Kate Salazar
Senior Advocate
Kate hails from the West; she was raised in Idaho and attended Colorado College for her undergraduate studies. She has lived in New Mexico, Washington and Oregon and loves enjoying the natural beauty of our region. Kate has a M.Ed. from the UW-Bothell and a post-graduate certificate in Creative Writing from the UW-Seattle. She is the parent of two elementary school-aged children and one wayward doodle. Kate has spent ten years as a teacher in public middle and high schools. She has also worked extensively as an life skills advocate for teens transitioning out of foster care, a Court-Appointed Special Advocate for dependency cases, and a legal victim advocate in the criminal justice system. Kate is drawn to serving youth and families and effecting significant system and school-level change. On the weekends she is likely trying to drink her coffee while it’s still warm and listening to an audiobook.
Chelsea Venegas
Advocate
Originally from San Diego, California, Chelsea is proud to call Oregon home. For more than a decade, she has supported students with disabilities, families, and school teams. Her career began as a special education teacher and grew to include school administration and district-level special education leadership, most recently in a large urban Oregon school district. Her experience across classrooms, schools, and district systems has shaped her commitment to helping families feel heard, informed, and supported. Chelsea is passionate about special education law, disability rights, and helping families feel confident throughout the process. Chelsea holds an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from The University of Texas at Arlington and administrator credentials in Oregon and Washington. In her free time, Chelsea enjoys exploring Oregon, traveling, hiking, enjoying a good iced coffee, and spending time with her husband and their two pups, Louie, a Boston Terrier, and Ellie, an English Bulldog.
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