Oregon’s only year-round school for children, teens, and young adults with Autism and related learning differences.

  • Welcome to Victory Academy, Oregon’s only year-round, accredited school for children, teens, and young adults affected by Autism

    We support our students as they form meaningful relationships, establish lifelong learning habits, and achieve independence.

  • Student-Centered Learning

    Victory teaches to the whole child - academics, language and communication, social/emotional skill development, self-determination - using innovative practices, research-based techniques, and person-centered planning.

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  • Nurturing Environment

    Victory honors the dignity of all students, offering a loving and nurturing environment that marries the student’s natural affinities and interests with individualized educational instruction.

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  • Differentiated Communication Systems

    Victory focuses on the development of functional communication systems for all, differentiating techniques to ensure an effective strategy for every student (expressive speech, written, augmentative and alternative devices, typing, and visual systems).

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  • Meaningful Relationships with Others

    Victory fosters life-long meaningful relationships between students and their peers, families, teachers, community members, and employers through instruction of social skills and communication.

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  • Sensory-Focused

    Victory believes that sensory regulation plays a key role in student success, and thus, creates an environment that considers each student’s sensory needs.

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  • Critical Life Skills

    Victory promotes the development of daily living skills, executive functioning, and social cognition through evidence-based methods applied across numerous environments.

  • Community Partnerships

    Victory cultivates strong partnerships through community education, vocational opportunities, and recreational exploration in order to support students’ lifelong participation as active, productive members of their communities.

  • Victory for All

    Victory believes in the potential of every student and celebrates all achievements and victories.

Board Members

Board of Directors

Kevin Brague
Attorney, The Brague Law Firm; Advisory Board Member, North Pole Studio

Rod Bremer
Founder and Board Member, CRKT

Barbara Deeming
Community Advocate; Board Member, ALS Association of Oregon and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Larkin Franks
Victory Academy Founding Board Member; Special Projects Consultant, Victory Academy

Tricia Hasbrook
Victory Academy Founding Member, Director of School

Katrinia McNeal
Faculty Advisor, Cybersecurity and Computer Information Systems and Faculty Club Advisor, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Mt. Hood Community College

James Meyer, AIA
Co-Founder, Opsis Architecture; Owner, Roof Top LLC; Town Architect, Pringle Creek Community

Sarah Raymond
Executive Committee, Stanford Business School; Past Trustee, Oregon Episcopal School

Thea Schreiber, Board Chair
Victory Academy Founding Member, Director of Operations

Sudeep Taksali, MD
MHA Medical Director, Salem Health Orthopedics; Vice Chair, Oregon Medical Board

Patricia Trunzo
Community Advocate, Children and Youth; Board Member, New Avenues for Youth and Past Trustee, Oregon Episcopal School

Advisory Board

Desiree Baldocchi
Community Advocate and Fundraiser

Catherine Bekooy
Past Board Member, Albertina Kerr Foundation, Bridges Middle School, and Riverdale School Foundation

Peggy Bremer
Retired CFO and Board Member, CRKT; Victory Academy Founding Board Member

Arnold Franks
Retired Business Owner, Caruso Produce; Victory Academy Founding Board Member; Past Board Member, Northwest Autism Foundation

Susan Franks
Special Needs Child Advocate; Victory Academy Founding Board Member

Elizabeth Gewecke
Board Member, Literary Arts; Past Board President, Oregon Episcopal School; Past Board Member Oregon Ballet Theatre

Thomas Gewecke
President and COO, Niantic Spatial

Lamar Hurd
Portland Trail Blazers Television Analyst; Board of Trustees, Oregon State University; Founder, The Other Side of Basketball

Adriane Jetton

Eric Jetton

Sanjay Khare
Founder and CEO, Tensor Financial

Kathy Moore
Owner, MEI Group; Past Board Member, Northwest Autism Foundation

Roy Moore
Owner, MEI Group

Eric Mulligan
Governor, Hawthorn Construction Group

Debdeep Nath MSN, APRN, PNP-BC, PMHS
Nurse Practitioner, Clarity Center

Bettsy Preble
Owner, Sunset Accoyos Alpacas

Tony Trunzo
Retired Chief Financial Officer, Resideo

Donate

Victory thanks you for your generosity and support.

Your donation makes a big difference to our students, their families, and our entire community.

We are grateful!

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Non-Discrimination Policy

Victory Academy is a non-profit, 501 (c)(3), approved by the Oregon Department of Education, and accredited through Cognia.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY: Victory Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religious preference, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its admission selections, educational policies and programs, and/or hiring and employment practices.