Meet the Team

John Gotchall, M.D. is the President of the Board and has been a Board Director since 2018. John is a retired critical care physician with a strong interest in the power of intellectual diversity, adverse effects of heuristics and bias on decision-making, evidence-based practices and process improvement. He has relatives experiencing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). John believes that the disproportionate entanglement of people with IDD in the criminal justice system can be improved through education, support and accommodations at every intercept in the system.

Rachel Stalter was elected Board Secretary beginning July 2021. Rachel is a Special Education Teacher for the Corvallis School District, where she co-leads the WINGS Transition Program for students who have graduated with modified or alternative diplomas. She has 12 years of experience working with transition-age students. Rachel holds a Bachelor's Degree in Health and Physical Education from Illinois State University, endorsed in Special Education from the University of Arizona. She studied Movement Studies and Disabilities at Oregon State University, and earned her Masters in Education with a focus on Special Education, Autism, and Health Education.

Sally McCallum is the Immediate Past President, having served as President of the Board of Directors since July 2019. She has lived in Corvallis since 1998 and began volunteering with The Arc in 1999 at the age of 14. She was an active volunteer through her teens with The Arc’s afternoon socialization program. Sally and her husband, Josh, currently run two group homes for people with IDD, and Sally is passionate about facilitating the best life they can have. In her free time she loves gardening, canning and hiking.