Meet The Team

For over twenty years, Ms. Weems has served as an advocate for individuals with behavioral and emotional diagnoses. Her vision for the Mullen-Polk Foundation, a non-profit, which she founded in 2015 for the unique purpose of assisting all youth in fulfilling their desires to live, work, and exercise their rights as productive citizens.  Ms. Weems was inspired at a young age by the important belief that every human being had the inherent right to self-fulfillment.  The organization has an exceptional record for exceeding requirements to enhance the quality of service delivered throughout its programs.

A PNW native, born and raised across the river in Portland, OR. He has a history of working with youth in care going back to 1999 when he started as a Youth Mentor/Direct Care Staff for Janus Youth Programs in SE Portland, a role he stayed in until 2003.  After the birth of his 2nd child in 2003, he was looking for a change and decided to cut his teeth in Real Estate finance as a mortgage loan officer... around this same time, his parents became licensed as Foster Parents and began caring for youth in their home. Seeing the opportunity to further give back to those in need, Dante decided to become approved as a respite provider for his parents so that they would be able to take the necessary breaks Foster Parents often need.

In January 2020, Dante joined the Board of the MPF as the Treasurer and has been instrumental in the ongoing development of Our Next Generation 2, a 30-bed Staffed Residential Facility for BRS youth in Washington State. In the course of his participation on the Board and with the development project, it was decided that Dante could best serve the needs of the MPF by joining the staff. he was offered the position of Director of Operations in May 2022, and he accepted and joined the MPF in that capacity that same month.

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My name is Marley Jones, and I am honored to serve as a family resource specialist at the Mullen-Polk Foundation. I have a deep passion for serving & connecting with communities and making a positive impact, although it is only my second year at MPF I see no limit to the possibilities this organization can provide. Throughout my time, I have demonstrated a strong commitment to the betterment of my community.  Working tirelessly to be an advocate for at risk youth.