Gizem Demirel joined the OWLS Foundation board in May 2022. She is also a member of the Oregon Women Lawyers board. She has been a commercial and corporate lawyer licensed in Turkey since 2010 and in Oregon since 2020. She currently serves as an associate attorney in Saalfeld Griggs’ Business group. She received her J.D. from Willamette University and LL.M. degree from University of California, Berkeley. She also holds a B.A. in Law and Master of Law degrees from Istanbul, Türkiye.