Office of the President

Board of Trustees

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Dave C. Baca ’78, managing partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Portland, OR
Member since 2008

Stephen H. Bils, executive minister, American Baptist Churches of the Central Pacific Coast, Portland, OR
Member since 2012

Mark Blegen, president, Linfield University, McMinnville, OR
Member since 2025

Phillip J. Bond ’78, president of government relations, Washington, D.C.
Member since 2005

Scott Chambers, president, Headwater Investment Consulting, Inc., McMinnville, OR
Member since 2015

Pamela L. Claassen ’75, Retired, HumanGood CFO, Oakland, CA
Member since 2001

Martha B. Cox ’72, CEO, Columbia Steel Casting Co., Inc., Portland, OR
Member since 1998

Eric Deffenbaugh ’00, director, Fast Enterprises, Centennial, CO
Member since 2023

Dave M. Dillon ’89, president, Food Northwest, Salem, OR
Member since 1996

Kirby Dyess ’68, principal, Austin Capital Management, Beaverton, OR
Member since 2022

Lucinda Day Fournier ’95, Vice President, WM Keck Foundation, Bend, OR
Member since 2004

Leda I. Garside, manager, Tuality Healthcare, ¡Salud!, Hillsboro, OR
Member since 2013

Brian Gerritz ’98, president, Pavilion Construction, Portland, OR
Member since 2019

Michelle E. Giguere ’78, partner, Summit Strategies Government Affairs, LLC, Washington, D.C.
Member since 2009

Glen T. Giovannetti ’84, retired partner, Ernst & Young, Orleans, MA
Member since 2013

Sara Gomez Horta ’17, founder/CEO, Tesoro, New York City, NY
Member since 2025

David C. Haugeberg, attorney at law, Haugeberg, Rueter, Gowell, Fredricks & Higgins, PC, McMinnville, OR
Member since 1982

Marvin Henberg, president emeritus, The College of Idaho, Sunriver, OR
Member since 2021

Kellanne B. Henry ’83, commercial real estate consultant, Seattle, WA
Member since 2008

Cindy (Macho) Johnson ’81, vice president and publisher/producer, Cool Titles, LLC, Beverly Hills, CA
Member since 2023

Ranette Kamaka, retired, Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Kaneohe, HI
Member since 2020

Susie Kuhn ’97, president, Wolverine Worldwide Active Brand Group, Grand Rapids, MI
Member since 2025

Mary (Nightingale) Lago ’97, principal owner and chief wealth strategist, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Portland, OR

Erika Marksbury, senior pastor, McMinnville First Baptist Church, McMinnville, OR
Member since 2018

Mike Miller ’96, assistant vice chancellor for enrollment services, UC Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA
Member since 2023

Moe Momtazi, owner, Tecna Industries, Inc.; Maysara, Momtazi Family, LLC, McMinnville, OR
Member since 2002

Tim Nickerson ’01, vice president of risk management, SP Plus Corporation, Chicago, IL
Member since 2022

Rob Owens ’94, managing director and co-head of technology research, Piper Sandler, Portland, OR
Member since 2023

Katie Paullin ’03, chief marketing officer, Moda Partners, Portland, OR

Laurie Reser, Philanthropist, Tigard, OR

Curt Shepard ’78, retired, Beverly Hills, CA
Member since 2023

Marcy Towns ’85, Bodner-Honig professor of chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Member since 2020