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Board of Directors

Guided by our membership

The Chamber is governed by a 75-voting-member board of directors, representing a diverse group of companies, industries, and business interests. The board is actively involved in decision making regarding our advocacy efforts, financial health, programming, and membership recruitment and retention.

Executive Committee

Will-Rasmussen

William Rasmussen

Chair

Administrative Law Partner, Miller Nash

Michael Liu

Michael Liu

Chair Elect

Chief Financial Officer, Fubonn Shopping Center

Alando Simpson

Alando Simpson

Chair Emeritus

Chief Executive Officer, COR

Liz Fuller

Liz Fuller

Treasurer

President and Chief Executive Officer, Gard Communications

Lisa Murphy

Lisa Murphy

Secretary & Strategic Plan

Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff, Cambia Health

Peter Andrews

Peter Andrews

Vice Chair, Central City

Executive Vice President, Melvin Mark Brokerage Company

Andrew Colas

Andrew Colas

Vice Chair, Membership & Events

President, Colas Construction

Benton Strong

Vice Chair, Government Affairs

Director of Public Affairs, Vigor

Victoria Lara

Victoria Lara

Vice Chair, Marketing & Communications

Chief Executive Officer, Lara Media Services

Tessa Peterson

Downtown Portland Clean & Safe Chair

General Manager, Kimpton Hotels

Courtney Martin

Courtney Martin

Manufacturing Representative

Public Affairs Director, Oregon & California – Global Public Affairs, Intel

Julia Banks

Julia Banks

Vice President Downtown Portland District Manager, Wells Fargo

Ellie Booth

Ellie Booth

Public Policy (Western Region), Amazon

Ryan Chieffo

Director of Government & Regulatory Affairs, The Standard

Graciela Cowger

Graciela Cowger Gomez

Chief Executive Officer, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Dr. John Coy

Head of Critical/Technical Learning & Development, Google Data Centers, Google

Ryan Flynn

Ryan Flynn

Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, PacifiCorp

Kristen Sheeran

Vice President Policy and Resource Planning, Portland General Electric

Melissa Vaillancourt

Melissa Vaillancourt

Senior Director, North America Government & Public Affairs, NIKE

Kathryn Williams

Kathryn Williams

Vice President, Chief Public Affairs and Sustainability Officer, NW Natural

Board Members

Art Avitia

Senior Relationship Manager, Bank of America

Brett Baker

President, Springboard Group

Dr. Robin Beavers

Vice President of Community & Social Impact, Portland Timbers

Candace Beeke

Publisher & President, Portland Business Journal

Harry Cheema

Public Affairs Program Manager, Alaska Airlines

David Chown

Owner, Chown Hardware

Ralph Cole

Executive Vice President, Equity Strategy and Portfolio Management, Ferguson Wellman Wealth Management

Melissa Damm

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Providence Healthcare System

Nima Darabi

Vice President, Hoffman Construction

Saskia De Boer

Partner, Stoel Rives

Troy Dickson

Senior Vice President, Oregon Manager, Howard S. Wright

Travis Drilling

Senior Vice President, Market Leader, Lincoln Property Group

David Dugan

Director of Corporate Communications, Precision Castparts Corp

Ted Fettig

Market Manager, Oregon & SW Washington, KeyBank

Allen Fore

Vice President, Public Affairs, Kinder Morgan

Regena Frieden

Chief of Staff, Providence Health Plan

Nick Fritel

Chief Financial Officer, TMT Development

Jessica Getman

President, Brown & Brown

Matt Goodman

Co-President, Downtown Development Group

Jason Green

Managing Director, CBRE

John Grossi

Chief Financial Officer, Alpha Media

Dave Hansen

Executive Vice President, Director of Retail Banking, Umpqua Bank

Travis Harper

Wealth Advisor, Buckingham Strategic Wealth

Marion Haynes

Vice President, External Affairs, Comcast

Deborah Herron

Director, Public Affairs and State & Local Government Relations, Walmart

Jared Holum

President, Perkins & Company

Michael Hurley

Market Executive, Managing Director, JP Morgan Chase

Debbie Hutchins

Vice President, Business Development, Skanska

J.T.  Hutchinson

Regional President, Head of Corporate Banking – Oregon & SW Washington, PNC

Amir Johnson

Director of External & Legislative Affairs, AT&T Oregon

Matt Keating

Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Natalie King

Senior Vice President, Communications, Trail Blazers

Tony Kopki

Vice President, Commercial Programs, PacificSource

Nolan Leinhart

Principal and Director of Planning & Urban Design, ZGF Architecture

Cheryl Linder

Managing Director, Accenture

John Maher

President, The Oregonian

Brianne Margolin

Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, US Bank

Molly Mavrolas

Corporate & Public Affairs, adidas Americans

Parna Mehrbani

Partner, Tonkon Torp

Chad Melvin

Executive Director of Strategy, Kaiser Permanente

Jordan Mitchell

Public Policy – West, Airbnb

Amy Mulcaster

CEO, The Portland Clinic

Merrin Permut

Vice President, Legacy Health System

Jennifer Price

Partner in Charge, Moss Adams

Steve Roselli

Senior Vice President, Schnitzer Properties

Andrew Schpak

Co-Managing Partner, Barran Liebman

Paul Snyder

Executive Vice President, Stewardship, Tillamook County Creamery Association

Bret Stevens

eMobility Incentive Consulting, Daimler Trucks

Matt Vaughn

Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Radius Recycling

Karen Vineyard

Market Executive, Bank of America

Rich White

Manager, Boeing

Charles Wilhoite

Managing Director, Willamette Management Associates

Orlando Williams

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Motus

Ex-Officio Members

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