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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

Michael Liu

Michael Liu

Chair

Chief Financial Officer, Fubonn Shopping Center

Liz Fuller

Liz Fuller

Chair Elect

President and Chief Executive Officer, Gard Communications

William Rasmussen

Chair Emeritus

Administrative Law Partner, Miller Nash

Lisa Murphy

Lisa Murphy

Treasurer

Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff, Cambia Health

Peter Andrews

Peter Andrews

Secretary & Strategic Plan

Executive Vice President, Melvin Mark Brokerage Company

Art Avitia

Art Avitia

Vice Chair, Central City

Senior Relationship Manager, Bank of America

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

Courtney Martin

Courtney Martin

Manufacturing Representative

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

Eric Farley

Downtown Portland Clean & Safe Chair

Resident, Fountain Plaza Condos

Julia Banks

Julia Banks

Vice President Downtown Portland District Manager, Wells Fargo

Dr. Robin Beavers

Vice President of Community & Social Impact, Portland Timbers

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

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

Board Members

Brett Baker

President, Springboard Group

Candace Beeke

Publisher & President, Portland Business Journal

Marianne Bichsel

Vice President External Affairs, Comcast

Harry Cheema

Senior Public Affairs 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

Hana Doubrava

Director of Corporate Affairs, Microsoft

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

Christina Fuller

Co-Owner, Fuller Events

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, Focus Partners Wealth

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

Matt Keating

Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Natalie King

Senior Vice President, Communications, Trail Blazers

Tony Kopki

Vice President, Commercial Programs, PacificSource

Nolan Lienhart

Principal and Director of Planning & Urban Design, ZGF Architecture

Jonah Liden

Community & Government Relations Manager, Adidas America

Cheryl Linder

Managing Director, Accenture

John Maher

President, The Oregonian

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

Lauren Paolini

External Affairs Manager, AT&T

Merrin Permut

Vice President, Legacy Health System

Jennifer Price

Partner in Charge, Moss Adams

Rojita Raghubansh

Senior Vice President of HR & Risk Management, Schnitzer Investment Properties

Nanette Reid

Business Banking Regional Executive – West Region, U.S. Bank

Andrew Schpak

Co-Managing Partner, Barran Liebman

Alando Simpson

Chief Executive Officer, COR

Bret Stevens

eMobility Incentive Consulting, Daimler Trucks

Matt Vaughn

Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Radius Recycling

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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