About the Alliance


2007-08 Portland Business Alliance Board of Directors

Chair
Samuel Brooks
President & Chairman of the Board, Brooks Staffing

Chair-Elect
Steven J. Holwerda
Chief Operating Officer, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Inc.

Chair Emeritus
Judy Peppler
President - Oregon, Qwest

Treasurer
Charles A. Wilhoite
Principal, Willamette Management Associates

Secretary/Member - Manufacturing
Calvin W. Collins
VP of Administration, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, ESCO Corporation

Vice Chair for Downtown Services
Phillip A. Kalberer
President, Kalberer Company

Vice Chair for Economic Development
Julia Brim-Edwards
Deputy Director State Government & Public Affairs, Nike, Inc.

Vice Chair for Government Relations
Chris Mongrain
President and COO, Emerson Hardwood Company

Vice Chair for Marketing
Brad Hutton
Area Vice President, Hilton Hotels Corporation

Vice Chair for Membership
Marty Stewart
Vice President of Sales & Marketing, The ODS Companies

Member - Small Business
Deborah Kitchin
Princpal, InterWorks, LLC

Member-at-Large
Steve Clark
Publisher/President, Pamplin Media Group

Member-at-Large
Scott Langley
President, Ashforth Pacific, Inc.

Member-at-Large
Alan J. Johnson
Regional President - Oregon, Wells Fargo

Portland Downtown Services, Inc. (PDSI) Representative
Ronald H. Beltz
Regional Vice President, Commonwealth Properties

Portland Business Alliance President & CEO
Sandra McDonough

Board Members

Scott Andrews
President, Melvin Mark Properties

Jackie Babicky-Peterson
Chief Financial Officer, Babicky Performance Partners

Larry Becker
Liberty Northwest Insurance

Carol A. Dillin
Vice President, Public Policy, Portland General Electric

Dave Edson
President Umpqua Bank Northwest, Umpqua Bank/Umpqua Holdings Corp.

Jill Eiland
Oregon Public Affairs Manager, Intel Corporation

Gregory Goodman
President, City Center Parking

Richard Harris
Executive Director, Central City Concern

Curt L. Henninger
Senior Vice President - General Manager, Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.

J. Clayton Hering
President, Norris, Beggs & Simpson

Roger W. Hinshaw
President, Bank of America - Oregon & SW Washington

Eric H.I. Hoffman
Operations Manager, Hoffman Construction Company of Oregon

J.E. Isaac
Senior Vice President, Business Affairs, Portland Trail Blazers

James B. Jeddeloh
President, Dynamic Consulting, Inc.

Charles P. "Chuck" Jones, CFP
President, Chuck Jones & Associates, Inc.

Gregg Kantor
Vice President, Public Affairs & Communications, NW Natural

Wayne Kingsley
Chairman, American Waterways, Inc.

Donald L. Krahmer, Jr.
Shareholder/Partner, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.

J. Bart McMullan Jr., M.D.
President, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon

Harvey Platt
Chairman/CEO, Platt Electric Supply, Inc.

Michael Powell
President/Owner, Powell's Books

Bruce Randall
Regional Vice President, Macy's

Dennis Rawlinson
Partner, Miller Nash LLP

John W. Russell
President, Russell Development Co., Inc.

Thomas Sass
Senior Vice President, Finance, Gunderson Inc.

Edward (Ted) Schreck
Senior Vice President of Administration, Legacy Health System

Dave Sorenson
President, KeyBank

Russell Spencer
Director of Government Relations, Pfizer Inc.

Steven D. Stadum
General Counsel, Oregon Health & Science University

Patrick Stickel
President, The Oregonian

David Underriner
Chief Operating Officer, Providence Health & Services

Wally Van Valkenburg
Managing Partner, Stoel Rives LLP

Paul Vogel
Managing Director, Public Affairs and Strategic Initiatives, PacifiCorp

Malia Wasson
President, U.S. Bank - Oregon

Jonathan Williams
PNITA Representative, Intel Corp.

Karen Williams
Partner, Lane Powell LLC

John Willis
Area Manager, CH2M Hill

Michael T. Winslow
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, The Standard

Ex-Officio Members

Aaron Babbie
Leadership Portland Representative, Provenance Hotels

Sho Dozono
President & CEO, Azumano Travel/American Express

J. Michael Goodwin
President & CEO, Oregon State University Foundation

Jeff Miller
President & CEO, Portland Oregon Visitors Assocation

Stephen Pirkl
Downtown Retail Council Representative, Stephen Vincent Jewelers

Allan Price
Vice President - University Advancement, University of Oregon

Preston Pulliams
District President, Portland Community College

Bruce Warner
Executive Director, Portland Development Commission

Bill Wyatt
Executive Director, Port of Portland