About the Alliance


2011-12 Portland Business Alliance Board of Directors

Chair
J.E. Isaac
Representative, Portland Trail Blazers

Chair-Elect
Dennis Rawlinson
Partner, Miller Nash LLP

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

Treasurer
Gregg Kantor
CEO, NW Natural

Secretary/Vice Chair of Membership
Julie Burnett
President & CEO, Liberty Northwest

Vice Chair for Downtown Services
Vanessa Sturgeon
President, TMT Development

Vice Chair for Marketing/Communications
DJ Wilson
President & General Manager, KGW Media Group

Vice Chair for Economic Development
Jim Mark
CEO, Melvin Mark Companies

Vice Chair for Government Relations
Mitchell Hornecker
President, Howard S. Wright

Member-at-Large
David Knowles
Vice President/Portland Area Manager, CH2M Hill

Member-at-Large
Henry Fore
Regional Vice President - Oregon/SW Washington, Comcast

Member-at-Large
Sue Hennessy
VP Health Plan Services, Kaiser Permanente

Member-at-Large
Chris Anderson
Publisher & President, The Oregonian

Member-at-Large
Wally Van Valkenburg
Managing Partner, Stoel Rives LLP

Member-at-Large/Manufacturing
Chip Terhune
Director, Environmental & Public Affairs, Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.

Member - Small Business
Deborah Kitchin
Principal, InterWorks, LLC

Clean & Safe Inc. Representative
Dave Williams
General Manager of Utility Operations, NW Natural

Portland Business Alliance President & CEO
Sandra McDonough

Board Members

Dave Anderton
Partner, Ernst & Young

Kerry Barnett
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, The Regence Group

Ron Beltz
Vice President, American Pacific International Capital Property Management

Mark Bocchi
Director, Passenger and Alliance Sales, Alaska Airlines

Julia Brim-Edwards
Director, Government & Public Affairs Western States & Canada, Nike, Inc.

David Chown
President, Chown Hardware

Justin Delaney
Vice President, External Affairs & Associate Counsel, The Standard

Christopher Denzin
Vice President & General Manager, CenturyLink

Steve Duea
Vice President of Human Resources, PCC Structurals

Jill Eiland
Northwest Region Corporate Affairs Manager, Intel Corporation

Mark Eitzen
Vice President, Gunderson

Lori Flexer
Senior Vice President, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management

Mark Goodman
Vice President, City Center Parking

Trent Green
Senior Vice President, Legacy Health System

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

Bruce Iredale
Vice President/General Manager, Evraz Portland

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

Scott Langley
President & CEO, Ashforth Pacific, Inc.

Richelle Luther
Deputy General Counsel, Columbia Sportswear Co.

Chris Mongrain
President & COO, Emerson Hardwood Group

Tracie Murphy
Senior Vice President, The ODS Companies

Jon Owens
Vice President, Marketing & Global Business Processes, ESCO Corporation

Merritt Paulson
Owner, Portland Timbers

Don Pearson
Regional President, Oregon Region, Wells Fargo

Harvey Platt
Chairman, Platt Electric Supply, Inc.

Allan Price
President, OHSU Foundation

Bruce Randall
Regional Vice President, Macy's

Gary W. Reynolds
President, Perkins & Co., P.C.

Dave Robertson
Vice President Public Policy, Portland General Electric

Dave Sorenson
Senior Vice President, Key Bank

Jennifer Spall
Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

David Underriner
CEO for Portland Service Area, Providence Health & Services

Paul Vogel
Vice President/Communication and Public Affairs, Pacific Power

Malia Wasson
President, U.S. Bank - Oregon

Karen Williams
Principal, Carroll Community Investments LLC

Grant Word
President Middle Market Commercial Banking, JPMorgan Chase

Ex-Officio Members

Jon Fink
Vice President Research & Strategic Partnerships, Portland State University

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

Candace Horter
Assistant Vice President for Portland Advancement, University of Oregon

Thomas Imeson
Director of Public Affairs, Port of Portland

Judith Johansen
President, Marylhurst University

Ben McKinley
Leadership Portland Representative, Cascade Web Development

Jeff Miller
President & CEO, Travel Portland

William Palmer
Downtown Retail Council Representative, Brooks Brothers

Preston Pulliams
District President, Portland Community College

Patrick Quinton
Executive Director, Portland Development Commission

Michael Redding
Vice President for University Relations, University of Oregon

Sean Robbins
CEO, Greater Portland, Inc.

T. Alan Sprott
Vice President, Vigor Industrial LLC

Wim Wiewel
President, Portland State University

Bill Wyatt
Executive Director, Port of Portland