Barbara Alberty '75, '78
The Alberty Group

Ms. Alberty joined the board in 2002 and is serving her second term as Vice President/Chair of Board Development. She serves on the Foundation’s Executive and Board Development Committees. Ms. Alberty is a member of the Retirement Association of Portland State (RAPS) and a friend of the Simon Benson House.

Education: B.S. and MBA, Portland State University

Ms. Bean joined the board in 2006 and serves as a member of Personnel Committee.

Ms. Bean is a member of WorldatWork, the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals and a contributing member of Compensation Standards. Ms. Bean is also a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Employee Benefit Specialist.

Education: B.S., Business Administration from Portland State University

Gale Castillo '74
Executive Director, Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber

Ms. Castillo joined the Foundation board in 2002 and serves as a member of the Ethnically Based Scholarship Committee.

She is a member of Portland’s Small Business Council, Portland Small Business Alliance, STARS Program (Students Today Aren’t Ready for Sex), SMART (Start Making a Reader Today), Portland Neighborhood Development Support Collaborative Advisory board and Class IV Fellow and former board member of the American Leadership Forum.

Education: B.A., Linfield College; M.A., Portland State University

Gary Eichman '71
President, Oregon Transfer Company

Mr. Eichman joined the board in 2004 and is serving his second year as Secretary. He is a member of the Executive, Real Estate and Development Committees.

Mr. Eichman is a member of the Warehousing Education and Research Council, Portland Freight Committee, Oregon Draymen & Warehousemen's Association, Oregon Trucking Association, International Warehouse Logistics Association, Distribution Services, Inc, and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.

Education: B.S., Portland State University

Les Fahey ’68
Partner, Fahey Ventures, LLC
CEO, Daverci Solutions, Inc.

Mr. Fahey joined the board in 2006 and serves as a member of the Development Committee. He serves a member of Building Our Future Campaign Cabinet for Portland State University and serves as a member of the PSU MBA Program Advisory Committee and is the former chair of the PSU Accounting Alumni Committee.

Mr. Fahey serves on the board of the Portland Family of Funds; Daverci Solutions; Portland Screw Company; the Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology; YMCA Teen Division and the Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Northwest. He is a trustee of the Mt. Angel Abbey Foundation and is a member of the Knights of Columbus at St. Puis X.

Education: B.S., Business Administration from Portland State University

Tom Fink '71
President, Magnacorp Financial Group

Mr. Fink joined the board in 2005 and is serving his first year as Chair of the Real Estate Committee. He is a member of the Development and Gift Acceptance Committees. He is a member of PSU’s Centennial Society.

Mr. Fink serves on the board of St. Mary’s Academy.

Education: B.S., Portland State University

Marc Fovinci
Principal, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management

Mr. Fovinci joined the board in 2004 and is in his third year as Vice President of Investments. His responsibility is to oversee the board’s investment goals, objectives, and policies, as well as monitor and report on investment performance. He is a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Investment Committee.

Mr. Fovinci is a member and past treasurer of Loaves & Fishes Centers; chairman of Portland Dine-Out Committee; member of Rotary Club of Portland; former chair of the Member Satisfaction, Membership, and Community Grants Committees of Rotary Club of Portland; Investment Committee member of Morrison Child and Family Services; former president, Noontime Toastmasters, Toastmasters International; Former president and treasurer of Northwest Taxable Bond Club; member, CFA Society of Portland.

Education: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University; MBA, Finance, University Washington

Richard "Rick" Hawkins '69
Partner, Geffen, Mesher & Company, P.C.

Mr. Hawkins joined the board in 2001 and is in his second term as President. He has served three years as Treasurer and chair of the Finance and Audit Committee. In addition, he serves as a member of the Investment, Executive, Directors and Development Committees.

Mr. Hawkins has served a chair of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum and is a member of the Trillium Family Services Foundation Board and Portland Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.

Education: B.S., Portland State University; Certified Public Accountant

Gordon Hoffman
Managing Director, Northwest Technology Ventures

Mr. Hoffman joined the board in 2002 and is in his third term as a Vice President of the board. He Chairs the Entrepreneurial Activities Committee. In addition, he serves as a member of the Investment and Executive Committees. Mr. Hoffman is an instructor and advisory board member of Saturday Academy.

Education: B.S.E.E., Illinois Institute of Technology; M.S.E.E., Stanford University

Lynn Johnson
Managing Director, JGP Wealth Management Group

Mr. Johnson joined the board in 2001 and is serving his second term as Immediate Past President of the Board. Lynn served two terms as President and is a member of the Investment, Personnel, Development and Directors Committees and former member of the Finance and Audit Committee. In addition, Mr. Johnson serves on the Portland State University Capital Campaign Cabinet.

Education: B.S., United States International University; M.S., Lewis & Clark College

Chris Kitchel
Attorney, Stoel Rives

Ms. Kitchel joined the board in 2007. Ms. Kitchel is a former officer of the Board of Trustees of Oregon Episcopal School; former Director of Southwest Washington Independent Forward Thrust; and former member of the Research Board of Portland City Club.

Education: J.D. (cum laude), Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College; MBA, Portland State University; BSB, University of Minnesota

Eva Kripalani '83
Community Leader

Ms. Kripalani joined the board in 2002 and is currently serving her fourth term as Vice President/Chair of Gift Acceptance. She has also served on the Portland State University Alumni Board.

Ms. Kripalani is a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Oregon Chapter of the March of Dimes; Cascade AIDS Project; Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries.

Education: B.S., Portland State University; J.D., Willamette University College of Law

Dolores Leon '70
Community Leader

Ms. Leon joined the board in 2002. She is currently serving her second term as a Vice President of the Board. Ms. Leon is a member of the Ethnically Based Scholarship Committee. She is also a member of the Friends of Simon Benson House and a former member of the PSU Alumni Board of Directors.

Education: B.S., Portland State University

Irving Levin
CEO, Genesis Financial Solutions

Mr. Levin joined the board in 2004. He is a member of PSU’s Business Advisory Council and School of Business Administration Advisory Board.

Mr. Levin is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Oregon Children's Foundation, Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation, The Renaissance Foundation, Oregon Entrepreneurial Forum, and is a Class Sponsor for the I Have A Dream Foundation. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for First Equity Card Corporation and H2F Media, Inc. Mr. Levin is a past Chairman of the Board for Renaissance Holdings, Inc., Orchard Federal Savings Bank and First Consumers National Bank.

Education: B.A. and MBA, University of Chicago

Marilyn Lindgren
Community Leader

Ms. Lindgren joined the board in 2001 and is currently serving her second term as Treasurer of the board. Ms. Lindgren served 2 terms as Secretary of the Board and a member of the Executive Committee. As Treasurer, Ms. Lindgren is charged with appointing the auditor, overseeing the preparation of the annual budget, and overseeing the accounting policies and practices of the Foundation.

She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants; Past president and member of the board for Multnomah Athletic Club; co-general chairman of the 100th United States Women’s Amateur Golf Championship; member of the Portland Opera Association, Junior League of Portland; Young Audiences of Portland; Portland Industrial Rotary Club and Stanford Club of Portland.

Education: B.A., Stanford University; Graduate education from Portland State University, Reed College, and United States Army War College, Pennsylvania

Jon Mitchell ’69
President and CEO, Acumentra Health

Mr. Mitchell joined the board in 2006 and serves as a member of the Real Estate Committee. He also serves as a member of the Management Committee of Broadway Housing, LLC., and is a board member of 2828 Corbett, Inc.

Mr. Mitchell is the chairman of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Governing Board and of the Washington State Hospital Association. He has served as a board member for the Oregon Children’s Foundation; Washington State University School of Business Advisory Board; Oregon State University School of Health and Human Performance Advisory Board; United Way of Jackson County; Ronald McDonald House and the National Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Washington - Jackson County Chapter.

Education: B.S., Business Administration from Portland State University; M.B.A., Oregon State University; M.P.S., Hospital and Health Services Administration from Cornell University

Annette Mulee
Attorney, Private Practice

Ms. Mulee joined the board in 2007. Ms. Mulee is a member of the Driftwood Library Foundation and PSU School of Business Administration Advisory Board. She is a former Director of CollegeNET, Inc and a former member of the American Electronic Association Oregon Council.

Education: J.D. (cum laude), Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College; MBA, Finance and Economics, Columbia University Graduate Business School; AB, Economics, Cornell University Phi Beta Kappa

John Petersen
Director, L.J. Melody and Company

Mr. Petersen joined the board in 2004 and is serving his second term as First Vice President. He is a member of the Management Team of Broadway Housing, LLC, Board of Directors for 2828 Corbett, Inc., the Real Estate Committee and is an ex-officio member of the Finance and Audit Committee.

Mr. Petersen is a member of the Oregon State Bar; Oregon Mortgage Bankers; NAIOP; Urban Land Institute, International Council of Shopping Centers; Hearing and Speech Institute; River Bend Youth Center and Network for Oregon Affordable Housing.

Education: B.S., University of Oregon; J.D., University of Oregon

Jeff Reaves
President/Architect, Group Mackenzie

Mr. Reaves joined the board in 2007. Mr. Reaves has served a member of the board of Trillium Family Services and is a member of the Central Eastside Urban Renewal Advisory Committee.

Education: BA, Arizona State University; Boston Architectural Center; Springfield Technology Center

Arthur A. Riedel
Community Leader

Mr. Riedel joined the board in 2007. Mr. Riedel is a Commissioner of Port of Tillamook Bay; Director of the Oregon Maritime Museum; Honorary Consul for the Netherlands, emeritus; Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Oregon, emeritus; and a Life Trustee of Lewis & Clarke College

Education: Mr. Riedel holds a degree from Stanford University in Construction/Engineering

James Rippey
Community Leader

Mr. Rippey joined the board in 2004 and serves as a member of the Investment Committee.

Mr. Rippey has served on the boards of Providence St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center Foundation, the Portland Rotary Charitable Trust and the University of Oregon Foundation.

Education: Bachelor’s, University of Oregon

Peter W. Stott
President, Columbia Investments, Ltd.
Vice Chairman and Principal, ScanlanKemperBard Companies

Mr. Stott joined the board in 2006 and serves as a member of the Development Committee. He is a member of the President’s Advisory Board for Athletics and the Building Our Future Campaign Cabinet for Portland State University.

Mr. Stott is a trustee of the Portland Art Museum and serves on the Board of Directors of Con-way Incorporated (NYSE:CNW). He serves as chair of the SOLV, Founders’ Circle and is a founding member of the Crater Lake National Park Trust. Mr. Stott is a former trustee of Lewis and Clark College and a past member of the Pacific Crest Outward Bound School Advisory Board; University of Oregon Foundation Board of Directors; and Nature Conservancy of Oregon Board of Director.

Education: Portland State University 1962 to 1963 and 1965 to 1968; University of Americas 1964-1965

Kenneth A. Thrasher
CEO, Compli Corporation

Mr. Thrasher joined the board in 2004. He is serving his second term as Chair of the Development Committee. In addition, Mr. Thrasher is a member of the Friends of Simon Benson House, Food Industry Leadership Council and the Business Advisory Council, and former Co-Chair of PSU’s Capital Campaign Cabinet.

Mr. Thrasher serves on the boards of the Oregon Business Council, Portland Business Alliance, Oregon Mentoring Initiative, Oregon Halfway House, Albertina Kerr Center, Coalition for School Funding Now!, Governor’s Educational Quality Taskforce, and serves as Vice President of the Fred Meyer Foundation.

Charles A. Wilhoite
Principal and Director, Willamette Management Association

Mr. Wilhoite joined the board in 2004. He is as a member of the Gift Acceptance Committee and has also served as a member of the Finance and Audit Committee.

Mr. Wilhoite is a member of the Portland Business Alliance, American Society of Appraisers, Urban League of Portland, and the Portland Chapter President of the National Association of Black Accountants.

Education: B.S., Arizona State University