Richard Alexander, Chairman of the Board
Mr. Alexander is the founder and former CEO of Viking Industries, a highly successful window and door manufacturing company headquartered in Portland. He sold his company several years ago, but continues to remain active in the community, including Chairman, Associated Oregon Industries; Board member, Portland Chamber of Commerce; Board member, OMSI; President, Rose Festival Association; President of the Board, Oregon Episcopal Schools; Chairman, Crime Commission; and Board member, Boy Scouts of America.

Thomas Tomjack, Vice Chairman
Mr. Tomjack is Chairman and CEO of the North Pacific Group, of which North Pacific Lumber is a part. He is a past Manager of KPMG Peat Marwick, where he held various other positions in both New York and Portland. He also worked for the Potlatch Corporation as general sales manager before joining North Pacific. Tom currently serves on the Board of Regents of the University of Portland and is a past Board member of Pacific University where he was Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committees.

Mark Stevenson,
Chief Executive Officer, Capital Pacific Bank

Robert Krueger,
President, Capital Pacific Bank
 

Sheryl A. Manning is an experienced businesswoman and active leader in civic and nonprofit organizations. She began her career in public accounting, working for both Coopers & Lybrand and Arthur Andersen, and ultimately established her own independent practice serving the accounting and reporting needs of publicly-held companies. She has a strong history of involvement with civic and nonprofit organizations in the community. She was instrumental in the re-formation of the nonprofit Classic Wines Auction, Inc. into an independent entity in order to enable it to support additional children and family charities, is a two-time past chair of the annual charity wine auction, and continues to serve actively on its board. She served as a commissioner and chair of the Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission, and twice ran its day-to-day operations as the interim general manager. She has also served on the boards of several other corporate and community organizations including Albina Community Bank, Friends of the Performing Arts Center, Portland Youth Philharmonic and Oregon Ballet Theatre.

Frances Matson has spent most of her business career in Portland, Oregon where she has been a successful realtor, investor and commercial banker. She has served as a Senior Vice President of US Bank, and was selected for special executive management recognition and training. During her tenure at US Bank she acquired extensive REO and problem loan experience. She is also a licensed associate real estate broker. As a real estate investor Fran has owned at various times a total of over 1000 rental units. She has also been involved in various development projects such as the Catlin Crest Subdivision, Murray Ridge and Barbur Square.

Stephen Mitchell is the Chief Financial Officer of Mercy Corps, a $250 million global poverty relief and development agency supported by headquarters offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, with 2,700 staff worldwide reaching nearly 10 million people in more than 40 countries. He has 24 years of domestic and international finance experience, and has worked extensively in the private sector for major U.S. financial and public accounting institutions, including U.S. Bank, Zions Bank and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He serves as a Director and Vice-Chair of XacBank, one of Asia's largest and most successful commercial microfinance organizations, and is an advisor on microfinance matters around the world. Mr. Mitchell sits on the boards of various for- profit and not-for-profit organizations, and is an Investment Committee member of Microvest, LLC, an international microfinance investment fund. He received his MBA in Finance from the University of California at Irvine and his undergraduate degree in Political Science from Brigham Young University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Treasury Professional.

Werner G. Nistler Jr. is Chairman and CEO of Touchmark, one of Oregon's top 150 privately held companies. He has established and grown a variety of businesses over the past 30 years, including Touchmark, which develops and operates resort retirement and health care communities in the West, Midwest and Canada. Among other enterprises, Werner also formed Beaverton Banking Company, a state chartered bank, which became Valley National Bank and ultimately part of U.S. Bank. He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in accounting and has worked as a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of Rotary International.

Ronald Shellan is a partner with Miller Nash LLP, where he leads the firm’s affordable housing practice group and also specializes in tax, business and corporate law. He has chaired the Oregon State Bar tax section, and has twice served on the board of directors of the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants. Ron was the founding president of the Portland Tax Forum and serves on its board of directors. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and, before his career in law, worked as a tax accountant for Coopers & Lybrand. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington and earned his law degree at Willamette University. Ron has been active in a number of community organizations including service as an officer and board member of the Multiple Sclerosis Society Oregon Chapter, Robison Jewish Home and Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants Charitable Foundation.

Karen Whitman is President of Karen Whitman Projects. In addition to her extensive background in marketing and public relations, she is a nationally known consultant on public spaces. She has been one of Portland’s most prolific advocates and has served as past Director of Pioneer Courthouse Square and past President of Portland Oregon Visitors Association. Karen founded Artquake and the Association for Portland Progress (now the Portland Business Alliance), as well as assisting in policy formulation for various other civic and private initiatives to encourage economic development and the local economy. She is currently President of the Oregon Sports Authority. She is a board member of the Portland Schools Foundation and the Portland Parks Foundation, in addition to serving as a member of the Portland Business Alliance Marketing Committee.