David C. Baca ’78
2008, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. Portland, Oregon.

Mark Blegen
2025, President, Linfield University, McMinnville, Oregon

Phillip J. Bond ’78
2005, President of Government Relations. Washington, D.C.

Scott Chambers
2015, President, Headwater Investment Consulting, Inc. McMinnville, Oregon.

Martha B. Cox ’72
1998, Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Steel Casting Co., Inc. Portland, Oregon.

Eric A. Deffenbaugh '00
2023, Director, Fast Enterprises, LLC, Centennial, Colorado.

Dave M. Dillon ’89
1996, Executive Vice President, Oregon Farm Bureau Federation. Salem, Oregon.

Kirby Dyess ’68
2022, Principal, Austin Capital Management. Beaverton, Oregon.

John Ermatinger ’75
2026, Strategic Advisor, Zliide (Denmark), Newport Beach, California. 

Lucinda Day Fournier ’95
2004, Retired. Bend, Oregon.

Karen Fox ’93
2026, Retired. Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Leda I. Garside
2013, Manager, Tuality Healthcare, ¡Salud!. Hillsboro, Oregon.

Brian Gerritz '98
2019, President, Pavilion Construction. Portland, Oregon

Michelle E. Giguere ’78
2009, Partner, Summit Strategies Government Affairs, LLC. Washington, D.C.

Glen Giovannetti ’84
2013, Retired Partner, Ernst & Young. Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Sara Gomez Horta ’17
2025, Founder/CEO, Tesoro, New York City, New York

David C. Haugeberg
1982, Attorney at Law, Haugeberg, Rueter, Gowell, Fredricks & Higgins, P.C. McMinnville, Oregon.

Kellanne B. Henry ’83
2008, Commercial Real Estate Consultant. Seattle, Washington.

Cindy J. Johnson '81
2023, Publisher/Producer, Cool Titles, LLC, Beverly Hills, California.

Ranette Kamaka
2020, Clerk, Department of Hawaiian Homelands. Kaneohe, Hawaii.

Sadie Kenna ’03,
2026, Vice President, Client Services Delivery, Intapp. Ridgefield, Michigan

Susie Kuhn ’97,
2025, President, Wolverine Worldwide Active Brand Group, Grand Rapids, Connecticut  

Mary Lago ’97
2025, Principal owner and chief wealth strategist, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management, Portland, Oregon

Erika Marksbury
2018, Senior Pastor, McMinnville First Baptist Church. McMinnville, Oregon.

Mike M. Miller ‘96
2023, Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships, University of California – Santa Barbara. Goleta, California.

Tim S. Nickerson '01
2022, Vice President of Risk Management, SP Plus Corporation. Chicago, Illinois.

Rob D. Owens '94
2023, Managing Director, Co-Head of Technology Research, Piper Sandler. Portland, Oregon.

Katie Paullin ’03
2025, Chief Marketing Officer, Moda Partners, Portland, OR

Laurie Reser
2025, Philanthropist, Tigard, OR

Curt F. Shepard '78
2023, Retired. Beverly Hills, California.

Marcy Hamby Towns ’85
2020, Professor of Chemical Education, Purdue University. West Lafayette, Indiana.

Martha VanCleave ’75
2026, Retired (Faculty Appointed). Gig Harbor, Washington.

Trustees Emeriti

Kerry L. Carmody ’73
2008, Retired. Valencia, California.

Charles H. Chicks ’53
1972, Los Altos, California.

Pamela L. Claassen ’75
2001, Chief of Capital Strategies, Human Good. Pleasanton, California.

Vernon G. DeLap ’50
1975, Portland, Oregon.

Charles R. Getchell ’55
1986, Damascus, Oregon.

Kent Harrop
2001, Beverly, Massachusetts.

Marvin Henberg
2021, President Emeritus, The College of Idaho. Sunriver, Oregon.

André W. Iseli ’55
1968, Clackamas, Oregon.

Glenna Kruger ’68
1982, Portland, Oregon.

Gary F. Magnuson ’73
2000, Seattle, Washington.

Michael G. McBride ’72
1996, Twin Falls, Idaho.

Moe Momtazi
2002, Owner, Tecna Industries, Inc.; Maysara, Momtazi Family LLC. McMinnville, Oregon.

Daniel J. O’Leary ’86

2004, Claremont, California.

George W. Steers
1993, Seattle, Washington.

Bruce Stewart ’49
1970, McMinnville, Oregon.

Thomas L. Sutro ’71
2001, Irvine, California.

Bernie Turner
1989, McMinnville, Oregon

Richard E. Withnell ’64
1990, Keizer, Oregon.

Honorary Trustees

Larry L. Sims
1993, Amity, Oregon.

David Lum
2022, Warrenton, Oregon.

^{This page of the University Catalog was published in August 2026 and may not reflect changes that took place after this time.}