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2007-08 Board Members
"Inspired and energized by the vision coming to life in our centers daily, we continue
to reach out to those in need while enriching our own lives in the process."
President: Dean Morell
1st Vice President: Laureen O'Brien
2nd Vice President: Alan Resnik
Secretary: Greg Houser
Treasurer: Phil Juckeland
Past President: Tony Leineweber
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Teletha Benjamin
Retired. Professional careers in education and social work. Member of Oregon Chapter National Association of Social Workers, Religious Ministries Board NAMASTE. Community involvement includes volunteer, PTA officer, and advocate for Vernon Elementary School. Former member of Multnomah County Juvenile Services Commission, United Way Admissions/Termination Committee, Jefferson High School Advisory Committee, Divisional Board of Salvation Army, Harbor Light Council, Gladys McCoy Scholarship Fund, Interstate Firehouse Theater Board and Metro Area Foster Parent Association Board. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes former member and Secretary of the Board of Directors; served as a member of the Visioning Task Force and Resource Center Development Committee overseeing construction of present building. |
James A. Bock
President of E C Company, E C Power Systems. Received BS in Technology, Associates Degree in Supervision/Marketing from Purdue University. Degree in Gas & Electrical Distribution and Transmission Engineering from North Indiana Public Service Company. Worked in the water, wastewater, electrical equipment, industrial engine and power generation area for more than 39 years. Involved with the manufacturing of this equipment for 20 years. Sales, marketing, engineering and operations management experience both nationally and internationally. Volunteer mentor for Port of Portland. Member: Portland Ambassadors Club, NECA Political Action Committee, Chemical Manufacturers Association, Water Pollution Control Federatioin. Delivers Meals-On-Wheels. |
Dr. William Bolen
Retired dentist. Graduate of USC School of Dentistry, clinical assistant professor at UC San Francisco, private practice in San Francisco. Volunteer service includes Boy Scout leader, soccer coach, church. |
Worth Caldwell, Jr.
Retired. Professional background in funeral service. Former principal of Caldwell's Colonial Mortuary. Received BS degree from Menlo College of Business. Board member of Oregon Pioneer Savings and Japanese Garden Society; former president of Central Eastside Industrial Council; member of Sapporo Sister City Association, Metropolitan Community Action, Portland Junior Chamber of Commerce, Royal Rosarian (Past Prime Minister), Restoration of David Campbell Memorial, East Portland Rotary, Portland Police Retirement Committee, Oregon Cancer Society, Salvation Army, Girl Scouts, Multnomah County March of Dimes, Catholic Charities, Oregon Funeral Directors Association. Served in the Coast Guard for four years. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes six years on the Board of Directors (two years as Board President), Nominating Committee, Visioning Task Force, Resource Center Development Committee, and Capital Campaign Committee for new central kitchen and administrative offices, Council of Friends, and President's Round Table. |
Donna Elsasser
Retired after 34 years from US West/West, the last 20 served as Finance Manager in Revenues, Budgets and Statistics. Native Oregonian. Community board involvement includes Secretary of the Board of the Portland Opera Guild; served on the Board of Directors of Soroptomist International of Portland; volunteer for Northwest Pilot Project, a reader for Golden Hours at Oregon Public Broadcasting, a member of Portland Civic Theatre Guild, and a member of City Club of Portland. Has volunteered for Loaves & Fishes Centers for 26 years serving on the Downtown Center Steering Committee in several capacities, former Board of Directors member and Centers Council Chair, and is Finance Committee member. |
Chris Folkestad
Certified Public Accountant. Self-employed. Received his BA in Business Administration from University of Oregon. Serves as executive director and holds a permanent board position on the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund. Holds membership in Oregon Society of Certified Public Accounts, American Institute of Certified Public Accounts, Columbia Edgewater Country Club and Multnomah Athletic Club. Community involvement includes member of the executive committee of the board of Christie School. Prior board experience includes treasurer and finance committee chair of the Ainsworth Foundation; treasurer and finance committee chair of Growing Tree Children’s Center; treasurer of the French American School. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes long-term supporter of Loaves & Fishes Centers and volunteering as a Meals-on-Wheels driver, President's Round Table committee |
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Karen Fornshell
Senior Vice President/Professional Banking Manager of Bank of the Cascades. Received BS in Communications Management from University of Portland. Community involvement includes current chair of Metropolitan Family Service; member of Arlington Club. Previously served on the National Alumni Board, University of Portland; Oregon Health Assessment Project board; Rotary Club of Portland; Oregon Women's advisory board; STARS board member. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes team leader and contributor for the 2005 President's Round Table; Annual Luncheon; and Meals-On-Wheels driver. |
Rick Hawkins
Certified Public Accountant for Geffen Mesher & Company. Received BS degree in Accounting from Portland State University. Member of the Oregon Society of CPAs, American Institute of CPAs, Finance Committee member of the National League of Nurses; Board member of Portland State University’s Foundation, Trillium Foundation, and Association for Corporate Growth. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes President’s Round Table 2004 Campaign committee. |
Gregory Houser
Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer for Chinook Capital Management LLC. Received BA from University of Oregon; MBA from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Professional designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Community involvement includes past chair and current member of University of Oregon Business Advisory Council; past chair and emeritus director of Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation; former board member of Autzen Foundation; former board member of William Temple House; served on Capital Campaign for Children's Museum; member of Multnomah Athletic Club and Arlington Club; member and past board member of Waverley Country Club and Racquet Club. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes cochair of Capital Campaign Committee and team leader of President's Round Table membership drive. |
Sallee Humphrey
Interior architect; owner of DECA, Inc., an architecture and interior design firm. Received Bachelors of Interior Architecture at University of Oregon. Formerly an Associate Principal with BOORA Architects. Has practiced interior architecture and design for more than 19 years, primarily in the commercial sector. Is a guest design critic for the University of Oregon – School of Architecture. Community involvement includes member of Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, a Master Gardener in Oregon State University’s Extension Program, volunteer artist for “Kows for Kids." Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes Site Committee member. |
Joyce Jakubiak
Senior Tax Manager for Moss Adams LLP. Received MBA from University of Portland and MM from Northwestern University. Former Tax Manager for Yergen & Meyer LLP. Member of Oregon Society of CPAs and Washington Society of CPAs. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes Finance committee and Planned Giving committee. |
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Phil Juckeland
Retired. Former Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Western Family Holding Company. Received Masters of Business Administration from Wharton Graduate School, University of Pennsylvania; and Bachelors of Science from Oregon State University. Former CPA for Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers in Portland, Oregon); and Systems Analyst for GTE Data Services in Tampa, Florida. Served as 1st Lieutenant in the US Army, Quartermaster Corps. Professional affiliations include Financial Executives International, Portland Chapter; Oregon Society of CPA's and American Society of CPA's. Volunteer background includes past president of the East Portland Rotary Club; director of the Christie School and Christie School Foundation Board of Directors; member of the Business Advisory Council, College of Business at Oregon State University; and member of the Budget Committee at the Multnomah Athletic Club. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes Board Treasurer, Finance Committee chairman and Executive Committee member. |
Del Judy
Retired teacher. Received BA from Pacific University. Received deaf edcuation from Pacific University and Tucker Maxon School for Deaf. Taught special education for the deaf in Grants Pass and Portland schools. Participated in the Peace Corps in Bangkok, Thailand. Volunteers for Tualatin Historical Association, Washington County Historical Associatin, Pittock Mansion Society, Eastern Star, Pacific University Alumni Board and Tualatin Presbyterian Church. Has been a volunteer at the Tualatin Loaves & Fishes Center for more than 25 years. |
Tom Kelly
President of Neil Kelly Designers Remodelers in Portland, Ore. Attended University of Oregon majoring in business and spent four months in Washington, D.C. working for Representative Les AuCoin. Tom is actively involved in: National Association of Remodeling Industry, Oregon Construction Contractors Board, Oregon Remodeling Association, Natural Step, Portland Rotary, Home Builders Association of Metro Portland, Volunteers of America Board. Tom was named Oregon Service Entrepreneur of the Year in 1998 and Rotarian of the Year in 2005. The Neil Kelly firm delivers Meals-On-Wheels weekly and Tom delivers once a month. |
Ron King
President of Western Family Foods. Received BA from Washington State University. Volunteers for Legacy Health Systems Foundation at Good Samaratin, Emanuel PSU, Food Industry Programs Business Advisory Council. Has volunteered for the Loaves & Fishes Centers Annual Luncheon committee for several years. |
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Lynn Kingston
CPA with Moss Adams LLP for 18 years. Received BS in Accounting from Portland State University, Certificate of Educataion from Johannesburg College of Education. Career in education in South Africa. Volunteers for Junior Achievement, Camp Enterprise, Accounting advisory chair at PSU. Member of OSCPA and ALCPA. |
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Tony Leineweber
Executive Director, Portland State University Foundation. Received Bachelors of Science from Portland State University and Masters of Business Administration from University of Washington. Former manager at Pacific Northwest Bell, Senior Vice President of Market Transport, Ltd., and Vice President of Administration and Secrets at Crown Pacific. Volunteer background includes National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Portland Marathon, Board of Directors for SOLV, and Portland State University Foundation; serves on the Advisory Council for PSU School of Business Administration. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes cochair of the Annual Luncheon, cochair of Capital Campaign committee, member of the Executive committee and is past board president. |
Mark Lengel
Certified College Planner, member of the NICCP, National Institute of Certified College Planners. Founder and former owner of Southwest Washington Music Studios. Past Treasurer of the National Music Teachers Association. Attended Cleveland State University and Clark College. Active volunteer for Vancouver Parks & Recratioin's Senior Enrichment Program, Firstenburg Loaves & Fishes Center. |
Mark Long
Practicing attorney with and managing partner for Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt. Received Certificate and Diploma from Université de Lyon, Lyons, France; BA from Claremont McKenna College; JD from American University Washington College of Law. Former legislative assistant to Oregon Senator Bob Packwood; former principal of Washington, DC-based federal affairs and governmental relations consulting firm. A member of American Bar Association and the Oregon State Bar. Community involvement includes member of Board of Trustees of the Oregon Graduate Institute for Science and Technology and member of the Advisory Board to Saturday Academy. He is the past president of Metropolitan Family Service Foundation and past vice-president of the Emanuel Hospital and Medical Center Foundation. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes volunteering as Meals-On-Wheels driver and a member of the Annual Luncheon committee. |
Rob Miller
President of Trailblazer Foods. Received BA from Texas Christian University, Master of International Management from American Graduate School of International Management. Ten years in various management positions with Johnson & Johnson. President of Trailblazer Foods since April 2000. Board member of Portland Provience Medical Foundation, board member of West Hills Christian School, membership chair of Young Presidents Organization. |
Dean Morell
Senior Vice President, Branch Manager of Smith Barney. Graduate from Sunset High School and University of Oregon. Is a board member of the Portland Youth Philharmonic; serves as council member for the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education; serves as an arbitrator for the NYSE and NASD. Community involvement includes past board member of Make-A-Wish Foundation and has traveled to Romania with Northwest Medical Teams, Int'l. to bring gifts to children in orphanages. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes Christmas basket preparation, participation in the Portland Dineout, and chairman of the President's Round Table membership drive. |
Laureen O'Brien
Chief Information Officer - Oregon Region of the Providence Health System. Received BS degree in Business Administration and Marketing at San Diego State University. Member of HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) and CHIME (College of Healthcare Information Management Executives). More than 20 years experience in healthcare information technology. Community involvement includes feeding the homeless for the Portland Rescue Mission and the Denver Rescue Mission; member of Audubon Society; volunteers at Portland Rose Festival, Race for the Cure, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk. Loaves & Fishes involvement includes delivering weekend Meals-On-Wheels, Executive committee, and chairwoman of the Strategic Planning Committee. |
Alan Resnik
Professor at Portland State University, School of Business Administration. President and founder of Market Insights, Inc., a Portland-based consulting firm; active consultant in marketing and strategic planning. Received BS in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from Tulane University, and PhD in marketing at Arizona State University. Board member of National Alliance for Mentoring ICC and former board member of Association for Corporate Growth. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes President’s Round Table 2004 Campaign committee and Strategic Planning committee. |
Steve Rosvold
President of KRM Business Solutions. Undergraduate degree from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, graduate degree in finance from University of Chicago. Is a CPA. Numerous executive positions during 18-year career at Cargill, Inc. Chief financial officer of Conagra Malt Group. Member of Vancouver Rotary Club, chair of the Portland Chapter of the Financial Executives Networking Group, volunteer tandem captain for the Washington State School for the Blind. Participated in the President's Round Table campaign. |
Rhoni Seguin
Managing Director of Consultant Relations for INVESCO. Received BA from George Fox University and series 7,63 and 65 NASD exams. Eighteen years experience in the institutional investment management industry in asset management, client servicing and marketing. Member of Western Pension Conference. Current volunteer involvement includes fundraising for at St. Clare School and various committees. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes weekend Meals-On-Wheels delivery and long-term donor, a member of Annual Luncheon Committee 2003 and co-chair of 2004 and 2005 Annual Luncheons. |
Lauretta Slaughter
Retired health educator. Undergraduate degree from Spelman College, MS in public administration from University of Oregon. Case manager for Urban League and social worker. Volunteer for American Red Cross, instructor trainer for HIV-AIDS Prevention Program, president of Board of Portland Panhellenic Council and variety of other organizations. |
Dr. John Thorpe
Retired physician. Graduate of Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. Former Associate Pathologist and Director of Nuclear Medicine Service at Good Samaritan Hospital and Instructor in Nuclear Chemistry at Reed College. Member and former chair of the Oregon State Energy Council from 1974-1979. Following retirement, participated as a member of various community organizations including The Old Church Society and for the past several years has volunteered as a member of the Elm Court Steering Committee serving as chair for two years. Fomer member and Past President of the Loaves & Fishes Centers Board of Directors, served as chair of the Visioning Task Force overseeing the construction of the present Resource Center building, and is a Site committee member. |
Mary Wawrukiewicz
Retired. Formerly worked as computer programmer. Received BA degree from University of Rochester and MA degree from Western Kentucky University. Currently on the board of directors at Neighborhood House and volunteers at St. Clare Catholic Church; former board member of Portland Council of Camp Fire and volunteer with Northwest Pilot Project. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes Meals-On-Wheels driver for 25 years, Southwest Steering committee chairwoman and representative to Centers Council, and vice-chair of Centers Council. |
Monte Wood
President of Opus Solutions, a private event management company. Received BS degree from Southern Oregon College. Professional background includes CEO/Founder of Wood Associates and CEO of IPrint. Community involvement includes board member and event volunteer for Catholic Charities; volunteer and contributor for Young Life. Loaves & Fishes Centers involvement includes Marketing Committee chairman. |
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