PSU Magazine Fall 1993

Don Dickinson MBA, senior vice president and partner of Gerber Adver– tising Agency, has been ap– pointed to a three-year term on the Business Advisory Council of PSU's School of Business Ad– ministration . Dickinson is a past member of the Alumni Board. Donna Lind lnfeld is a professor of health services management and policy at George Washington University. lnfeld lives in Falls Church, Va. Steve Lawrence, a partner in the Portland law firm of Bayless, Steiner, Rueppell and Lawrence, was reelected to a fourth two– year term as regional vice presi– dent of the United Cerebral Palsy national organization. Lawrence, who represents 24 local affiliates in eight western states, is also a member of the Executive, Finance and Budget, Legal, and Awards Committees. David Ray MST is executive vice president and chief operat– ing officer of Husman Snack Foods in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jens Voldbaek MST is the presi– dent and CEO of JRK Modular Finishing Systems, Inc., in Fort Mill, S.C. He is responsible for overseeing second level manage– ment in service and sales areas, communication with European affiliates, and preparation of budgets. In his free time Voldbaek enj oys golf, tennis, and skiing. '73 Gary Bower is a trial court ad– ministrator for the Oregon Judi– cial Department in Coquille, Ore. Ed Delegato is the owner of Delegato Brand Image, a three– person design -marketing firm in Billings, Mont., that specializes in product development. Lawrence Dow is the ass istant director of the Inda-Chinese Refugee Program fo r the San Francisco Department of Social Services. Dow is also the treasurer of the Harvey Milk Progressive Democratic C lub and serves on the San Francisco Labor Council. Scott Turner is the vice presi– dent and regional manager of Norwest Financial, a consumer finance company in Kirkland, Wash. '74 Karrie Kaiyala Amiton is a train– ing coordinator at Rodda Paint Custom Decorating. Amiton lives in Portland. Marcia Cavens was appointed vice president of human resources at Esterline Tech– nologies in Bellevue, Wash. Ester– -------· line manufac– tures equipment, instrumenta– tion, and products for the com– mercial aircraft, aerospace and defense industries. Cavens pre– viously worked for the law firm of Bogle & Gates for more than eight years. She holds a law de– gree from Northwestern Univer– sity School of Law. Norman Cox is a senior auditor for Defense Contract Audit Agency, an agency which audits government contractors. Cox lives in San Diego, Calif. Paul Helton Jr. MA is a prin– cipal of the Columbia Consult– ing G roup, Inc. , a financial consulting firm. He is also a member of th e boards of Cor– porate Resource Holdings, Bristol Capital Management, and Aztec Energy Corporation. Helton lives in Glendale, Ariz. Christopher Moore is vice pres i– dent of national retail sales at Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee, Wis. Craig Rhea was named a senior vice pres ident with Brim, Inc., a Portland -based health care firm providing management and development services to hospi– tals, physicians and senior living facilities. Rhea will be respon– sible for development activities and outpatient center ownership and management. heima Lofquist '75, MUS '80, PhD 85, receives phone calls every day from people who are feeling frustrated and overwhelmed as they seek adult care for a loved one. As executive director of Retirement Housing Resour– ces, Lofquist helps families find care for their frail elders. Lofquist says that, with people living longer, the need for adult care is increasing while the resources are decreasing. That is why she is working hard to "rattle people's cages and make them think" about the importance of improving health care for the elderly. Lofquist's non-profit agency determines the level of care needed, money available for care, location preference, and the patient's diagnosis and prognosis. She then consults her list of evaluated and approved facilities and compiles a list for the client, counseling them to be realistic in their expectations. "There is no nirvana" in adult care, she cautions, "but open communication with staff and administrators can make the situation more bearable for everyone." In addition to her work at Retirement Housing Resources, Lofquist has written a book, Frail Elders and the Wounded Caregiver, which deals with the trauma of providing care for someone after years of a difficult relationship. D '75 Debra Haugen is a police records manager for the Portland Police Bureau. Patricia Leonard MSW is a social work supervisor and associate director of the Behavioral Medicine C linic at the Portland Veterans Admin– istration Medical Center. '76 L. Parry Ankersen MBA was elected secretary of the O regon Society of CPAs. Ankersen is a partner in Markusen Schwing & Ankersen in Beaverton. Dennis Ross is vice president of Management Services Institute, a consulting firm based in Anaheim, Calif., that works primarily with government clients. Ross speaks on public works issues for the American Public Works Association's Education Foundation and has worked closely with University of California schools to create a professional certificate in public works administration. He is on the University ofRedland's Alumni Board and volunteers for the San Diego Maritime Museum. Ross and his wife, Susan, have four children. George Williamson is a com– prehensive planning manager at Jones & Stokes Associates, a natural resources and environ– mental sc iences company, in Sacramento, Calif. John Wulf is the senior project manager for Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory in Richland, Wash. FALL 1993 23