Portland State Magazine Spring 2012

PSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION --• Catherine Otto '86, MBA '90 is president of the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science, a Wash– ington, D.C.-based advocacy organization for laboratory personnel. Wilson Zehr '86, MBA '90 is chief executive officer of Cendix, a Portland-based technology consulting firm. Zehr also teaches in the PSU School of Business Adminis– tration as adjunct faculty. Robert Willoughby MPA '87 is city manager of Silverton, where he lives with his wife, Janice. He has held the same post with the cities of Florence and Cascade Locks. Jim Kuhlmann EdD '88 is acting principal of Reynolds High School. Kuhlmann has held administrative posts with the North C lackamas School District and the Juneau School District ofAlaska. Robin Rilette '88 is music director of Northwest Public Radio at Washington State Uni– versity in Pullman, Washington, where she also hosts Classical Music with Robin Rilette. She began her radio career as a volunteer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. Beth Oljar '89 is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Detroit Mercy in Michigan. She specializes in philosophical ethics. In 1995, Oljar received an Excellence in Teaching award from the Uni– versity ofWashington, where she earned her Ph.D. Scott Rose '89 is a principal with the Portland office of the DLR Group, an engineering and architecture design firm. Nancy Ellen Row '89 is an author whose debut novel, That's Not ft, was published in Decem– ber 2011. Row has worked as a children's librarian, journalise, freelance writer, and Send your news to: Donna Harris, Alumni notes editor ONLINE www.alumni.pdx.edu E-MAIL psualum@pdx.edu MAIL Portland State University Office of Alumni Relations PO Box 751 Portland OR 97207-0751 child welfare caseworker. She lives with her husband and two children in Portland. 1990-1999 James Orth '90 is principal of Yamhill-Carlton High School. Previously, Orth taught physical science and physics at Glencoe High School, and served as assistant principal for several local high schools. Allan McCandless '91, '99 is a vocational rehabilitation coun– selor with the State of Oregon in Baker City. Gregory McGreevey MBA '91 is head of Invesco Fixed Income, an Atlanta branch oflnvesco Investment. McGreevey has more than 25 years of experi– ence in the financial industry, most recently as president of Hartford Investment Manage– ment Company. Leonard Weitman MS '93 is vice president of technical operations for BendBroad– band, a cable communications provider for Central Oregon. He was recently inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Engineers at Oregon State Uni– versity's college of engineering. Michael Barber '94 is a polysomnographic (sleep study) technologist at Legacy Health in Portland. Keith Bernards MBA '94 is director of Communications Product Development, Inc., a provider of prepaid billing systems. The company is located in Vancouver, Washington. Kathy Hardie-Williams '94, ME '95, MS '10 practices fam– ily therapy as an intern at Fam– ily Institute in Lake Oswego. l,aurie Lopez '94 is a partner and general manager of tech– nology contracting at Winter Wyman, a Boston staffing firm. John Savage '94 is a flutist and an Alberto Vilar Fellow in the music doctoral program at New York University. Savage performs regularly with The Savage 3, his jazz trio, as well as Cartridge and the Andrew Hill Sextet +l l. Paul Baumeister '95 is markec– ing research director for the Rodale Sports Group headquar– tered in New York City. 111e company publishes Bicycling, Runner's World, and Running Times magazines. Gilles Foisy MFA '96 has his work on display at the Clackamas Community College Outdoor Sculpture Exposition, which ends June 15. Foisy lives in Portland. Lonnie Kishiyama '96 is deputy director of the Office of Policy and Plans at the U.S. Maritime Administration in Washington, D.C. In 2004, Kishiyama received a law degree from the University of Mary– land in Baltimore. Paresh Patel '96 is president and founder of Courtesy Vending in Portland. Patel has developed a new wireless couch screen for vending machines called VendScreen. Ir gives users nutrition information and a cashless payment option and provides analytical data for machine operators. James Snyder MBA '96 is director of marker research at Avant Assessment, a Eugene company char creates language assessment products and rests. Randy Shelton MBA '97 is a recruiting manager at Mad– den Industrial Crafrsmen Inc, a Portland area industrial staffing firm . Shelton is also an instructor at Portland Commu– nity College, where he teaches marketing. Jack Chiu '98, MIM '09 is the supply chain planner at ESCO Corporation, a Portland-based manufacturer of industrial machinery. Jake Lancaster '99 is a senior vice president at the broker- age firm Jones Lang LaSalle in Portland. His brokerage team won the 2010 Bill Naito Award for "most complex transaction of the year." Lancaster is also a board member of College Hous– ing NW, an active fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, and a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. Mehmet Vurkai;: MS '99 is an assistant professor in the depart– ment of electrical engineering and renewable energy at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls. Ben Wand '99 is a market- ing manager in the Portland office of Sage North America, a business management software company. 2000-2011 Katherine Benson '00, MM '02 is a district executive with the Cascade Pacific Council of the Boy Scours of America. Her work was recognized in 2011 with a George C. Marshall Public Leadership Award from the city of Vancouver, Washing– ton. Benson also volunteers as a middle school rowing coach with the Vancouver Lake Crew SPRING 2012 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE 23