Leadership and Staff

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Allan Abravanel – Partner, Perkins Coie
  • Gordon Brinser – President, SolarWorld Industries America
  • Sen. Richard Devlin – Oregon State Senate, Ex Officio
  • Kimberly Andrews Espy – Vice President for Research & Innovation, University of Oregon
  • Jonathan Fink – Vice President for Research & Strategic Partnerships, Portland State University
  • Charlie Jones – Dean, School of Engineering, Technology, & Management, Oregon Institute of Technology
  • Wade Mosby – Senior Vice President, Collins Companies
  • Bill Nicholson – Vice President, Distribution, Portland General Electric
  • Rod Quinn – Chief Technical Officer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • Kirsten Sommer – Design Manager, Electronics & Advanced Technology, CH2M HILL
  • Richard Spinrad – Vice President for Research, Oregon State University
  • Dennis Wilde – Principal, Gerding Edlen Development

Conflict of Interest Policy
Oregon BEST Board members have completed copies of the Conflict of Interest Form.

Board Member Information

COMMERCIALIZATION ADVISORY BOARD

  • John Chen, Phoenix Venture Partners
  • Steve Eichenlaub, Intel Capital
  • Sen. Richard Devlin – Oregon State Senate, Ex Officio
  • Michelle Halle, JELD-WEN
  • Sarah Krasley, Autodesk, Inc.
  • Michael Mahoney, Saint-Gobain
  • Doug Moore, McKinstry
  • Brooke Randall, Equilibrium Capital
  • Adrian Roberts, Battelle
  • Gregg Semler, Pivotal Investments
  • Brian Wall, Oregon State University
  • Dennis Wilde, Gerding Edlen Development
  • Matthew Wilson, Lane Powell

 

SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH CONSORTIUM INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD

  • Intel: Scott Shull, Wilf Pinfold, and Herman D’Hooge
  • Oregon University System: Sona Andrews, Alice Wiewel, and Charles Triplett
  • Skanska: Steve Clem and Nathan Gibson
  • CertainTeed/Saint-Gobain: Sean Langton and Aman DeSouza
  • Portland Development Commission: Patrick Quinton and Lisa Abuaf
  • PDX Works Cluster: Doug Sams, ZGF Architects; Daniel Gilkison, Port of Portland; Marc Brune, PAE Consulting Engineers; Richard Burnham, Hoffman Construction; Anne Monnier, KPFF
  • Earth Advantage Institute: Sean Penrith and Rebecca Smith
  • OMSI: Chris Stockner
  • Cascadia Green Building Council and Living Future Institute: Sarah Costello and Katie Spataro

STAFF

David Kenney, President & Executive Director
david.kenney (at) oregonbest.org

Susan Safford, Operations Director
susan.safford (at) oregonbest.org

Johanna Brickman, Manager, Sustainable Built Environment Program
jo.brickman (at) oregonbest.org 

Ken Vaughn, Commericalization Program Manager
ken.vaughn (at) oregonbest.org

Cat Schultheis, Operations Specialist, cat.schultheis (at) oregonbest.org

Gregg Kleiner/Cloudburst Creative (contractor), Marketing, Communications,
& Media Relations kleinerg (at) comcast.net