Confirmed attendees as of 2/24/2026
Peter Andrews, Chief Operating Officer, Melvin Mark
Dylan Arnette, Public Affairs Specialist, Kinder Morgan
Prashanth Arulsakaran, Chief Financial Officer, Trailhead Credit Union
Joe Baker, Sr. Director, Business Development and Go to Market Strategy, Percipio Consulting Group
Cristin Bansen, Sr. Vice President of Operations, TMT Development
Keller Baum, Vice President – Oregon, Evolution Architecture
Candace Beeke, Publisher & President, The Portland Business Journal
Katie Bennett, Litigation Attorney, Miller Nash
Bee Berry, Vice President, Senior Business Advisor, PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Susan Bladholm, Founder & President, Frog Ferry
Ellie Booth, Senior Manager, Public Policy (Western Region), Amazon
Czarina Boyce, , Director of Development, The Shadow Project
Charles Boyle, Director of Public Affairs, Portland Trail Blazers
Jason Buchanan, Chief Credit Officer, OnPoint Community Credit Union
Jennifer Camota Luebke, EdD, President & Chief Executive Officer, Relay Resources
Tiffany Carter, Chief Development Officer, Cascades Region, American Red Cross
Ryan Chieffo, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs, The Standard
Megan Conway, President & CEO, Travel Portland
Steve Cook, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Blanchet House
Mary Ann Cooper, Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, Cambia Health Solutions
Joe Cote, Chief Revenue Officer, Portland Timbers
Julie Dalrymple, Executive Director, Willamette Valley Wine Foundation
Eric Demmitt, Senior Strategy & Planning Program Manager, TriMet
Hana Doubrava, Director, Cascadia, Microsoft
Keren Eichen, Director, Real Estate Services, Unico Properties LLC
Jessica Elkan, Executive Director, James Beard Public Market
Jim Etzel, CEO, Sport Oregon
Scott Fogarty, Executive Director, Human Access Project
Allen Fore, Vice President, Project Development, Kinder Morgan
Andrew Foster, Director of Legislative Advocacy, Oregon State University Foundation
James Fowler, Owner/Creative Director, Devil’s Food Catering
Carlos Fuentes, State Politics and Government Reporter, The Oregonian
Lacey Garrett, Marketing Manager of Programs, NW Natural
Brooke Goldberg, Senior Director, Communications and Public Affairs, Central City Concern
Jane Gordon, Vice President for UO Portland, University of Oregon
Jack Graham, Founder and Executive Director, The FLIP Museum
Adam Green, Fundraising and Partnership Director, SOLVE
Nicole Gunkle, Trade Attachée, Green Economy and Transportation, Quebec Government Office in Seattle
Mick Harris, Attorney, Tonkon Torp LLP
Ashley Hartmeier-Prigg, Candidate, Oregon HD 27
Stephanie Holmberg, Attorney and Shareholder, Schwabe
Jeana Hooker, Sr. Inclusion Diversity Equity and Accessibility Project Manager, TriMet
Elizabeth Howe, President, Howe Public Affairs
Angela Jackson, Director, Industry & Entrepreneurial Engagement, Portland State University
Michelle Jalali, Senior Director of Strategic Impact Initiatives and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Portland Trail Blazers
Joseph Janda, Assistant Vice President for Innovation, Portland State University
Scott Jenkins, CEO, EFI Recycling
Brian Johnson, President, PROCEDEO
Michael Jonas, Owner, Narwhal Law and Business Strategy
Shane Kelley, Commercial Relationship Manager, OnPoint Community Credit Union
Scott Kerman, Executive Director, Blanchet House of Hospitality
Natalie King, Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, Portland Trail Blazers
Victoria Lara, CEO, Lara Media Services
Antonio Lara, Chief Marketing Officer, Lara Media Services
Erik Lawrence, President and Managing Partner, TenBridge Partners
Shayda Le, Partner, Barran Liebman, LLP
Erik Leon, Grant Coordinator, Oregon City School District
Willie Levenson, Director, Human Access Project
Harlan Levy, Senior Vice President, Regional State and Local Government Relations, Wells Fargo
Jonah Liden, Corporate & Government Affairs Manager, North America, adidas
Abi Lightfoot, Regional Marketing Account Executive, Oregonian Media Group
Michael Liu, Financial Officer, Fubonn Shopping Center
Amanda Lowthian, Senior Director, Destination, Industry & Public Affairs, Travel Portland
Heidi Luquette, Director Extension External Relations, Oregon State University – Extension Metro Office
Tanya Macedo, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lead, Cambia Health Solutions
Kristin MacRostie, Director – The New Drug Talk Oregon, Song for Charlie
Rena Mahajan, Development Director, Alliance for a Safe Oregon
Brianne Margolin, Senior Vice President, Global Commercial Banking Bank of America
Andrew Matto, Campaign Manager, Ashley Hartmeier-Prigg for Oregon
Nate McCoy, Executive Director, National Association of Minority Contractors – Oregon
Alethia Miller, State & local Government Affairs Manager, Alaska Airlines
Amalia Mohr, Principal, Senior Interior Designer, LRS Architects
Nathan Nayman, Independent Consultant
Eric Noll, Policy Manager, Prosper Portland
Jake Oken-Berg, Vice President, Summit Strategies
Eric Olmsted, President / CEO, On Line Support
Mara Payne, Senior Account Executive, Portland Business Journal
Jadah Pederson, AVP, Branch Manager, Columbia Bank
Nydia Peña, Senior Program Manager Partners in Diversity
Dan Peterson, Senior Director of Development, Oregon State University Foundation
Ciara Pressler, Founder and CEO, PREGAME
Nathan Putnam, Vice President Portfolio Manager, Ferguson Wellman
William Rasmussen, Administrative Law Partner, Miller Nash LLP
Rachel Record, Head of Partnerships, Portland Art Museum
Alison Renz, Manager, Account Management – Strategic Accounts, Kaiser Permanente
Natasha Reyes, Director of Partnerships, Sport Oregon
Tye Rodney, Kinder Morgan
Nadja Sailesman, Vice President of Disability Inclusion, Relay Resources
Avaly Scarpelli, Executive Director, BOMA Oregon
Kevin Schock, Of Counsel, Stoel Rives
Paul Snyder, President and CEO, Oregon Symphony Association
Anna Sortun, Managing Partner, Tonkon Torp
Tara Spyker, National Sales Manager, Skamania
Vanessa Sturgeon, President and CEO, TMT Development
Serilda Summers-McGee, Founder & CEO, Workplace Change
Mikah Takashige, Co-Founder & Director of Housing Development, Our Streets
Erica Thompson, Principal, Hennebery Eddy Architects, Inc.
Khanh Tran, Policy Director, National Association of Minority Contractors – Oregon
Chabre Vickers, Director Equity, Policy, and Communications, Prosper Portland
Jeanette Waddle, Public Affairs Manager, Alaska Airlines
Kristin Watkins, Vice President, Donor Engagement, and Chief Marketing Officer, Oregon State University Foundation – Portland Metro
Bridget White, National Sales Manager, Skamania Lodge
Jared Wiener, Director of Government Affairs, Lumen Technologies
Angela Wilhelms, President & CEO, Oregon Business and Industry
Mike Wilkerson, Partner and Director of Economic Research, ECONorthwest
Trent Wright, Director of Government Relations, Columbia Bank
Raisa Yassin, Amazon
Gina Zejdlik, Consultant, PROCEDEO
Chamber Staff in Attendance
Meikelo Cabbage, Downtown Advocacy Coordinator, Portland Metro Chamber; 971-864-8891
Ben Forstag, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Portland Metro Chamber; 503-575-0335
Andrew Hoan, President & CEO, Portland Metro Chamber
Jon Isaacs, Executive Vice President, Public Affairs, Portland Metro Chamber
Kat Langley-Rokhlin, Director of Leadership Programming, Portland Metro Chamber; 319-621-4655
T.J. McHugh, Director, Government Relations, Portland Metro Chamber; 503-754-8516
Katie Mongue, Senior Director, Strategic Communications, Portland Metro Chamber
Ashley Odil, Sr. Director, Events and Sponsorships, Portland Metro Chamber; 541-505-0525