Board of Directors

UOAA Board of Directors

UOAA Board of Directors

The UOAA is overseen by a board of directors that manages the association’s finances and advises the UOAA Executive Director and staff on how best to engage UO alumni.

The board consists of between 38 and 44 voting members and represent the broad diversity of all UO alumni in all respects, including but not limited to age, class year, school and degree, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and participation in various student and alumni programs.

Members of the board are also alumni who have remained active with UO alumni and/or current students, or who have demonstrated a history of service to other communities.

Three non-voting members also serve on the UOAA board:

  • The UOAA Executive Director
  • The UO’s Vice President for Advancement
  • The Student Alumni Association’s Director of Alumni Relations

The board meets in person three times each year—twice in Eugene and once in Portland. Meetings are generally all day on a Friday and a half day on Saturday in the fall, winter, and spring. Board members commit to participating in all board meetings and serving as ambassadors within the UO alumni community.

Learn more about the nomination process for the UOAA Board.

Meet the Board

Officers

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Anthony Lambatos, BS '04

President

Co-Owner, Footers Catering and Events

Than Higahiyama

Tahni Higashiyama, BS ’92

President-Elect

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

Grant Smith

Grant Smith, JD '20, MBA '20

Treasurer

Finance Lead, Investor Relations, NIKE, Inc.

Raphe Beck

Raphe Beck

Secretary

Executive Director, UOAA

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Dominique Beaumonté, BA '03

At-Large Executive Committee

Communications and Development Director, Education Nonprofit

Kirsten Blair

Kirsten Blair, BA '01

At-Large Executive Committee

Manager of Early Career Experience, Amazon

Emily Escobosa

Emily Escobosa, BA '10

At-Large Executive Committee

Director of Operations, Kappa Delta Sorority National Headquarters

Mollie Schneider Halvorsen

Mollie Schneider Halvorsen, BS '98

At-Large Executive Committee

Partner, Schneider Development and Realtor, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

Directors

Elizabeth Ahern

Elizabeth Ahern, BA '00

Employee Experience Leader, Adobe

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Jada Allender, BS '18

Co-Chair, Sports & Entertainment Group, Snell & Wilmer LLP

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Kristen Bennett, BS '08

CEO, Service Year Alliance

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Jolene Bettles, BS '19

Care Coordinator, HIV Alliance

Lisa Lawrence Brody, Esq.

Lisa Lawrence Brody, Esq., BA '92, JD '95

Chief Strategy Officer, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg

Joe Buck

Joseph Buck

Vice President for Advancement, University of Oregon

Randall "Randy" Choy

Randall "Randy" Choy, BA '86, MS '98

VP Community Giving/Nonprofit Partnerships, Umpqua Bank and Managing Director, Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation

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Joyce Lynn Garrett, BA '68, MA '73, MS '81, PhD '82

Retired Professor and Dean

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Heather D. Goodpasture, BS '89

Small Business Owner, Northpark Village

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Max Green, BS ’20

Finance and Strategy, Netflix

Luis Hernández

Luis Hernández, BA '98

CEO and Board Member, Cultiva LLC

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Matt Hochstein, BS ’92

Deputy Chief, Shoreline Fire Department

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Joel Hood, BA ’99

Director of Leadership Communications, American Medical Association

Hugh Jensen

Hugh Jensen, BS '94

Principal Coach and Consultant, CoachingToResults.com

Debbie (Schloe) Kagawa

Debra (Schloe) Kagawa, BS '80

Branch Manager and Registered Investment Adviser, Capital Resources and Insurance, Inc.

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Timothy Kamp, BArch ’12

Senior Workplace Designer/NIKE, Inc. 

Colin Kelly, BA '03

Colin Kelly, BA '03

Assistant Chief Counsel, California Department of Toxic Substances Control

April Koda

April Koda, BA '06

Sr. Director of Trade Promotions, The Simply Good Foods Company

Greg Leo

Greg Leo, BS '74

Owner, The Leo Company

Nick Macilveen

Nick Macilveen, BA '00

Founder & Managing Director, Embarcatec

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T.D. Malone, BA ’01

Technical Product Owner, Sprezzatura Management Consulting

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Anjali Mishra, BS ’23

Undergraduate Admission Officer, Stanford University

Eddy Morales

Eduardo "Eddy" Morales, '04

City Council President, City of Gresham

Geri Naumcheff

Geri Naumcheff-Berg, BA ’88, MA ’90

Business Development Executive, Belay Diagnostics

Kanealii Ng-Osorio

Kānealii Ng-Osorio, BS '98

Strategy Consultant, Kamehameha Schools

Mike Paulsen

Mike Paulsen, BS '78

Retired Marketing Executive, Advantage Solutions

Jessica Quinn

Jessica Quinn, BS '15

Vice President, Obie Companies

Grier Ross

Grier Ross, BS '98

Chief Lending Officer for Commercial Banking, City National Bank, an RBC Company

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Michael Sámano, BA ’92

Ethnic Studies Program Coordinator, Lane Community College

Oliver Schweizer

Oliver Schweizer, BA '07

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, U.S. Department of Treasury

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José Simón Villa, BS '72, MS '74

Retired CEO, East Coast Migrant Head Start Project

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Sydnee Walker, BA ’21

Founder & CEO, The Collaborative LLC

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Edward Weaver, BA ’88

Professor, UW Medicine

Alexa Tieu Whippo

Alexa Tieu Whippo, BS '10

Manager, External Communications, Deloitte, LLP

Gabby Witte

Gabby Witte, BS '14, MAcc '15

 Events Marketing Manager, Impossible Foods and Founder, Keto Pint

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Sam Woodell, BS ’14

Tax Senior Manager/CPA, Perkins & Co.

Julia Young

Julia Young, BS '18, MNM '22

Member Success Manager, Truss

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Brandi Zeman, BS '01

CFO, Copper River Seafoods