Class Notes

Luke Pingel, BA ’93, has been named chief legal officer for Agricultural Cooperative Development International—Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI/VOCA), an international development nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC. He spent the 20 years prior helping provide legal guidance to organizations in developing international markets.

Niki Mendoza, BA ’97, JD ’97, has joined Seattle-based GCG as vice president of client strategy and development. She will identify development opportunities and design and execute a comprehensive proposal strategy to reinforce the company’s strong market position.

Quinn Evans Architects has promoted Sharif Attia, BArch ’96, to associate in their Washington, DC, office. Attia’s projects include the modernization design of the city’s National Air and Space Museum.

Richard Apollo Fuhriman, MS ’96, joined the Department of Commerce as a special assistant to the secretary. He was the head of the US delegation for the G20 ministerial commission on the digital economy meeting in Dusseldorf, Germany, where he negotiated a roadmap for joint policies for a digital future.

Matthew Fisher, BS ’03, is a biology instructor and the Department of Science chair at Oregon Coast Community College. He is also the editor of Environmental Biology, a free, online textbook available from Open Oregon educational resources.

Sara (Dodge) Henson, BA ’93, is the new chair of the Department of Social Science at Central Oregon Community College in Bend.

Pritchard Communications in Portland promoted Jenna Cerruti, BA ’11, to managing director and vice president. She leads the agency’s work with nonprofit and foundation clients and manages agency operations.

Nathan Schmitt, BS ’11, cofounded the HadaNõu Collective, which won Teach for America’s national Social Innovation Award. The organization creates centers and schools for students to solve real-world problems.

Jonathan Rue, JD ’11, became an associate for the Portland civil litigation firm Hart Wagner LLP. He is an experienced litigator who focuses on complex employment, professional liability, commercial, and white-collar criminal defense cases.

Lucas Risinger, BS ’13, was chosen by the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation as a member of its 2017 Cohort of Teaching Fellows. He will begin his first year teaching biology and physical science at West Albany High School this fall.  

Jared Ebert, BS ’16, a former Oregon football player, is now leading hiking trips in the Southwest. His favorite experience was going on a group trip to the Grand Canyon, where his company assisted a young girl with a physical disability. Using a specialized mobility device, they helped her trek down 9.5 miles to the bottom of the canyon and back out the next day.

Opsis Architecture has promoted project architect Elizabeth Manser, MArch ’13 to associates. Elizabeth’s recent projects include Woodburn Alternative High School, the Mount Tabor Maintenance Facility, and Bag and Baggage Theater.

Nathan Snyder, JD ’13, started a position in July as an associate at the Taipei, Taiwan-based law firm Eiger. He recently published a chapter in the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers’ 2017 book on internet law.

Opsis Architecture has promoted project architect Nate Wood, MArch ’13 to associates. Nate’s projects include the Clackamas Community College Industrial Technical Center and the Jefferson Middle School renovation and addition.

Jake Weber, BArch ’12, has recently been promoted to an associate and shareholder with Giulietti-Schouten Architects in Portland. He is currently managing the design, development, and construction of various residential and commercial projects.

Karen Cookson, BS ’61, MMus ’66, was honored at the 2017 Otsego 2000 Historic Preservation Awards  in New York for coediting The Sharon Springs Community Cookbook: With Recipes from Beekman Farm and Their Neighbors, which will be sold nationwide to benefit the local food pantry.

David Walter Hercher, BA ’77, began serving as the judge of the US Bankruptcy Court in Oregon in January. Since 1989, he has been a partner at Miller Nash Graham & Dunn, Portland.

I’m an experience risk manager that has specialized in resiliency (BC/DR). I’ve expanded into security and privacy in the last several years to have a holistic view of risk management. I’m certified in business continuity both nationally and internationally (CBCP, MBCI), project management (PMI), and risk management (ARM) I hold a BA from the University of Oregon (GO DUCKS!) in biology, with a minor in chemistry and psychology. I spent 10 years in clinical research medicine before transition to technology, then project management, and now risk management. In my spare time I’m the president of our condo association and Lego community ambassador. I enjoy working out, reading, movies, dining out, and traveling when possible!

Graduated MCRP 2016
Safety, Security, Emergency Management Planning Analyst.
Specialty: Planning, Analysis, Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Project Management, Data collection and Analysis. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Regulations analysis, OSHA regulations, DPSST standards and other assorted State/Federal regulatory items. I also do HSEEP Exercise Planning for Operational Drills, Functional Exercises, and large Full-Scale Exercises in my spare time.

Kathryn Bourn has joined Gresham Family & Bankruptcy Law as an associate attorney. Her practice focuses on family law, including divorce, custody, and restraining order proceedings. She also represents grandparents and other relatives of families involved in the foster-care system. and handles bankruptcy, probate, estate planning, and landlord-tenant matters.