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Class Notes

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Featured Class Notables

 

Kanealii Ngosorio

Kāneali‘i Ng-Osorio earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the UO in 1998. He is now an enterprise business analyst for Kamehameha Schools, serves on the board of directors for the UO Alumni Association, and is the Hawaii Ducks regional UOAA chapter president. Kāne shares what motivates him to stay so involved supporting current and future Ducks, along with advice for current students and recent graduates.
 


 

A career committed to advocacy

Darrell Rico Doss, JD ’95, recently made the move from Capitol Hill to General Motors. He looks back on the last nearly three decades of advocacy work, including navigating the financial crisis of 2007–08, serving as Congressional Black Caucus policy director, and working in the Japanese government.

Notebook that says New Mindset New Results with coffee cup and succulent on a table

The Mindful Duck

March 13, 2023
People management leader Humberto Chacon, BA ’87 (psychology), shares how mindfulness can positively impact your productivity and relationships, both personally and professionally.

Al Steinhaus

Class of 1984
Al Steinhaus, BS '84 (finance), has joined Summit Bank of Eugene and Bend as vice president and business client adviser.

Constance Green

Class of 1991
Constance _Connie" Green, PhD '91 (education policy and management), has been named interim president of Blue Mountain Community College in Eastern Oregon.

Charles Flowers

Class of 1991
Charles Flowers, MFA '91 (creative writing), has been named poet laureate for West Hollywood. He is the founder and editor of LGBT magazine Bloom Literary Journal.

Allen Parker

Class of 1989
Allen Parker, BS '89 (accounting), has joined Zillow, an online real estate database company, as chief financial officer.

Scott Campbell

Class of 1986
Identity Clark County, a nonprofit organization comprising business leaders in the community of Clark County, Washington, has named Scott Campbell, BS '86 (journalism), director emeritus of the board. He is the owner and publisher of the Columbian, Clark County's local newspaper.

Therese Bottomly

Class of 1983
Theresa Bottomly, BA '83 (journalism), was named the editor and vice president of content for The Oregonian and OregonLive.com, and was a 2018 inductee into the School of Journalism and Communication Hall of Acheivement.

Jeffery DeLapp

Class of 1983
Jeffery DeLapp, BS '83 (marketing), was appointed regional president of McCain Foods' North American operation in Lisle, Illinois.

Matthew Paul

Class of 1989
Reverend Matt Paul, BS '89 (finance), has joined the congregation at First Presbyterian Church of Port Angeles as pastor.

Michael McCone

Class of 1988
Mike McCone, BArch '88 (architecture), has been appointed senior director of development for San Francisco and the East Bay for Greystar, a property management and real estate company.

Eric Jacobs

Class of 1994
Aligned Energy, an infrastructure technology company located in Phoenix and Dallas, has hired Eric Jacobs, BS '94 (finance), as chief revenue officer.

Russell Bernardo

Class of 1994
Russ Bernardo, BS '94 (finance, management), was hired as chief lending officer for the Oregon Community Credit Union.

Christopher Matz

Class of 1994
Chris Matz, BS '94 (political science), has been hired as the executive director of the Porter Henderson Library of Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas.

Kimberly Sewell

Class of 1996
Kimberly Sewell, JD '96, has been promoted to executive director of the labor relations and human resources division at TriMet in Portland.

Emily Moon

Class of 1996
Emily Moon, BA '96 (political science), was appointed city administrator for the Issaquah City Council in Washington.

Bonnie Fedge

Class of 1999
Bonnie Fedge, BA '99 (international studies), is the director of ELS Education Services, Manhattan, an international English language school in New York City.

Shannon Pruitt

Class of 1997
Shannon Pruitt, BA '97 (Japanese), MBA '01 (general business), has been named chief marketing officer for the Honest Company, a California-based consumer goods company specializing in natural baby and beauty products.

Michael Belisle

Class of 2002
Michael Belisle, BA '02 (English), JD '05, was inducted into the 2018 Hall of Fame class for Marshfield High School, Coos Bay.

David Stockdale

Class of 2007
The Umatilla City Council has hired David Stockdale, MPA '07 (public policy and management), as city manager.

Kathy Hoffman

Class of 2009
Kathy Hoffman, BA '09 (Japanese), was elected Arizona superintendent of public instruction in November.

Jeffrey Sass

Class of 1989
Jeff Sass, BS '89 (political science), has joined Hendrickson, a global manufacturer of heavy-duty suspensions, as vice president of marketing.