Board of Trustees
Nour Abu-Haltam ’25
Optometry Student, Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon
James Baker
Medical Doctor, Baker Allery and Asthma
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Julie Berglund Baker, Secretary
Business Manager, Baker Land Surveys, Inc.
Carlsbad, California
Robert O. Barrett ’66
Vice President of Sales (retired), Mohawk Industries
Exon, Pennsylvania
Amelie Brazelton Aust
Executive Chair of the Board, Fall Creek Nursery
Eugene, Oregon
Julia Brim-Edwards
Sr. Director, Global Operations, World Headquarters, and Public Engagement (retired); Govt + Public Affairs. NIKE, Inc.
Portland, Oregon
Manuel Castañeda
President, PLI Systems, Inc.
Hillsboro, Oregon
Patrick Clark ’93, Co-Vice Chair
Principal, Realty Trust City
Portland, Oregon
Jennifer Coyle '90, OD '93, MS '00
President, Pacific University (Ex Officio)
Forest Grove, Oregon
Greg Dinges
Executive, Servco
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jill Dolata
Associate Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon
James L. "Jim" Fitzgerald '68
Vice President of Global Tax and Administration (retired), Dell Computer, Inc.
Georgetown, Texas
Mark Frandsen, Chair
Owner, Grove Properties, LLC.
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Lorely French
Professor of German, Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon
Sheri Garboden ’76
Senior Director of Human Resources (retired), FLIR Systems, Inc.
Hillsboro, Oregon
Kelli S. Gehrs '81, MAED '82
Teacher of the Hearing Impaired (retired), Tucker Maxon School
Tigard, Oregon
Michael E. Henningsen, Jr., Co-Vice Chair
President, (retired) Henningsen Cold Storage
Vancouver, Washington
Michael E. Hudson, Sr. '77
Owner, Hudson H.R. Service
Los Angeles, California
Dan James '87
Deputy Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration
Portland, Oregon
Matthew D. Lowe
Attorney, Jordan Ramis PC Attorneys at Law
Portland, Oregon
Richard Miles
Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey
Martin Moll, JD
Founder, Breakaway Advising
Tualatin, Oregon
Heidi Nielsen '96
Founder and Strategist, In Common Agency
Portland, Oregon
Gary Pacarro '74
Founding Director (retired), Pacific University Hawaii Office
Kailua, Hawaii
Nancy M. Phillips ’77, MAT ’82
Co-owner, Pac/West Communications
Wilsonville, Oregon
Chuck Quinn
President, Allbright Cotton
Fresno, California
Norman Scott ’63
Captain (retired), United States Navy
Spokane, Washington
Tommy Thayer, Hon. '18
Lead Guitarist, KISS
Lake Sherwood, California
Braeden Titus, '25
Undergraduate Student Trustee
"Tim" Khiem M. Tran ’74
CFO (retired), Johnstone Supply Inc.
Camas, Washington
David Triebes
Retired Hospital Administrator
Corvallis, Oregon
Mark Truax '09
President, Pac/West Strategies
Centennial, Colorado
Chris Tuffli '89
Founding Partner, Rethinkh2o
Manhattan Beach, California
Gerald C. Yoshida ’73
Sharehold, Director and Officer, Char Hamilton Yoshida & Shimomoto
Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Eugene “Gene” Zurbrugg
Owner, Zurbrugg Development Company
Hillsboro, Oregon
Emeriti Trustees
- Dr. James H. Berglund ’60
- Steven C. Boone ’73
- Evona M. “Evie” Brim
- Mindy Cameron ’65, MFA '18
- Eleanore A. “Elly" Chong
- Brian B. Doherty
- Daniel M. "Dan" Dutton
- Rebecca “Becky” Graham
- Ronald L. Greenman
- Richard E. Hanson
- Lawrence W. “Tige" Harris III
- Dr. Don Kania
- Dr. Yvonne Katz
- John G. King
- Dr. Eric Knutson ’66, OD ’67
- Dr. Peter O. Kohler
- Kim W. Ledbetter
- Kenneth Lewis
- Kenneth C. McGill
- Paul V. Phillips ’78
- Steven R. Rogel
- Dr. Dwight A. Sangrey
- Bryce Seidl
- William H. “Bill” Stoller ’74, Hon. 22
- Milan Stoyanov
- Jean B. Tate ’52
- Sheila Manus Vortman ’67
Honorary Trustee
- Ruth Burlingham
Bylaws
The bylaws (pdf), approved in March 2023, govern the actions of the Pacific University Board of Trustees