Meet Some Partners
The generosity of our Partners fuels our community impact.
SVP Investor Partners believe in the potential for transformative change in our community. They commit their money, skills and influence to make it happen, and they find they are transformed in the process. Does that sound intriguing to you? Get acquainted with SVP Portland by clicking on a member below.
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How do you spend your days? I like most days to start with a jog, cup of tea, and hard copy of the newspaper. My [...] Read More »
How do you spend your days? I am a research scientist at Providence, as part of an independent public health [...] Read More »
How do you spend your days? Because I have recently relocated to Portland, I commit significant hours to job [...] Read More »
How do you spend your days? I am the Manager of School Based Programs at Latino Network. My main focus is to [...] Read More »
How do you spend your days? When I’m not at work, I spend a healthy chunk of time at the gym or hiking one of [...] Read More »
How do you spend your days? Weekdays are spent in my home office, where I run my web and mobile app development [...] Read More »
How do you spend your days? I spend my Mondays-through-Fridays as a marketing manager for Nike’s Global Retail [...] Read More »
How do you spend your days? I am a labor and employment attorney at Tonkon Torp LLP. I spend my days advising [...] Read More »
How do you spend your days? I spend my week days as the Communications Director at SMART (Start Making A Reader [...] Read More »
How do you spend your days? I spend my days working at Mac’s List, managing day-to-day operations by providing [...] Read More »
How do you spend your days? I like to think of myself as a connector – from simply connecting people to people [...] Read More »
How do you spend your days? I work in corporate social responsibility for the Portland Trail Blazers, which [...] Read More »
How do you spend your days? I am a Sr. Data Analyst with the software company Alteryx. My role is to help our [...] Read More »
Paula joins the SVP Board of Directors through her participation in SVP’s Rising Leaders for Social Change program. As the National Vice President of Development for Stand for Children, Paula comes to the board with more than 15 years of Development leadership and contemporary perspectives on nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. Read More »
As a business lawyer with 18 years of legal and business experience in New York, Hong Kong, and the Pacific [...] Read More »
Melissa focuses her practice on estate planning, probate and trust administration, and advising tax-exempt [...] Read More »
With an advanced degree in taxation and an interdisciplinary background in law, business, and non-profits, [...] Read More »
As an attorney with fifteen years’ experience, Kate’s practice focuses on non-profit and tax-exempt [...] Read More »
If you could have lunch with one person living or dead, who would it be and why? I'd have lunch with [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? Though trained as a lawyer, my profession has been tax [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? My career is focused in sustainability and clean energy. I [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I am the Juvenile Court Improvement Coordinator for the [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? President and Principal Broker a Real Estate Investment [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I am a Product Implementation Team Lead for Huron Consulting [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I work in Business Development and Asset Management for [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I have been working at United Way of the Columbia-Willamette [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? When we moved to Portland 10 years ago, I joined Knowledge [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? For over 15 years, I have worked in the non-profit industry [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I’m an entrepreneur with a background in marketing and [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I have worked for 20 years in the semiconductor capital [...] Read More »
Kent Lewis is the President of SVP Portland's newest Business Partner, Anvil Media. Specializing in analytics, [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I am passionate about the field of public health and I run [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I work in private wealth management, working with [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I’ve owned a local mortgage company, Mortgage Trust, Inc., [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I am twice-retired: first from a 30 year career at Procter [...] Read More »
Kathleen Hampton & Matt Marosz
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? Kathleen: I am the Campaign Manager for Portland State [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I’m a writer (TerryStarbucker.com), business consultant, [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I’m a Client Relationship Manager with Vision Capital [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I’ve been interested in helping leaders, teams and [...] Read More »
What are your community interests? What are you passionate about? I’m most committed to a robust nonprofit [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I am retired from a career in corporate accounting and [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I’m a marketing professional at McClenahan Bruer [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I'm an analyst/project manager at a Real Estate Investment [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I am lining up a career in the impact investing/social [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? Well if you asked me that just 4 months ago, I would have [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? Over the course of my business career, I worked for only two [...] Read More »
What is your profession? I am currently a Portfolio Analytics and Reporting Associate at Fisher Investments, an [...] Read More »
Carlo has been a Partner with SVP since 2012. He led marketing and branding work at Peninsula Children's Learning [...] Read More »
Carol Rossio recently began her Fellowship at the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) through SVP [...] Read More »
Lee LaTour just began her Fellowship at World Pulse through SVP Portland’s Encore Fellows program. As with all [...] Read More »
Liz Fouther-Branch just began her Fellowship at Playworks through SVP Portland’s Encore Fellows program. As with [...] Read More »
Nadya Okamoto, Former Youth Director of SVPY
Nadya Okamoto was integral to starting SVPY, and is known for her leadership as the Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization PERIOD. She is also the co-founder, spokesperson, and Director of National Outreach for the post-partisan media platform, E Pluribus. Read More »
I am still new to SVP, but I am incredibly impressed with their care in ensuring that the fit between the work hosts and the retirees entering the Encore Fellows program is spot on. Read More »
As a California licensed attorney and business woman, I used to spend my days in high technology start-up companies wearing many hats. Today, my profession is a full-time mother and I feel very blessed to have this opportunity. Now that both my children are in school, I'm gearing up for my next professional adventure. Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? Upon reaching the age of the required minimum distribution, [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I have a finance / accounting (CPA) background. I have [...] Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? Retired. I spend my days on golf, self-enrichment and [...] Read More »
The specific areas of focus at SVPP have changed over the years I’ve been a member, but no matter what we tackle I love the selfless generosity and results that come from our volunteer time and dollars. Read More »
What is your profession? How do you spend your days? I'm the Sr Director of Corporate Strategy and Development [...] Read More »
Personally, I find it very interesting and rewarding to sit between the funding community and the nonprofit community. Everyone’s hearts are in the right place, but there are often very real barriers in the language and approach used on either side of the table. Read More »
The fellow Partners and staff at SVP recognized potential within me to step into roles I might not otherwise have considered. As a result I have found my skills and interests expanding as well. You might say I am undergoing my own personal form of “next stage growth.” Read More »
Larry joined SVP out of the conviction that well managed and strategic non-profit activity at the community level is the best answer to the rapidly accumulating blind spots around poverty, violence, neglect, and abuse. Read More »
The best part about your involvement in SVP is that I am more sensitive to people's needs and their everyday challenges. By helping them in some way I feel I am contributing to their well-being. Read More »
The best part about my involvement in SVP has been seeing a program through from the very beginning through its graduation. Read More »
As a Founding Partner, I am so proud of the effort we made to figure out how to do what we were trying to do. I'm more aware of the community and the issues facing many of us because of SVP. Read More »
I feel with SVP there is a group of individuals with like-minded social service goals, and the teamwork to accomplish things I could not do myself. As opposed to feeling helpless, I feel more empowered to make a difference here in Portland. Read More »
Steve Brook and his wife Vanessa joined SVP in December 2008, after getting to know us over several months. Steve currently serves as a member of the Community Impact Committee... Read More »
Ken joined out Board in 2013 not long after both he and his wife Sarah became SVP Partners. Before recently moving to Portland, Ken was co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Deltek, Inc., a large software company based in Northern Virginia. In his current, full-time career in philanthropy he... Read More »
The best part about my involvement in SVP is feeling like I am making a difference by donating professional skills. Read More »