You’re in good company, Portland.
Our network gets you a foot in the door and then some. We connect businesses, non-profits, and organizations into a like-spirited collective with events, content, and a business-meets-social networking kind of culture. Best of all, everyone’s influence and expertise is a shared commodity. Welcome to business done better.
Our Team
Stephen Green
Executive Director (he/him)
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Stephen Green is a strategy, operations, and financial leader with a passion for community impact and building trust. He has a track record of helping founders understand how to work "ON" the business, rather than just "IN" the business, in order to achieve results and manage growth effectively. Stephen has experience as a founder and investor. He is also a startup mentor, a founder of “PitchBlack” a pitch competition, and has served in leadership positions at several companies, including WeWork.
Emma Chitwood
Operations Manager (she/her)
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Emma is a graduate of Portland State University and has called Portland home her whole life. She has worked for multiple local small businesses in the Portland Metro area and has loved every minute. Emma cares deeply about PNW and thLinkedine people in it, and is glad to be working to help make Portland a better place. She spends her time with her friends and family, learning new things, and traveling both around Oregon and around the world.
Our Board of Directors
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Alicia Chapman
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Owner & CEO, Willamette Technical Fabricators
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Anyeley Hallova
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Founder, Adre -
Bridgid Blackburn
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Co-owner, Cargo Inc.
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Bryson Davis
Board Secretary (he/him)
Attorney, PNW Business Law LLC
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Camille E. Trummer
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Founder & Principal Consultant, Camille E. Trummer Consulting LLC -
Ciara Pressler
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Founder, Pregame HQ
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Hope Beraka
Board Chair (she/her)
Owner & Managing Principal Broker, Think Real Estate and Think Commercial -
Kristen Cooper
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Founder and CEO, Blackbird Benefits Collective -
Shea Flaherty Betin
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Economic Development Director, Prosper Portland -
Tom Achor
Board Treasurer (he/him)
Sage Intacct Practice Director, Sensiba LLP -
Winta Yohannes
she/her
Executive Director, Albina Vision Trust
