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John Petersen, president of the board, has
served since 2004 and chairs the executive and personnel committees. Petersen is
also a member of the committee on directors, real estate committee, and
entrepreneurial activities taskforce. For the past 30 years, Petersen has been
an active community leader establishing relationships with top-tier developers
and borrowers in the region. He is a member of the Oregon State Bar; past board
member and service award recipient of the Oregon Mortgage Bankers Association;
director and 2001 Portland chapter president of the National Association of
Industrial and Office Properties; and board member of Cowlitz Bancorp.
Marc Fovinci, first vice president, also
joined the board in 2004 and is in his third year as vice president of investments.
Fovinci is responsible for overseeing the board’s investment goals, objectives,
and policies, as well as monitoring and reporting on investment performance. He
is chair of the investment committee and a member of the executive committee
and committee on directors. Fovinci is a former member and past treasurer of
Loaves & Fishes Centers; former chair of Loaves & Fishes Portland
dine-out committee; former chair of the member satisfaction, membership, and
community grants committees of Rotary Club of Portland; treasurer of Portland
Rotary Charitable Trust; investment committee member of Morrison Child and
Family Services; former president of Noontime Toastmasters and Toastmasters
International; former president and treasurer of Northwest Taxable Bond Club;
and member of the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Society of Portland.
Tom Fink, secretary of the board, joined
in 2005. He is a member of the executive, development, and real estate
committees. He is also a member of PSU’s Centennial Society. Fink is a board
member and past board chair of Providence
Child Center,
St. Mary’s Academy, and Janus Youth Programs. He is also a board member of Holy
Names Foundation.
Les Fahey, treasurer of the board, joined
in 2005 and is chair of the finance and audit committee, and a member of the
executive, investment, and development committees. Fahey also serves as a
member of the PSU M.B.A. program advisory committee and is the former chair of
the PSU accounting alumni committee. Fahey serves on the board of the Portland
Family of Funds; United Fund Advisors; Ontier Inc; Daverci Solutions; Portland
Screw Company; the Portland International Conference on Management of
Engineering and Technology; and the YMCA Teen Division. He is a trustee of the
Mt. Angel Abbey Foundation and chaired the capital campaign for St. Juan Diego
Parish.
The PSU
Foundation was incorporated in 1963 with a mission to cultivate and manage both
monetary and volunteer support for the University. Gifts to the Foundation
advance PSU by providing scholarships for outstanding students, supporting
faculty research and instruction, and enhancing facilities and program
development and growth.
Media inquiries
should be directed to Kerri Griesbeck at 503-725-8794 or kgries@pdx.edu.
About Portland State
University
Portland State University (PSU)
serves as a center of opportunity for more than 25,000 undergraduate and
graduate students. Located in Portland,
Oregon, one of the nation’s most
livable cities, the University’s innovative approach to education combines
academic rigor in the classroom with field-based experiences through
internships and classroom projects with community partners. The University’s 49-acre
downtown campus exhibits Portland
State’s commitment to
sustainability with green buildings, while many of the 125 bachelor’s, master’s
and doctoral degrees incorporate sustainability into the curriculum. PSU’s
motto, “Let Knowledge Serve the City,” inspires the teaching and research of an
accomplished faculty whose work and students span the globe.
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