Clara Padilla Andrews
Owner and publisher of El Hispanic News, a bilingual weekly Oregon newspaper.
Geoffrey Brooks
Retired educator and adjunct faculty member at Lewis and Clark College.
Robert Buchanan
Bob Buchanan is a partner in Martin Buchanan and Sons, a diversified family farming operation in Umatilla County, Oregon, and Walla Walla County, Washington.
Sue Densmore
Owner and president of Sue Densmore Communication Strategies in Medford, Oregon.
Larry M. Giustina
General partner in Giustina Land & Timber Co. and Tokatee Land Co. (Tokatee Golf Club), both based in Eugene.
Lesley M. Hallick
Lesley Hallick is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland.
Jim Johnson
Jim Johnson is the President of TripWire, Inc.
In addition, the Board pursues topics of interest and makes recommendations on many policy, program, and strategic decisions.
The Oregon State University Board of Advisors, established in 1999, provides support and advice to the President of Oregon State University (OSU). By focusing on major strategic decisions of Oregon's premier research university, the Board of Advisors assists the University in identifying new opportunities. The Board also provides OSU with a clear understanding of the external environment in which the University operates, and identifies key stakeholders and potential partners to help the University achieve its strategic goals.
Board membership, which is determined by the OSU President, comprises exceptional leaders from many disciplines, including business, education, natural resources, government and journalism. The Board convenes formally two times a year. In addition, individual members frequently meet informally with the University President and other key leaders on or off campus to discuss issues of interest. One member is elected as the Coordinating Advisor who chairs the meetings and works with the President in defining the work of the Board.
Oregon State University is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity in employment and education.
To communicate with the Board of Advisors, send a message to Ann McLaughlin.
Clara Padilla Andrews is owner and publisher of El Hispanic News, a bilingual weekly Oregon newspaper. She previously was Hispanic Services coordinator and supervisor for Community and Family Services Integration of Services for Multnomah County. Active in all levels of government, she served as Secretary of State for New Mexico from 1983-86. She also founded the Susana Maria Gurule Foundation, in honor of her granddaughter, who died of cancer. Also of note:
Geoffrey Brooks is retired from a thirty-year career as a teacher in the Portland Public Schools, where he taught in both elementary grades and at Jefferson and Franklin High Schools. His most recent position was as an Integration Coordinator at Franklin High School. He is a 1973 graduate of Oregon State University.
Geoff is an active member of several community-based organizations that seek to improve access and educational opportunities for African American children. He has also served on numerous school district or building level school committees, advisory boards and commissions. Geoffrey made the conscious choice to not become an administrator in order to maintain direct contact with children and young people in the classroom, where he could dedicate himself to the process of providing culturally appropriate education for all students. He seeks opportunities to provide leadership and promote dialogue regarding interests and issues of race, diversity and "our community."
He states, "My passion is challenging each of us to face the key issue that confronts us today: the truth about race, class and the mis-education of American students." Also of note:
Bob Buchanan is a partner in Martin Buchanan and Sons, a diversified family farming operation in Umatilla County, Oregon, and Walla Walla County, Washington. As Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture from 1987-1989, he is credited with raising the profile of Oregon value-added agriculture internationally. During this period, Oregon developed protocols for international food quality certifications. He also served as Director of the Oregon Economic Development Department from 1989-1991. In this capacity the department pioneered much of the promotion for diversifying the Oregon economy toward tourism, high technology, value-added timber, and agriculture products, and strengthening the infrastructure of rural communities. He received the Henry Toll Fellowship for excellence in Public Management. Bob is a 1972 graduate of Oregon State University, with a B.S. in natural resource economics. He served in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Ranger Platoon leader. Also of note:
Sue Densmore is the owner and president of Sue Densmore Communication Strategies in Medford, Oregon. She previously was the general manager of Rogue Waste Systems. A 1971 graduate of Oregon State University, she served on the OSU Alumni Association board for six years. She served two terms on the Oregon Tourism Council. She was a member of the board of directors of the Medford Urban Renewal Agency, from 1988 to 2003, serving two terms as chair. Also of note:
Larry Giustina is a general partner in Giustina Land & Timber Co. and Tokatee Land Co. (Tokatee Golf Club), both based in Eugene. Larry is also Secretary/Treasurer for the N.B. Giustina Foundation. He is a 1971 graduate of Oregon State University, where he lettered in golf, and currently serves as president of the Trysting Tree Golf Club, Inc. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the OSU Foundation, is a former board member and president of the OSU Alumni Association, and is a former board member of The Beaver Club/Beaver Athletic Scholarship Fund. Also of note:
Lesley Hallick is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. A virologist, she specializes in the study of simian AIDS retrovirus and DNA tumor viruses. Before joining the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at OHSU in 1977, she was on the faculties of the University of California-Berkeley and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. She also served as a consultant to Diamond Laboratories and the Advanced Genetics Research Institute. Also of note:
Jim Johnson is President and CEO of Tripwire, Inc., a change auditing software company. He is also a business and civic entrepreneur and an angel investor who has invested in over a dozen start-ups. He is co-chair of the New Economy Coalition and founding partner and board member of Social Venture Partners Portland (SVPP). Johnson earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley in 1973 and a Master of Science Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University in 1974. Johnson was former Intel Vice President in the Technology and Manufacturing Group, and Oregon Site Manager before retiring in the summer of 2001. He is Co-chair of the New Economy Coalition and member of the Oregon's Engineering and Technology Industry Council (ETIC) where he served as chairman from 1999 to 2001. Also of note:
Bill Krippaehne is the former president and CEO of Fisher Communications, Inc., in Seattle, Washington. He held this position from 1993-2005. He held several management positions with Fisher since joining the company in 1982. Prior to that, Krippaehne was a stockholder partner and senior vice president at Cushman & Wakefield, as well as vice president and general manager of The Gilley Company. He lives with his wife and four children in Seattle, Washington. Also of note:
