Board of Directors
Nancy Becker is a registered dietitian who for 30 years has specialized in the politics of food, food policy, cooking low on the food chain, and health education.
Most recently Nancy has focused on nutrition policy to address the obesity epidemic. She currently chairs the Oregon Nutrition Policy Alliance, the group that in 2007 put forth legislation to set nutrition standards for snack foods in Oregon schools, and in 2009 helped institute statewide menu labeling in chain restaurants.
Nancy serves on the board of directors of ADAPAC, the national political action committee of the American Dietetic Association (ADA); last year, she won the association's Award for Grassroots Excellence.
Nancy also teaches nutrition as an adjunct professor in the chemistry department at Portland State University, and is a dietitian consultant at Community Health Partnership, Oregon’s Public Health Institute. She lives in Portland with her husband and has two grown sons.
Steven Berman is a lawyer in private practice at Stoll Berne, a Portland, Oregon law firm. He has an extensive background in Oregon politics and has provided counsel and representation to many progressive and environmental organizations on statewide initiatives and referenda.
In 2008, Steven took a break from private practice and served as legal counsel and research director for Defend Oregon, which won all nine of its ballot measure campaigns. In 2009, as counsel for Our Oregon, he successfully lobbied the Oregon Legislature for reforms to protect Oregon’s initiative and referendum process from fraud and corruption. In 2010, Steven acted as in-house counsel and research director for the campaign to pass Measures 66 and 67.
Steven also serves on the board of directors of WaterWatch of Oregon. In his free time, he’s running the trails of Forest Park, surfing the Oregon coast or backcountry skiing in an undisclosed location.
Steven lives in North Portland with his wife--local artist Suzy Root--and their dog (and master of the universe), Ella.
Meeky has been involved in environmental, land-use, and transportation issues since 1989, when she spearheaded the successful opposition to the Western Bypass Freeway and the promotion of better development patterns for Washington County. She now serves as Adviser for Livable Communities to Congressman Earl Blumenauer.
Nik is co-founder and president of Celilo Group Media, Inc. a Portland, Oregon-based media company with the mission of expanding markets for sustainable products.
Nik has been a leading voice in the sustainable business arena for the past decade in the Pacific Northwest, shaping both political and business perspectives around the economic opportunities surrounding sustainability. He is an expert on green marketing, integrating sustainable business sectors, and using policy to address environmental and sustainability issues.
Nik is also co-founder of the Oregon Business Association and serves on the Board of Directors. He was appointed by two Oregon governors to serve on the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission, where he most recently served as Vice Chair. He is the Chairman of the family business, Sokol Blosser Winery.
Nik is married to Deborah Kafoury, and resides in Portland, Oregon with their three children.
Charlie comes to OLCV from Edelman, the world’s largest independent public relations firm. At Edelman, Burr manages public involvement for Oregon Bridge Delivery Partners, a major statewide infrastructure client.
Prior to working with Edelman, Burr served as spokesperson for Gov. Ted Kulongoski. He helped promote the governor’s clean energy agenda & sustainable economic development efforts. Burr has also managed numerous political campaigns, including a targeted state senate victory in 2002 that resulted in a pro-environment majority in the Oregon Senate.
In 2004, Burr was an architect of a successful effort to defeat a tort reform measure amending Oregon’s Constitution. He was especially proud to earn OLCV’s “Volunteer of the Year” award in 2001 for his county organizing work.
Burr lives in northeast Portland with his wife Libby Upham and daughter, Marigny McCall Burr. His dog Eads has served as mascot for many local grassroots campaign, but currently is known for his singular ability to produce his own body weight in saliva every 38.2 hours.
Nicole is the Policy and Legal Director for the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition.
Nicole Cordan is the policy and legal director for the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition (SOS). She lobbies on Capitol Hill and practices environmental and natural resource law, with an emphasis in Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act issues.
Prior to joining SOS, Nicole was the acting director and attorney in the Western Natural Resource Center of the National Wildlife Federation. From 1995-1997, she worked as a staff attorney for the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center, the environmental law clinic at Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, and held the Natural Resource Fellowship position at the law school in 1995. Nicole has written and lectured on various topics including hydroelectric operations and their effects on salmon, Clean Air Act, global climate change, federal and state water rights, and water quality standards.
She received her B. A. in 1988 from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in 1995.
Adam Godlee-Campbell is a fourth-generation Oregon farmer who grew up on his family's 40-acre vineyard, Elk Cove Vineyards, in the foothills of the Coast Range. Adam, who today owns Elk Cove, joined the family business full-time in 1994, heading up a new vineyard development project that has grown the Elk Cove vineyard holdings to 232 planted acres. Extremely low yields from meticulously farmed, estate-grown fruit give him excellent raw material; natural winemaking methods provide the rest.
Adam also has a passion for sustainability that has resulted in a solar-energy project at the winery, bio-diesel for all farm vehicles, and the use of organic farming methods.
Adam has served on the Board of Directors for the International Pinot Noir Celebration, Oregon Pinot Camp, and the Salud Pinot Noir Auction. He also has a Political Science degree from Lewis & Clark College.
Walt Gorman is a retired high tech engineer who has been active in Washington County politics for years. Before joining the board, Walt was--and remains--a member of the OLCV Washington County Steering Committee.
Robin Hartmann is a consultant with expertise in project management, communications, and government affairs as they relate to natural resources management.
She is currently serving as the Ocean Program Director for Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, as well as on the state of Oregon's Ocean Policy Advisory Council and the board of the Oregon Wave Energy Trust.
Robin lives in Roseburg, where for eight years she was the executive director of The North Umpqua Foundation, a native fish and river advocacy organization. Prior to that, Robin directed the Umpqua Land Exchange Project, served as natural resources legislative assistant to Rep. Larry LaRocco of Idaho, and was the communications program director for Intermountain Forest Industry Association.
Fred Heutte is a database and voter file consultant who works with environmental organizations in several states to enhance their data lists and improve communications with their memberships. He also has a background in conservation and solar energy policy, and has been active writing and supporting bills in every session of the Oregon Legislature since 1981.
Margi Hoffman is senior vice president of Oregon operations at strategic positioning firm Strategies 360, where she uses her deep understanding of state politics and issues and her experience working with elected officials.
Before joining Strategies 360, Margi worked for a decade in public policy, non-profit advocacy, politics, and government relations. She helped achieve victories for U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, U.S. Rep. David Wu, Oregon Attorney General John Kroger, Oregon Secretary of State Brown, Oregon State Treasurer Ben Westlund, and eleven Oregon state legislators.
Margi also currently serves on the board of directors of Basic Rights Oregon, The Oregon Women’s Campaign School, and the Great West Institute. A native of Colorado and graduate of Lewis and Clark College, she enjoys downhill and backcountry skiing and playing bluegrass mandolin.
Jack Isselmann leads Portland-based law firm Tonkon Torp's state and local government relations and public policy practice.
Before joining Tonkon Torp, Jack founded an Oregon-based public affairs and government relations firm. He was deputy director of the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department, and he served as the governor’s appointed chair of the Economic and Community Development Commission. Jack was also a member of Governor-elect Kulongoski’s transition steering committee, and a senior advisor to his 2006 re-election campaign.
Jack graduated with honors from the University of Maryland School of Law. He earned his undergraduate degree cum laude from the University of Southern California.
Stephen Kafoury is a lobbyist representing several clients concerned with protecting Oregon’s environment.
Stephen served in the Oregon House of Representatives and the Oregon Senate for four sessions in the 1970s, and had a 100 percent voting record on the environment there.
After leaving the legislature he served as chair of the Portland School Board and president of the Oregon School Boards Association. Stephen is currently past president of the Northwest Children’s Theater and School.
Eric is founder of Lemelson Vineyards, which produces some of world's finest Pinot Noir. An Oregonian since the late 1970s, Lemelson's first career was not as a farmer, but as an environmental lawyer with a strong commitment to "green" principles.
Doug serves as a state agency coordination and legislative liaison for a variety of conservation groups.
Scott Pratt isn't much of a fisherman but he is more than ready to go on a guided fishing trip where somebody else does all of the work and all Scott has to do is cast a fly. When not enjoying the labors of others, Scott is an attorney in private practice, representing a variety of nonprofit and for-profit businesses as well as helping businesses and people in a variety of business, real estate, probate and related legal issues.
Scott has been on the OLCV Board almost continuously since March 1983, with about a two-year break to run for the Metro Council and recover from running for Metro Council. Scott recently became the Fundraising Chair of OLCV.
Andrea is the legislative director for the Oregon Environmental Council. Andrea leads OEC’s work with the Oregon Legislature and Oregon’s executive branch, as well as occasional work with Oregon’s congressional delegation and local elected officials.
Andrea worked for Congresswoman Darlene Hooley where she provided district outreach on energy and Willamette River issues. In addition, she brings ten years of legislative experience working in our nation's Capitol as a lobbyist and legislative aide in both chambers.
Andrea holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.
Joshua Skov is a principal of Good Company, a Eugene-based research and consulting firm.
Josh has worked with dozens of government agencies, corporations, non-profits and universities on carbon footprinting, sustainability strategy and related consulting. He serves as chair of the City's of Eugene's Sustainability Commission and as a member of the EmX Steering Committee of Lane Transit District.
Josh is also an occasional instructor of corporate sustainability and corporate climate strategy in the MBA programs of the University of Oregon and the University of California, San Diego.
The solemn expression on her young face, gazing out over the vast ocean before her, speaks volumes to me. This experience must be protected and provided for all generations to come.