At its annual investor celebration hosted virtually yesterday, the Columbia River Economic Development Council (CREDC) elected new members to serve on its board of directors. Immediately following, the new board moved to elect its 2021 officers and private sector Executive Committee members.
“This dynamic group of community-minded leaders epitomize our commitment to strengthening our business ecosystem through deep collaboration with private, public and education sector partners,” said Lisa Lowe, shareholder of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt and board chair of CREDC. “I look forward to continue working with the current and newly elected board members as we work to make Clark County one of the most inclusive, healthy and amenity-rich communities in the country.”
CREDC’s Board of Director Officers are:
Chair (2020-2021): Lisa Lowe, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Vice Chair (2020-2021): Mei Wu, Speak Technologies
Immediate Past Chair (2020-2021): Casey Wyckoff, LSW Architects
Secretary (2021): Alan Garcia, NW Natural
Treasurer (2021): Lisa Dow, Columbia Bank
The following individuals were elected to serve a three-year term on the CREDC Board of Directors:
Billy Henry, Northwest Association for Blind Athletes
Carmen Castro, Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber
Gil Amundsen, TwinStar Credit Union
Jake Bigby, PacTrust
The following individuals were elected to serve a second three-year term on the CREDC Board of Directors:
Olaleke Owolabi, Frito-Lay
Ben Bagherpour, SEH America
Martina Fetter, Kaiser Permanente
Augusto Bassanini, United Grain
Brian Knight, WRK Engineers
The following individuals were elected to serve a one-year term as Director Emeritus:
Eric Fuller, Fuller Group
Helen Devery, WSP USA
Mark Mantei, The Vancouver Clinic
Tim Schauer, MacKay Sposito
The following private sector members were elected to serve on the 2021 Executive Committee:
Alan Hwang, Gravitate
Ben Bagherpour, SEH America
Bill Dudley, Landerholm
Brian Knight, WRK Engineers
Helen Devery, WSP
Steve Horenstein, Horenstein Law Group
Tim Schauer, MacKay Sposito
The full list of 2021 CREDC Board of Directors can be found here.