Planning, Public Policy and Management

Where are they now?

Annual Award Recognition | Professional Connections

The PPPM department has had many students come through our program in the span of over two decades. This section is dedicated to some of those past graduates that have moved forward with their degrees to do great things in the community. If you are a past graduate and would like your information to be posted, please contact Zudegi Giordano at zudegi@uoregon.edu.

Tony Andersen, PPPM 2007

Council Operations Assistant
Portland METRO
Portland, Oregon

Bryan Aptekar, MCRP 2000
West Service Zone Coordinator
Portland Parks & Recreation
Portland, Oregon

Erin Barnhart, NPM Certificate '03 and MPA '04
Manager of Volunteerism Initiatives, Idealist.org
Ph.D. candidate, Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

Terry Black, MCRP 1993
Sandy Basin Representative
Portland Water Bureau, Community Involvement and Information
Portland, Oregon

Marian Blankenship, MPA ‘06

Access Policy Lead, Department of Human Services
Portland, Oregon

Kate Bodane, MCRP ‘06

Public Involvement Specialist, Zetlin Strategic Communications, Inc.
Portland, Oregon

Jessica Bradley, MPA, ‘05

Mediator/Arbitrator, State of Washington Public Employment Relations Commission
Olympia, Washington

Patrick Carr, MPA '05

Ph.D. Candidate, Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Renata Chmielowski (now Wakeley), MCRP '07

Associate Planner, Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments
Salem, Oregon

Susan Davis, MCRP '06

Senior Planner
Portland, Oregon

Eve Eichwald, MCRP 1993

Associate Director/Lecturer
Center for Public Policy and Administration
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Sam Fox, MCRP '07

Associate Planner, DCD

Clallam County, Washington

Louis Fucilla, MPA ‘05

PhD Candidate, Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Hanyoung Go, MCRP '06

Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Science
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Beth Goodman, MCRP & MPA ‘05

Planner, ECONorthwest/Eugene
Eugene, Oregon

Elizabeth Gotelli, MUP 1992

Human Resources Director, City of Vancouver
Vancouver, Washington

Lance Holmstrom, MUP 1985

Administrator, Local Highway Technical Assistance Council
Idaho

Lorelei Juntunen, MCRP & MPA ‘04

Planner, ECONorthwest/Portland
Portland, Oregon

Kristen Karle, MCRP '01

Housing Development Director, St. Vincent dePaul Society of Lane County
Eugene, Oregon

David Kell, BA ‘06

Economic Development Specialist, Community Development Department
Lorain County, Ohio

Kevin Kilduff, MURP 1994

Development Services Project Coordinator
Bureau of Development Services, City of Portland
Portland, Oregon

Krissie Killoy, MCRP '07

Administrator, Planning and Zoning
Grand County (Moab), Utah

Holly Langan, MPA '01 and NPM Certificate '04

Senior Lead Researcher, Educational Policy Improvement Center
Eugene, Oregon

Keri McWilliams, MPA '07 and NPM Certificate '07

Executive Director, Missoula AIDS Council
Missoula, Montana

Bart Melton, MPA '06

Program Analyst, National Parks Conservation Association
Southeast Regional Office
Knoxville, Tennessee

Melanie Mintz, MCRP '04

Environmental Services Division Manager
City of El Cerrito, California

Laura Rose Misaras, MPA '07 & NPM Certificate '07

DHS Transformation Team

Salem, Oregon

Rebecca Ocken, MURP 1994

Urban Renewal Manager
Rockwood-West Gresham Urban Renewal Area, City of Gresham
Gresham, Oregon

Ross Owen, MPA ‘04

Strategic Planning Specialist, Department of Human Services
St. Paul, Minnesota

Kevin Parkhurst, MCRP 1998

Chief Associate, Eric Lloyd Wright and Associates, Malibu, California

Executive Director, Design Integration Group, Topanga, California

Director, Wright Organic Resource Center, Topanga, California

Kim Rambo, MPA ‘05

Performance Analyst, Oregon University System
Eugene, Oregon

Laura Rariden, MPA and Nonprofit Certificate '07

Executive Director, Creswell Clubhouse
Board Member, Youth M.O.V.E. National
Creswell, Oregon

Kitty Rasmussen, MCRP ‘05

Program Manager, The Trust for Public Land
Seattle, Washington

Tyron Reitman, MPA ‘05

Healthy Democracy Oregon
Salem, Oregon

Sarah-Kate Sharkey, MPA ‘05

Development Director, HIV Alliance
Eugene, Oregon

Elliot Shuford, MPA ‘04

Legislative Coordinator, Healthy Democracy Oregon
Salem, Oregon

Shana Sweitzer, MCRP '07

Planner, Planning and Zoning Department
Blaine County, Idaho

Marc Tobin, MCRP '04

Founding Director, Ecovillage Education Program
Lost Valley Educational Center
Dexter, Oregon

Robert Vogel, PPPM 1987

Transportation Engineer, Pierce County
Tacoma, Washington

Cynthia (Smith) Watkins, CSPA 1970

Administrative Services, West Valley Community College

Saratoga, California

Leslie C. Wilson, MS Public Affairs 2000

Planning Director, Klamath County

Klamath Falls, Oregon

Geneva Wortman (now Wiki), MPA 1999

Founding Director
Klamath River Early College of the Redwoods
Klamath, California

Adam Zimmerman, MCRP '02

Vice President, Director of Consulting Services
ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia
Portland, Oregon

This page updated October 2, 2009



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Where are they now? PPPM Alumni Advisory Council Where are they now? \| CSPA \| Giving Annual Award Recognition \| Professional Connections The PPPM department has had many students come through our program in the span of over two decades. This section is dedicated to some of those past graduates that have moved forward with their degrees to do great things in the community. If you are a past graduate and would like your information to be posted, please contact Zudegi Giordano at zudegi@uoregon.edu. Tony Andersen, PPPM 2007 Council Operations Assistant Portland METRO Portland, Oregon Bryan Aptekar, MCRP 2000 West Service Zone Coordinator Portland Parks & Recreation Portland, Oregon Erin Barnhart, NPM Certificate '03 and MPA '04 Manager of Volunteerism Initiatives, Idealist.org Ph.D. candidate, Portland State University Portland, Oregon Terry Black, MCRP 1993 Sandy Basin Representative Portland Water Bureau, Community Involvement and Information Portland, Oregon Marian Blankenship, MPA ‘06 Access Policy Lead, Department of Human Services Portland, Oregon Kate Bodane, MCRP ‘06 Public Involvement Specialist, Zetlin Strategic Communications, Inc. Portland, Oregon Jessica Bradley, MPA, ‘05 Mediator/Arbitrator, State of Washington Public Employment Relations Commission Olympia, Washington Patrick Carr, MPA '05 Ph.D. Candidate, Georgetown University Washington, DC Renata Chmielowski (now Wakeley), MCRP '07 Associate Planner, Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments Salem, Oregon Susan Davis, MCRP '06 Senior Planner Portland, Oregon Eve Eichwald, MCRP 1993 Associate Director/Lecturer Center for Public Policy and Administration University of Massachusetts, Amherst Sam Fox, MCRP '07 Associate Planner, DCD Clallam County, Washington Louis Fucilla, MPA ‘05 PhD Candidate, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana Hanyoung Go, MCRP '06 Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Recreation, Parks and Tourism Science Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Beth Goodman, MCRP & MPA ‘05 Planner, ECONorthwest/Eugene Eugene, Oregon Elizabeth Gotelli, MUP 1992 Human Resources Director, City of Vancouver Vancouver, Washington Lance Holmstrom, MUP 1985 Administrator, Local Highway Technical Assistance Council Idaho Lorelei Juntunen, MCRP & MPA ‘04 Planner, ECONorthwest/Portland Portland, Oregon Kristen Karle, MCRP '01 Housing Development Director, St. Vincent dePaul Society of Lane County Eugene, Oregon David Kell, BA ‘06 Economic Development Specialist, Community Development Department Lorain County, Ohio Kevin Kilduff, MURP 1994 Development Services Project Coordinator Bureau of Development Services, City of Portland Portland, Oregon Krissie Killoy, MCRP '07 Administrator, Planning and Zoning Grand County (Moab), Utah Holly Langan, MPA '01 and NPM Certificate '04 Senior Lead Researcher, Educational Policy Improvement Center Eugene, Oregon Keri McWilliams, MPA '07 and NPM Certificate '07 Executive Director, Missoula AIDS Council Missoula, Montana Bart Melton, MPA '06 Program Analyst, National Parks Conservation Association Southeast Regional Office Knoxville, Tennessee Melanie Mintz, MCRP '04 Environmental Services Division Manager City of El Cerrito, California Laura Rose Misaras, MPA '07 & NPM Certificate '07 DHS Transformation Team Salem, Oregon Rebecca Ocken, MURP 1994 Urban Renewal Manager Rockwood-West Gresham Urban Renewal Area, City of Gresham Gresham, Oregon Ross Owen, MPA ‘04 Strategic Planning Specialist, Department of Human Services St. Paul, Minnesota Kevin Parkhurst, MCRP 1998 Chief Associate, Eric Lloyd Wright and Associates, Malibu, California Executive Director, Design Integration Group, Topanga, California Director, Wright Organic Resource Center, Topanga, California Kim Rambo, MPA ‘05 Performance Analyst, Oregon University System Eugene, Oregon Laura Rariden, MPA and Nonprofit Certificate '07 Executive Director, Creswell Clubhouse Board Member, Youth M.O.V.E. National Creswell, Oregon Kitty Rasmussen, MCRP ‘05 Program Manager, The Trust for Public Land Seattle, Washington Tyron Reitman, MPA ‘05 Healthy Democracy Oregon Salem, Oregon Sarah-Kate Sharkey, MPA ‘05 Development Director, HIV Alliance Eugene, Oregon Elliot Shuford, MPA ‘04 Legislative Coordinator, Healthy Democracy Oregon Salem, Oregon Shana Sweitzer, MCRP '07 Planner, Planning and Zoning Department Blaine County, Idaho Marc Tobin, MCRP '04 Founding Director, Ecovillage Education Program Lost Valley Educational Center Dexter, Oregon Robert Vogel, PPPM 1987 Transportation Engineer, Pierce County Tacoma, Washington Cynthia (Smith) Watkins, CSPA 1970 Administrative Services, West Valley Community College Saratoga, California Leslie C. Wilson, MS Public Affairs 2000 Planning Director, Klamath County Klamath Falls, Oregon Geneva Wortman (now Wiki), MPA 1999 Founding Director Klamath River Early College of the Redwoods Klamath, California Adam Zimmerman, MCRP '02 Vice President, Director of Consulting Services ShoreBank Enterprise Cascadia Portland, Oregon This page updated October 2, 2009