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.
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 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.
Walt Gorman is a retired Intel software engineer who has earned awards, including the Harold M. Haynes Citizen Involvement Award and OLCV's Volunteer of the Year Award, for his longtime involvement in Washington County politics. Walt's local involvement includes the Clean Water Services citizen advisory committee and the Washington County planning commission. Walt has also been appointed to budget committees for the Clean Walter Services, Tualatin Valley Water, and Urban Road Maintenance Districts. He also serves on 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.
Ken Hayes joined OLCV’s board in 2011. He grew up in Santa Barbara, CA and found a passion there for land-use issues. He got involved when he saw that local laws were not being enforced by politicians, shifting the burden of growth from developers to taxpayers.
Ken graduated from Sonoma State University with a degree Business Management and Economics in 1991. He then worked as a manager for a Fortune 500 company for six years in the San Francisco area. That experience was followed up by working as a health club manager for four years in his hometown.
In 1999, Ken moved to Oregon, and he was inspired to get involved here after seeing the important protection the Metro Regional Government provided to preserve the environment and quality of life for all Oregonians. He has since been active in many local campaigns, including helping Bob Stacy run for Metro’s Presidency, supporting Measures 49, 66, and 67, and helping Jeff Merkley get elected to the U.S. Senate. His passion is to bring land-use issues to the forefront of public policy and fighting to protect the special place we call home: Oregon.
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 Hoffmann 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.
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.
Christine Lewis has been engaged in public interest advocacy and elections at the local, state, and national level since getting involved as a student. A graduate of Reed College, Lewis has held positions with Our Oceans/Pew Environment Group, SEIU Local 503, and numerous progressive ballot measures and candidate campaigns. She volunteers her legislative, fundraising, and campaign expertise to a number of organizations, including the Sierra Club, the Oregon League of Conservation Voters, Grand Aspirations, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon, and The Oregon Zoo Foundation. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, supporting Portland’s performing arts, reading, and preparing her West Linn home for the dog she hopes to adopt sometime in the future.
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.
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Nicholle Winters is a lawyer in private practice at Perkins Coie, LLP in Portland, Oregon. Professionally, she focuses on business litigation and has represented clients in state and federal courts in Oregon in disputes ranging from antitrust to securities claims to breach of contract. Nicholle has served for three years as a mentor for the Multnomah Bar Association and served on the Multnomah Bar Association Young Lawyers Section membership committee. She has been named a "Rising Star" by Oregon Super Lawyers magazine for the past three years.
Nicholle is an Oregon native who grew up on a ranch in the Applegate Valley that was off the grid, using hydro and solar energy sources. Her family engaged in organic farming and gardening and she enjoyed riding horses through the mountainside. Her father, an environmental activist who recently founded Applegate Trails Association, a nonprofit organization focusing on creating and preserving a primarily non-motorized trail connecting Grants Pass to Jacksonville, still lives on the ranch and continues to use renewable energy sources. Her rural upbringing and environmentalist parents instilled in Nicholle a passion for the environment and conservation. In law school she became active in progressive politics, volunteering for progressive candidates and coordinating events and conferences on social justice, access to the courts, and effective public messaging for progressive ideals.
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.