You’re in good company, Portland.

Our network gets you a foot in the door and then some. We connect businesses, non-profits, and organizations into a like-spirited collective with events, content, and a business-meets-social networking kind of culture. Best of all, everyone’s influence and expertise is a shared commodity. Welcome to business done better.

Our Team

Stephen Green

Executive Director (he/him)

  • Stephen Green is a strategy, operations, and financial leader with a passion for community impact and building trust. He has a track record of helping founders understand how to work "ON" the business, rather than just "IN" the business, in order to achieve results and manage growth effectively. Stephen has experience as a founder and investor. He is also a startup mentor, a founder of “PitchBlack” a pitch competition, and has served in leadership positions at several companies, including WeWork.

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Emma Chitwood

Operations Manager (she/her)

  • Emma is a graduate of Portland State University and has called Portland home her whole life. She has worked for multiple local small businesses in the Portland Metro area and has loved every minute. Emma cares deeply about PNW and thLinkedine people in it, and is glad to be working to help make Portland a better place. She spends her time with her friends and family, learning new things, and traveling both around Oregon and around the world.

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Our Board of Directors

  • Alicia Chapman

    Alicia Chapman

    she/her/ella
    Owner & CEO, Willamette Technical Fabricators

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  • Anyeley Hallova

    Anyeley Hallova

    she/her
    Founder, Adre

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  • Bridgid Blackburn

    Bridgid Blackburn

    she/her
    Co-owner, Cargo Inc.

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  • Bryson Davis

    Bryson Davis

    Board Secretary (he/him)
    Attorney, PNW Business Law LLC

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  • Camille E. Trummer

    Camille E. Trummer

    she/her
    Founder & Principal Consultant, Camille E. Trummer Consulting LLC

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  • Ciara Pressler

    Ciara Pressler

    Any Pronouns
    Founder, Pregame HQ

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  • Hope Beraka

    Hope Beraka

    Board Chair (she/her)
    Owner & Managing Principal Broker, Think Real Estate and Think Commercial

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  • Kristen Cooper

    Kristen Cooper

    she/her
    Founder and CEO, Blackbird Benefits Collective

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  • Shea Flaherty Betin

    Shea Flaherty Betin

    he/him
    Economic Development Director, Prosper Portland

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  • Tom Achor

    Tom Achor

    Board Treasurer (he/him)
    Sage Intacct Practice Director, Sensiba LLP

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  • Winta Yohannes

    Winta Yohannes

    she/her
    Executive Director, Albina Vision Trust

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  • William Henderson

    William Henderson

    he/him
    Co-founder, Ride Report

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Opening doors together we can’t
open alone.