The Eastside Luncheon will not be meeting in May. We are currently searching for a consistent location in NE Portland for the Eastside gatherings.
We will resume our monthly meetings on Wednesday June 14th. The location will be announced at that time.
Please contact Cathryn Brinkman at Cathryn@moronesananalytics.com or 503-906-1581 if you have any questions.
You are invited to join us for our Downtown PBL luncheon, on Wednesday, May 24th at the University Club. 11:45 am-1:15 pm. Our guest speaker will be Kent Hotaling.
Kent Hotaling was born and grew up in Eugene, Oregon. He began his journey with Jesus as a sophomore at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He spent the next 62 years learning to follow Jesus and helping others to do the same.
He is married to Kay and they have three sons and eight grandchildren. He and Kay have three sons and eight grandchildren. He and Kay have lived in Seattle, Montreal, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. where they helped political, business and professional leaders meet in small groups to explore issues of faith.
Kent has traveled extensively in Africa encouraging discipleship. He has helped to coordinate National Prayer Breakfast in the U.S., Canada, and several African countries. He now lives in McMinnville, Oregon with wife, Kay. He continues to meet with men and couples walking with them in their journeys of faith. He writes the occasional piece on what they are learning.
If you have questions about Portland Business Luncheons or would like to know how to better connect with the group, feel free to contact any of the following leaders.
Jennie Mitchell jennie@jennielmitchell.com
We look forward to meeting with you soon!
For questions about this week’s luncheon contact:
Cathryn Brinkman Cathryn@moronesanalytics.com 503-906-1581
 Portland Business luncheons invites you to join us for lunch on April 19th. Our guest speaker will be Robert Justus.
His commitment to helping others began in his late teens when he worked in the once flourishing mining communities of Appalachia and then Arizona. When the mines shut down, Justus volunteered to work with unemployed families. He witnessed destitute families lose their homes, families separate, and the suffering that poverty brings. The experience has been one of the driving forces behind his lifelong commitment to help low income and struggling people. In 1991, after earning a Master’s in Theology with an emphasis on justice and peace education from the State University of New York, Justus started dating his wife and moved to her home town Portland, Oregon. There he founded JOIN in 1992, a non-profit aimed at finding permanent housing for homeless people. In 2007, Justus also co-founded Home First Development, a company that builds affordable housing for low-income people affordably without government subsidy. He built 241 affordable apartment units in 2016 and will be breaking ground on 237 affordable units in 2017. Justus lives with his wife, Liesl, on a floating home on the Columbia River. He has two college-aged children. In his spare time, he likes to hang out with homeless people, at St. Francis Dining Hal because as he says, “they keep it real.” The Eastside Location has moved to Warner Pacific at Egtvedt Hal. The address is 2219 SE 68th Ave., Portland, OR 97215. Registration is required and cost of lunch is $20.00. We look forward to seeing you on April 19th! REGISTER HERE |
You are invited to join us for our Downtown PBL luncheon, on Wednesday, April 26th at the University Club in Downtown Portland. Our guest speaker will be Jill Viggiano.
Jill Viggiano spent 19 years working in commercial real estate before retiring to become a full- time mom. As an active volunteer, Jill couldn’t help but raise her hand and take on leadership roles in the community.
The opportunity to form and advance philanthropic organizations and their causes kept her engaged in both local and national efforts. Jill’s style is to create a team environment where cooperation and accomplishment happen while having fun.
When her husband survived a massive stroke in 2008, Jill focused her skills on his recovery. She now assists him in his day-to-day needs as well as in his speaking career.
Jill wrote Painful Blessing, a book about her spouse and caregiver experience shedding light on the real life impact of acquired brain injury, and providing hope and encouragement to those facing significant challenges.
Jill’s story will touch your soul and inspire you to press through any circumstance.
The cost of lunch is $25.00. Register today and invite a friend.
If you have questions about Portland Business Luncheons or would like to know how to better connect with the group, feel free to contact any of the following leaders.
Jennie Mitchell jennie@jennielmitchell.com
Serena Morones serena@moronesanalytics.com
We look forward to meeting with you soon!
For questions about this week’s luncheon contact:
Cathryn Brinkman cathryn@moronesanalytics.com 503-906-1581
TERESA STROUPYou are invited to join us for our Downtown PBL luncheon, on Wednesday, February 22nd at the University Club in downtown Portland. Our guest speaker will be Teresa Stroup.
Teresa Stroup serves as the Executive Director at Good Samaritan Ministries.
Teresa’s motto has always been “adulthood is the place that children go to recover from childhood,” nothing could be truer for her. Growing up in a dysfunctional family, lost in the world as a teen, God found this shattered soul and created a new life.
Teresa went to 25 schools before the 8th grade and dropped out of school to never complete High School.
Teresa married Patrick when she was 21 years old and eventually they started working at Churches.
Rewarded the Restart Grant through the Ford Family Foundation and Completed college when she was 54 years old.
She has a huge heart for family recovery and restoration. She has now been married for 37 years and has three adult children and three grandchildren. We believe you will be greatly impacted by Teresa’s story as her passion for marriage, parenting, broken families, and bringing restoration to the community is shared.
Nate McCoy is Executive Director, Operation Manager and Spokesperson for the National Association of Minority Contractors– Oregon Chapter (NAMC- Oregon). NAMC- Oregon is the local affiliate of the National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC), a trade association founded in 1969 to address the needs of minority contractors through advocacy, outreach and business support.
Nate is responsible for building programs that advance the organization’s mission, as well as resource development and streamlining operations to maximize the use of resources for efficiency and effectiveness. Prior to joining NAMC-Oregon, Nate spent seven years as a Senior Construction Coordinator for both the Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) and Portland Development Commission (PDC). As a longtime proponent of equity in contracting. Nate led the housing bureau’s Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Business (MWESB) outreach and contracting initiatives during his tenure there and was actively involved in program development related to equity and contracting opportunities bureau-wide.
With a focus on transparency and accountability related to (MWESB) contracting goals, Nate assisted the City’s Procurement Office in the development of data collection and reporting on contracting in PHB-funded projects.
Nate now serves on the Portland Housing Advisory Commission (PHAC) focusing on economic development related to housing, job and contracting, which include contractor capacity building, increased utilization of certified firms, diversity in workforce and actions that support the improved stability and economic status of communities of color.
Make plans to join us for lunch and hear Nate share his story; a story of mission, hope and community impact.
RSVP is required and the cost of lunch is $20.00 You are encouraged to invite and register your friends.
