ANNUAL MEETING, Saturday, March 18, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.
Location: The Portland Plaza, 1500 SW 5th Avenue Community Room.
Refreshments served.
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Candidates for Branch Leadership Council:
LISA JOHNSON
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AAUW – Walla Walla
Treasurer, Chairperson of AAUW Fund Named Gift Honorees I served in many capacities for the annual book sale fundraiser: I led book sorts, managed a fiction category, and was responsible for picking up books from a drop box. Career End of Career – Owned and managed beach apartments. CPA for several clients for whom I prepared Financials and Tax Returns. Mid-Career – Accounting Manager of a Media Service Company. Beginning of Career – Earned CPA License. Tax Manager of Big 6 Public Accounting Firm. Current Moved to Portland in 2022. My husband is retiring in 2023. Current Goal: To eat at every Mexican Food Restaurant in Portland. Education MPA (Master of Public Accounting) University of Texas – Austin BA Bucknell University – Majored in Economics and Spanish |
RACHELLE JOY
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Rachelle Joy has been a member of AAUW Knoxville (TN) Branch for 7 years. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, but lived most of adult life in Seattle, WA until the latest period in Knoxville, TN. She is thrilled to be back in the Pacific Northwest and looking forward to spending retirement in Portland. She worked at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle for over 20 years in various positions including Project Director and most recently she was a manager at a mental health/eating disorder clinic in Knoxville. She received her BA in Political Science with a Minor in Theology at Seattle University. Rachelle has spent the last few years as Registrar for a lineage society and working towards submitting a portfolio to become a Board-Certified Genealogist. Now that she is retired, she looks forward to being able to be of more service to AAUW.
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NADYNE ROSIN
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Nadyne Rosin is the Public Policy Chair for Portland Branch AAUW and DEI Chair of the Gresham Area Branch. Always politically active, she has been very involved in The League of Women Voters and AAUW for well over 30 years. She feels both organizations, in addition to the Businesswomen of America, have been critically important in educating women to vote, to pursue advanced degrees, and to promote and support one another in the business world. She served as president of the Falls Church branch of AAUW, co-president of the League of Women Voters of Delaware, and state president of Delaware AAUW.
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Born in Belgium, Nadyne emigrated to the United States when she was two years old and grew up in the Patterson area of northern New Jersey. She completed her undergraduate work in history and political science at Douglas College in New Brunswick, NJ. She later returned to school to study interior design, which led to her career as an interior designer. Seven years ago, she and her husband moved to Oregon, and she has been active in AAUW since arriving.
Her concerns about the future focus on the role of women, how we define ourselves, what equality means, how we can promote global peace through leadership roles, how we deal with our current polarization and divisiveness through understanding of our social and historical past. Additional concerns include the importance of fostering the study of foreign languages and the arts. She is cautiously optimistic about the future and pleased that we are beginning to address climate change and the inequities of our justice system.
Her concerns about the future focus on the role of women, how we define ourselves, what equality means, how we can promote global peace through leadership roles, how we deal with our current polarization and divisiveness through understanding of our social and historical past. Additional concerns include the importance of fostering the study of foreign languages and the arts. She is cautiously optimistic about the future and pleased that we are beginning to address climate change and the inequities of our justice system.
ILGA A. ROSS
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Ilga Ross currently serves as the Administrator of Portland Branch AAUW. As a member of Portland and Tigard Area branches, she has held the offices of webmaster, treasurer, and/or president. In AAUW of Oregon she chaired the Nominations Committee and the Meetings Task Force, and was state AAUW Funds Chair and Communications Vice President.
Her degrees are from the University of Northern Colorado in Mathematics and Curriculum & Instruction. Following graduation, she spent many years in Wyoming, where she taught school, managed a credit union, joined AAUW, and was a volunteer for organizations including Planned Parenthood and the Democratic Party. |
Ilga and her family moved to Oregon when she was hired as math faculty at Portland Community College, where she taught for 21 years. She enjoys graphics and technology, genealogy, travel and spectator sports, and can lead groups to satisfactory outcomes. Ilga feels fortunate to have been selected for leadership positions in most of her endeavors and appreciates the learning opportunities and friendships made along the way.
KATHLEEN B. TERMAN
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Kathleen (Kathy) Terman is the Chief Information Officer for the Oregon Department of Revenue. Prior to joining the Department of Revenue, Kathy was an executive in the IT departments of Portland General Electric, Southern California Edison and Exelon Corporation. She holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and statistics and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. Kathy has been a member of AAUW for nearly 40 years, first as a member in the Chicago branch, and later on the board of the Pasadena, CA branch. She is currently a dual member of the Salem and Portland branches. In her spare time, Kathy enjoys reading, cooking, and working out.
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