About Us

The Board of Directors of the Portland-Suzhou Sister City Association is made up of a dedicated group of civic and community volunteers, all with professional and/or personal connections to Suzhou.

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Mr. Jim Mei, President
Attorney at Law, Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP

Ms. Cheryl Johnson, Vice President
Retired Principal and Consultant, Woodstock Elementary School

Mr. Robert Fraser, Secretary
National Account Manager, Experient Sales Network

Mr. Phil Peach, Treasurer

Ms. Lynne McIntyre, Past President
Real Estate Broker, Prudential NW Properties

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. Scott Benting,
Program Operation Manager, PECI

Dr. Steve Braun,
Dean, School of Management, Concordia College

Ms. Peyton Chapman,
Principal, Lincoln High School

Mr. Raymond W. Cheng
Associate Partner, Fletcher Farr Ayotte Inc.

Ms. Cathy Chinn,
Director, ECI Group LLC

Ms. Hong Chou,
Violin Instructor, Lewis and Clark College

Mr. Peter Englander,
Development Manager, Portland Development Commission

Mr. Paul Fishman,
Ecologist, Ecosystems Broker, Northwest Ecosystem Services

Dr. Maribeth Graybill,
Curator of Asian Art, Portland Art Museum

Dr. Gil Latz,
Vice Provost for International Affairs, Portland State University

Dr. Meiru Liu,
Director, Confucius Institute, Portland State University

Ms. Sherrie Love,
Teacher, Woodstock Elementary School

Mr. R.J. "Jim" Mockford,
Software Engineer, Wacom Technology Corporation

Dr. Earl Molander
Prof. Emeritus, School of Bus. Admin., Portland State University

Ms. Bonnie Starkey,
Corporate Training Manager, Portland Community College

Mr. Andre Wang,
Attorney at Law

Mr. Robert Wise,
Sr. Project Manager, Cogan Owens Cogan, LLC

Mr. Stephen S. Ying

Ms. Kerry Yu,
Director of International Affairs, PDX Fashion Synergy

MAYOR'S OFFICE LIAISON

Mr. Noah Siegel, Director of International Affairs,
Office of Mayor Sam Adams, City of Portland

EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS
The following is a list of Directors Emeritus in alphabetical order.

Ms. Conni Diack,
Past President of PSSCA

Mr. Mike Lindberg,
Senior Consultant, Fleishman Hillard, Inc.

Congressman David Wu,
U.S. House of Representatives