Business/Community Involvement

Business and Economic Development

• Selected by the Eugene and Springfield Chambers of Commerce for the Leadership Eugene-Springfield class of 2011-12
  
• Selected by Blue Chip magazine as one of Eugene/Springfield’s “20 Under 40” top future leaders in Lane County’s business community in 2010
  
• Member, Expenditure Review Panel, City of Eugene Downtown Urban Renewal Plan – appointed by the Eugene Mayor and City Council in 2012 to the committee charged with oversight over city funding for downtown urban renewal projects
  
• Moderated City Club of Eugene panels
  "At the Corner of Main Street and Broadway: New Downtown Businesses in the Eugene Area" (February 17, 2012)
  "Creating Good Working Conditions: The Employers’ Perspective" (October 28, 2011)
  
• Member, International Downtown Association - attended annual conference in 2011
  
• Member, International Council of Shopping Centers - attended program on economic development in Oregon in 2012
  
• Member, Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce
  
• Member, Springfield Chamber of Commerce – member of the Economic Development Committee
  

Non-Profits and Community Activities

• Member, Nonprofit Association of Oregon - attending South Willamette Valley Nonprofit Network events in Eugene in 2012
  
• Member, City Club of Eugene – as Member of the Program Committee, coordinated or co-coordinated programs about downtown small businesses, labor relations, the banking industry, and Occupy Eugene; moderated panels entitled, “Creating Good Working Conditions: The Employers’ Perspective” and “At the Corner of Main Street and Broadway: New Downtown Businesses in the Eugene Area”
  
• Member, Springfield City Club – attend programs
  
• Member, Lane County Historical Society
  
• Member, Adams Elementary School PTA
  
• Member, Temple Beth Israel - member of the Development Committee; member of the Associate Rabbi Search Committee; volunteer to review resumes and provide career advice for other members
  
• Member, Basic Rights Oregon - serve on Host Committee for annual Eugene Summer Garden Party
  
• Member, Lane County Bar Association
  
• Member, Friends of Eugene Public Library
  
• Member, Lane County Chapter of ACLU of Oregon – served 2008-11 on the Board of Directors
  

Published Articles

Downtown Eugene from The Register-Guard

Oregon Jewish Review

Honors

• Selected by the Eugene and Springfield Chambers of Commerce for the Leadership Eugene-Springfield class of 2011-12 (September 2011).
  
• Selected by Blue Chip magazine as one of Eugene/Springfield’s “20 Under 40” top future leaders in Lane County’s business community (December 2010).
  
• Received the Willie L. Moore Award from the University of Richmond Black Law Students Association, given to a “faculty or staff member who is dedicated to promoting diversity and supports the initiatives of our organization” (April 2008).