Mark has over 16 years investment experience, having served as Sr. Vice President and CIO of CCI, Sr. Analyst with Franklin Templeton Mutual Funds and Commercial Lending Officer with SunTrust Banks. Mark graduated with a BS, Mathematics, from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN and holds an MBA, Finance, from the University of California, Berkeley, CA.

Mark has made appearances as a guest lecturer at Charles H. Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon. He's been a Guest on Good Day Oregon, and delivers lectures on the creation of shareholder value. Former member, Board of Directors for the Morrison Center.

Matt has over 15 years investment experience. Before joining Northwest Investment Counselors, Matt was a Portfolio Manager with CCI and a Sr. Analyst with Brueggeman & Johnson. A graduate of Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, CA, with a BA in Economics, Matt also holds an MA in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, CA.

Matt has testified on economic development before an Oregon Senate subcommittee. He has appeared as a guest on OPB radio regarding local economic matters. Matt has been an Adjunct Scholar with Cascade Policy Institute here in Portland, OR.

John has over 20 years investment experience. He has founded a mezzanine financing fund, served as Portfolio Manager responsible for private debt and private equity portfolios with CCI, and was VP for a boutique investment bank in Portland responsible for trading and sales of fixed income instruments. John graduated from Middlebury College, VT with a BA, Economics, and earned his MBA, Finance, with honors at the University of Oregon. He is a board member for the Three Rivers Charter School, and serves as President, Board of Directors, for the Oregon Children's Theater.

Beth has over 15 years administrative experience in the financial industry. She was a Portfolio Administrator with CCI, with additional administrative experience at Piper Jaffray Inc. and First Interstate Bank. Beth holds a BA, History, from the University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA

Christel brings over 15 years of investment experience working on both the sell side and buy side of the business, beginning her career in the industry at a boutique brokerage firm in San Francisco in its corporate finance department working on all aspects of taking companies public. After receiving her MBA at the University of Oregon she joined an investment management company in Portland focusing on their 401(k) business and client services before moving over to the position of Portfolio Manager. She also owned an investment education consulting business which focused on helping companies explain their 401(k) plan and enrollment process to their employees. Christel recently moved back to Portland after having lived in Bangkok, Thailand with her family for the last two years.