About Us Government Relations staff are housed in the Office of the President About Government Relations Kimberly KoopsAssociate Vice President of Government RelationsEmail: kimkoops@pdx.edu Eric NollGovernment Relations ManagerEmail: eric.noll@pdx.edu Eric Noll leads Portland State's local government relations program and splits the state government relations portfolio with Kimberly. He has been part of PSU's Government Relations team since January 2023. Prior to PSU, he was the State Government Relations Manager at the City of Portland where he worked for six years in the City's Office of Government Relations. Eric earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science with a minor in Civic Leadership in 2015 and a Master’s degree in Public Policy in 2018 from PSU. He also served as PSU's student body president in 2014-15.