Profiles - School of Business Administration

In the first round of the Clean Challenge 16 teams of cleantech innovators and entrepreneurs had two minutes to pitch their ideas for a chance to receive $5,000 in funding for project development.

Undergraduates in the School of Business Administration's Strategy Capstone course partner with Innovation & Intellectual Property and gain real world experience researching and planning paths forward for technology developed at PSU.

The Social Innovation Incubator at Portland State University provides social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs the resources, networks, and encouragement they need for their businesses to succeed while achieving positive social change.

Turning used oil into affordable diesel fuel for carriers in Portland's trucking industry.

MBA alum, Anita Ramachandran (’07) knew she wanted her work to have a direct impact on the world around her – and she has found that in her role as Partnerships Development Officer at Mercy Corps.

Born and raised in Portland, OR, Kent Hartman graduated from Portland State in 1983 with a degree in Political Science. Kent’s first book, The Wrecking Crew, was released in 2012 by St. Martin’s Press and won a 2013 Oregon Book Award in the category of nonfiction.

Amanda Bernard has over 8 years of experience in multimedia marketing and advertising including digital marketing and traditional media. As Director of Digital Marketing at ISITE Design, Amanda works with clients helping them build and utilize effective strategies for paid, organic, and social marketing channels.

Before coming to PSU to pursue his MBA, Jason owned and managed Paccini's, an on-campus restaurant. As successful as the venture was, though, he knew he would ultimately outgrow his restaurant. So he decided to join the part-time MBA program to explore his options.

MBA students Stephanie Moshofsky, Tim Navarrette and Ian Skelly (MBA ’13) studied International Finance and Global Capital Markets in Marseille, France.

Nanette Reid chose the PSU MBA program over law school because of the resources and introductions it offered to the Portland business community.

Andrew Essreg has built a career around sustainability, starting with earning a sustainability-focused MBA from Portland State University.

Portland State MBA alum, Yulia Smirnova believes that regardless of where you get your MBA, the true value lies in what you make of the experience.

Developing ideas, zeroing in on markets, acquiring venture capital: how 30 seconds in an elevator can make a company.

Mark Prater earned his BA in Accounting from Portland State in 1981. He is currently the deputy staff director and minority chief tax counsel on the Senate Finance Committee. Prater became the committee's chief tax counsel when Sen. Robert Packwood was chair, who is well-liked and widely praised on both sides of the aisle. Prater’s expertise extends beyond taxes to other areas under the Finance Committee’s jurisdiction including health care.

Congratulations to Angela Frank (MIM '01) on being selected as a member of the 2012 First Mover Fellowship Class at the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program! The Aspen Institute Business and Society Program announced the fourth class of First Mover Fellows, individuals who are working within companies to unite business growth with a sustainable society in the products and services they are developing.

Ater Wynne, a Portland based law firm, serves as a valuable resource to local social entrepreneurs by sharing its expertise on law, as well as state and local business climates and political issues. They help social entrepreneurs untangle the more complex and sometimes intimidating components of starting a business and guide them towards the right decisions from the beginning that will ultimately help sustain their social and environmental values.

Instructor, Digital Marketing Strategies. Aaron Gray has 15 years' experience defining, measuring, and optimizing digital experiences. From Internet stores and branded experiences to SaaS products, Mr. Gray has been through the entire life cycle of digital experience management numerous times.

With a background in integrated marketing, Lewis left a public relations agency in 1996 to start his career in search engine marketing. Since then, he’s helped grow businesses by connecting his clients with their constituents via the Internet. In 2000, Lewis founded Anvil Media, Inc., a digital marketing agency specializing in search engine and social media marketing for Fortune 2000 companies. Under his leadership, Anvil has received recognition from Portland Business Journal and Inc. Magazine as a Fastest Growing and Most Philanthropic Company

Mario completed his Master of International Management (MIM) degree in 2008 and now works for DHL Global Forwarding as the Strategic Customers Manager.

Alison Mondragan (MIM ’12) will be representing PSU’s MIM program at this year’s TEDMED conference in DC, April 10th-13th, as a delegate. TEDMED is a community of people who are passionate about imagining the future of health and medicine.

The U.S. economy is slowly improving, raising questions and concerns among business leaders over the slower than expected growth.

Portland State MBA students, Lindsey Dietz, Neil Schimmel, Josh Mathis, and Joel Barranger (MBA 2012) are in midst of a Cambodian venture as part of their Capstone project with Impact Entrepreneurs (IE).

Each year the Portland Business Journal recognizes 40 overachievers under the age of 40. The 2012 list of winners includes three Portland State School of Business Administration alumni.

Due to the success of the Pathways diversity initiative and continuous support from industry partners in diversity, the program has been expanded to all undergraduate majors in the SBA.

Paul Aragon is an expert on business ethics and real estate law

Trevor Calton finances commercial real estate investment

Abe Farkas understands mixed use development

Dee Walsh knows how to build affordable housing

Julia Freybote understands investing in commercial real estate

Matthew Gebhardt knows how urban housing is development

2004 MBA Graduate Charlie Devereux credits his program with helping him start a successful business in the industry he loves.

Business students learn real-world portfolio management skills in a unique 6-credit course

Caroline's concept of a "go-to" website for Portland fashion helped propel her to the final round of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Angle Investor competition.

Many business students dream of ascending the ranks to become the CEO of a Fortune 500 company and worldwide brand. Scott Davis ’74 did exactly that.

FIR (Fierce, Innovative, Raw) consists of five SBA students and Dr. Tim Christy, who serves as agency director

Team Science - Merging disciplines to enhance innovation

Soon after Thomas Ezra was honorably discharged after serving four years in the United States Marine Corps, he began searching for his next step.

The Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research (CIMR) launches a new Blog with updates and resources on mentoring research.

Gina Nash approached the BOP in 2009 with a strong desire to grow her small business, Experienced Materials LLC. After 10 years of selling her recycled and reclaimed steel garden art, accessories, and sculptures at the Portland Saturday Market, Gina was ready to expand her business and explore new markets.

Tom Kemper knows how to buy and develop quality real estate

Cliff Hockley is a licensed broker in both Washington and Oregon who has successfully represented buyers and sellers of commercial, investment, and residential properties over the years.

Global Satisfaction - Helping managers lead an international workforce

Inspiring future CEOs

Earning Power - Lifting people out of poverty through business education

Christopher Longinetti can help you invest successfully in real estate.

Nick Poindexter, BA '07 Advertising Management and Marketing, is an Office Assistant at Metropolitan Group

On Your Feet is a consultancy that uses improvisation and other experimental techniques to help organizations create, relate and communicate... all while having a ridiculously good time

Better Business - Valuing equity and ecology

Shelf Life - Getting from product to profit

Food Chain - Bringing the freshest ideas to market

PSU Human Resource Management Association attends SHRM National Conference in Chicago. Sixteen members of this award winning chapter attended the conference; their summary report provides a wealth of HRM knowledge.

Melissa Appleyard is one of the first Ames Professors in the Management of Innovation and Technology program.

The SBA relies on board members to strengthen our ties to the local business community, provide input on our programs, and help spread the word about our school. We appreciate that board members choose to lead and advise the SBA for various reasons, and are grateful for their collective support.

Drs. Jeanne Enders and Pamela Tierney presented their research paper "Designing for Sustainability: Applying Management Theory to the Pursuit of Sustainable Design" at Business & Sustainability Conference

Ranked by U.S. News and World Report

Providing a unique opportunity to high school students

Running start in promoting commerce

Leadership and research for Oregon's food industry

John Oh has a deep understanding of monetary economics and international finance.

Ed Sullivan is Oregon's leading expert on land use law

Carolyn McKnight, an acknowledged figure in the area of corporate leadership and organizational development for over 25 years, directs a number of PSU initiatives that increase the capacity of social entrepreneurs to succeed, including the Entrepreneurial Leaders training program with partners Mercy Corps and Digital Divide Data.

Oregon's food industry has a lot of cravings. Tom Gillpatrick satisfies them.

When Don Dickinson brings his students to the boardroom, Portland's advertising agencies listen.