Sho Dozono, Board Chair
President and CEO of Azumano Travel/American Express

Sho Dozono was a Portland school teacher before becoming a businessman and community leader.  He currently serves as Co-Chair of the Oregon League of Minority Voters and also serves on the fundraising campaign cabinet of Mercy Corps., raising funds for projects including the New York World Hunger Center.   He is a past commissioner of the Port of Portland and is past Chair of the Portland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (Portland Business Alliance.)

Camille Mercier, Board Vice-Chair
Director of Human Resources, Spirit Mountain Casino

Camille began serving on the Spirit Mountain Community Fund Board in 2004. Camille is a Grand Ronde tribal member and serves the Tribe in a number of capacities. She is currently the Human Resources Director of the casino. In addition, Camille serves on the Community fund board, and is also a member of the Tribe's Health Committee. Camille has a degree in Organizational Development and Human Resources from George Fox University.

June Sell-Sherer, Tribal Council Member
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

June was raised in Grand Ronde and currently serves on Grand Ronde’s Tribal Council. June’s community service work includes:  serving several years on the Board of Trustees for the Portland Art Museum, the Board of Trustees for the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, as well as the Tribe's Veterans, Education and Culture Committees.

June worked 18 years on the Hanford Project in Washington, and received her Associates of Science degree from Columbia Basin College.  After raising her children in Washington, June returned to Grand Ronde in 1995 and worked in Spirit Mountain Casino's Marketing Department for three years before being elected to Tribal Council.

June is a proud veteran and served with the Women's Army Corp Military Intelligence section in Frankfurt, Germany where she was honored as WAC of the month for the US Army’s European post in 1969.

June and her husband Mike are blessed with two children and three grandchildren. 

Kate Brown
Oregon Secretary of State/Former Oregon State Senator

Kate Brown was appointed State Representative for District 13 in 1991. She was elected to the House in 1992 and 1994, and to the State Senate from District 7 in 1996. In 2009 Kate took office as Secretary of State for Oregon.  She currently serves on the Business, Law and Government Committee, the Livability Committee, and the Ways and Means Subcommittee on General Government.

Darlene Hooley
Former U.S. Congresswoman

Darlene Hooley began her career as a teacher and quickly became involved in politics. Her political career included being elected to: West Linn City Council, the Oregon State legislature and then was elected to Oregon’s fifth Congressional district and served 12 years in Congress. Darlene has been a passionate advocate for Veteran’s issues and as a former teacher, has a deep love of education and social policies that affect children. Darlene has two children and resides in West Linn, Oregon. 

Reynold Leno, Tribal Council Vice Chair
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Reyn was elected to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Tribal Council in 1996. Prior to his service with Tribal Council he worked in the timber industry. Reyn and his wife Liz raised their three children in Willamina and are proud grandparents.

Henry "Chip" Lazenby
General Counsel, Portland State University

Henry "Chip" Lazenby is presently General Counsel for Portland State University in Portland. He has previously served as general counsel for Governor John Kitzhaber, MD and for the Portland Development Commission. In addition to being an attorney he holds a MBA from the University of Oregon. Chip currently serves on a number of boards that focus on education and children. He lives with his wife Lynette and son Michael in Portland. They love the outdoors and travel. Chip is a baseball fan.

 Steve Bobb, Tribal Council Member
 Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

Steve Bobb is a Grand Ronde member and was raised on his grandparent’s farm in the local area. A talented artist, Steve balances his duties as a Tribal Council member with his passion for painting, sculpting and other media. For over 30 years Steve worked as a sign painter, fabricator and desiger. Steve has been married to his wife Connie  for 42 years and together they have 3 children and 12 grandchildren. As a former Marine and Vietnam veteran, Steve participates in the local veteran’s committee and designed the Veteran’s memorial that graces the Grand Ronde Tribal campus.