CAP Welcomes New Board Members
Portland, OR | August 30, 2017 - CAP is pleased to announce the appointment of new members of its Board of Directors, as well as the full slate of officers for FY2018.
Joining the Board over the past fiscal year are Mikki Gillette, Jenn Klotz, Travis Marker, Dr. John Nusser, and Bil Spigner.
“Year after year, I am grateful that CAP is able to engage board members of the highest caliber to help us achieve our mission of supporting and empowering people living with or affected by HIV in our community and providing compassionate healthcare to the LBGTQ+ community,” said Tyler TerMeer, Executive Director. “We have a very strong leadership foundation in place and we couldn’t be more pleased to have these new members on board. Each of these individuals’ professional backgrounds and passionate commitment to our mission will bring insightful perspectives to our Board.”
Mikki Gillette is the Major Gifts Officer at Basic Rights Oregon, the state’s leading LGBTQ advocacy organization, where she works with individual donors, oversees grants and assists with events. A playwright and journalist, her writing has focused on the transgender community and her experience as a trans woman.
Jenn Klotz is responsible for Genentech Hillsboro’s community relations, government relations and internal/external communication and serves as Chair of the Genentech Hillsboro Diversity team. In her 8 years at Genentech she has been involved with CAP as a leader of Genentech’s Portland AIDS Walk team which has surpassed 100 participants the past few years.
Travis Marker is new to the Portland area and is a Master Practitioner Consultant for North Highland Consulting where he leads the People and Change capability for Oregon, Washington and California. Travis’ twenty-year plus career in Talent Management includes a Master of Education Degree from The University of Oklahoma and given him the opportunity to present and speak at events and conferences across the Nation.
Dr. John Nusser became a doctor to care for people who might not get the care they deserve, due to stigma such as HIV. He is a family physician who teaches and sees patients at Peace Health’s residency in Vancouver, WA. For many years, he has enjoyed volunteering as the medical director of CAP’s testing site in Washington. He is faculty with the Mountain West AIDS Education Training Center, and has published on HIV education. He has also served on the board of Project Access NOW and the Free Clinic.
Bil Spigner is an 11-year veteran of NIKE who works on the North America Store Operations team as a Project Program Director and has spent the last 25 years managing Flagship Retail stores across the country. Bil recently relocated to Portland to work at Nike’s World Headquarters, and has joined the Military Network team, which works to continuously improve the lives and well-being of all former members of the armed forces and their families.
Leaving the board are Leo Bancroft, Robert Goman, and Warren Jimenez. We thank them for their dedication and service to our community.
The slate of board members for FY2017 is listed below:
New Officers:
Nancy Haigwood, President, Oregon Health & Science University
Elise Brickner-Schulz, Vice President, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
Karol Collymore, Secretary, Metro
Edwin Kietzman, Treasurer, Fred Meyer Stores
Bill Patton, Member at Large, The Standard
Robert Lusk, MD, Past President, Providence Health & Services