OREGON STARTUP CENTER - Key Persons
Bill Berg has over 40 years of business management experience ranging from startups to large international firms. In his current role as Business Development Manager for the City of Beaverton, Bill is responsible for business retention, expansion and recruitment and provides general assistance to the local business community. Prior to joining city staff, Bill was the Director of Consulting for Mentor Graphics, an Oregon high-tech company headquartered in Wilsonville. Bill has served on a wide range of local boards, commissions and committees engaged in urban redevelopment, public outreach, transportation and non-profit activities.
Dinah Adkins is President Emerita of the National Business Incubation Association and currently speaks, consults, and writes on topics related to business incubation and entrepreneurship support. She retired In August 2009 after serving 21 years as President and CEO of NBIA, where she led all activities of the 2,000-member organization of incubator managers and developers, heading a staff of 14. Under Adkins' direction, the Association developed products and services including publications, training, research, and consulting activities for both members - representing 67 nations-and customers. With Adkins in the lead, NBIA managed consulting and training efforts for Japanese, Bulgarian, Chinese, Kuwaiti, Saudi, Malaysian, and American contractors.
Previously, Ms. Adkins was the founding staff and manager of the Ohio University Innovation Center, a campus-based incubator, from its inception in 1982 until July 1989. She holds Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in English from Ohio University.
Job Titles:
- BOARD MEMBERS
- Chairman of the OSC Board
The chair of the OSC Board, Ernie is a partner with the law firm Buchalter. He represents emerging startups, as well as mature private and public companies. His practice encompasses the formation, financing, corporate governance, mergers and acquisition, intellectual property, and transactional fields. He has negotiated and closed comple
City Councilor John Dugger joined the City Council in September 2022 after being appointed to complete an unexpired term. He received the most votes for Position 5 during the May 2022 primary and began his new term Jan. 1, 2023.
Director of Operations. Formerly the Director of Operations for 17 years at the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN)., a non-profit that supports scalable startups from every industry across the state. In 2021 Julie worked with the Seattle-based E8 Angels group. She helped to connect investors with E8 members along with coordinating pitch e
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Information Executives
Manoj Garg is CEO of Virtual Information Executives which offers a range of services to its clients including IT Snapshot assessments, IT strategic plans, Interim CIOs, and formulating and running large IT projects. He was formerly Director of Computing and Network Services at Portland State University, and Chief Information Officer at WebEx Communications Inc., and held a series of executive roles at Xerox Corporation.
Marc was a member of the Beaverton City Council for 14 years and a longtime technology company professional. Mr. San Soucie has served as Chief Technology Officer or Vice President of Engineering for a number of small software companies in Beaverton, and a Portland-based startup. He also served on the business plan review committee for the Portland Angel Network and invested in several technology companies
Entrepreneur in Residence. After serving as Executive Director of OTBC and the Westside Startup Fund manager for the past 16 years, Steve has decided to semi-retire. He is a veteran of three investor-funded start-ups and two business-unit startups inside larger companies. He has more than 25 years of management experience in the softwar