Tracy Maddux, Versa Logic, Board Chair
Tracy Maddux is currently the CFO of Eugene based,VersaLogic, which carries a full range of rugged, high-quality embedded computer products in industry-standard form factors. Tracy and his wife Donna relocated to Oregon in 1998 when Tracy was recruited by Intel out of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, where he completed his MBA. Tracy worked in financial analyst and manager roles inside Intel's New Business Group and Enterprise Server Group.
Before obtaining his MBA, Tracy worked in real estate development and consulting for firms in Indiana. Tracy completed his BA in Government at the University of Texas at Austin in 1992 and began his career in the non-profit arena from 1992 through 1996 as Executive Vice President of Pi Kappa Phi Properties, a national fraternity affiliated organization providing housing to hundreds of college students at campuses across the U.S. He remains involved as an elected board member of Pi Kappa Phi, a national collegiate social and service fraternity founded in 1904 with 140 chapters and over 100,000 members.
During and after business school, he completed two teaching engagements at the Budapest University for Economic Sciences in Hungary on behalf of USAID with lecture series in financial analysis and e-commerce in 1997 and 1999. Tracy is excited to be engaged again in business education for youth; this time in a more local capacity with Oregon's, Young Entrepreneurs Business Week.
In his personal time, Tracy enjoys running and spending quality dog time with his 90 lb Labradoodles Bo and Porter. He is very supportive of Donna's community involvement as a Tualatin City councilwoman and career as an Assistant Attorney General.
Daniel M. O'Leary CPA, Geffen Mesher & Co., Board Treasurer
Mr. O'Leary is a Shareholder in the Tax Department of Geffen Mesher & Company, P.C. with 17 years of experience. He graduated cum laude from The University of Portland with Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Accounting & Marketing in 1988. Prior to joining Geffen Mesher & Company, P.C., Mr. O'Leary was with the Portland tax practice of Arthur Andersen LLP for 13 years and KPMG, LLP for 2 years. He is currently a member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants. He continues to be active with the University of Portland as a member of the University of Portland Presidential Advisory Council representing the Robert Pamplin School of Business Administration. He serves as Board Treasurer of CODA, Inc., Board Treasurer of Sunset Apollo Softball Club, and Board Member of American Lung Association of Oregon. Other experiences and qualifications include Past President, Tualatin Valley Housing Partners, CDC, and Past Member, Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum - Venture Oregon Steering Committee.
Janis Yutzy, Wells Fargo, Secretary
Ms. Jan Yutzy is currently a VP/Senior Relationship Manager with Wells Fargo Bank. Ms. Yutzy started her financial services career in 1978 at U.S. Bank where she worked in various credit and lending positions. She joined Washington Mutual’s Commercial Banking unit in 2002 as a relationship manager. She later worked in similar positions at Sterling Banking and Northwest Bank. Overall Ms. Yutzy has 30 years of banking experience.
Ms. Yutzy was born and raised in Portland, OR. She graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Marketing. Ms. Yutzy is also a member of Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) where she serves on the membership committee.
Marty Opsahl, The Standard. Vice Chair
A skilled and experienced IT programmer, personnel manager, and project and program manager, Marty has recently made the move into Organization Development Consulting. His current role is as an internal consultant for Standard Insurance Company, where he has been employed for the last 10 years. The prior 10 years of his career were in various IT roles, primarily with Nationwide Insurance.
Marty’s educational background is primarily in the liberal arts, with Bachelors and Masters degrees emphasizing interpersonal communication, education, and counseling. His ability to combine his educational background, work experience, and diverse personal interests make him a uniquely engaging speaker, presenter, and business resource.
Marty is also the father of 3 accomplished teen-and-older children, a coach of and participant in several sports over many years, a handyman, and is a dedicated board member and volunteer for Young Entrepreneurs Business Week.
Jane E. Ellison, Key Bank
Ms. Ellison is a fifth-generation Oregonian with strong ties to the Portland community. Through her work at KeyBank she has a robust knowledge of the philanthropic community in Oregon and a commitment to financial literacy to the organizations. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies at the University of San Diego. As a student, Jane was captain of USD's Division I Swim Team and an active member of the student body. During her time in San Diego Jane also volunteered with the Junior Seau Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating and empowering young people.
Jane has been with KeyBank for two years and currently serves as Director of Community Relations. She is responsible for managing Key's charitable foundation in Oregon, a position which has allowed her to work closely with many of Oregon's non-profit organizations. Jane also coordinates KeyBank of Oregon's employee volunteer programs. Ms. Ellison comes from a long line of entrepreneurs; her father and both grandfathers own their own businesses, including the oldest family-owned furniture business west of the Mississippi River.
Nicholas R. Fisher, Co-Founder
Besides being one of the founding board members, Nick is active volunteer, annually participating as a Company Advisor for the 2nd year program, Investing Week. Nick has served the organization in various volunteer roles, including curriculum development, member of the budget task force and volunteer program advisor. Additionally, Nick lent his expertise in finance and investments to develop the curriculum for Young Entrepreneurs Investing Week (YEIW). Nick's combination of financial and entrepreneurial mindset skills provides YEBW with an incredible asset.
Nick received his Bachelor's in Business Finance and a Masters in Business Administration from The University of Portland. While at UofP, he participated in The University of Portland's Entrepreneur Scholars Program and was Founder of The University of Portland's $16K Entrepreneurs Challenge. He has 10 years experience as an investor and recently co-founded Pilot Wealth Mangement, Inc., a boutique investment management firm.
In his sparetime he enjoys working on their families 3-acre farm in Sherwood, spending time with his two boys, Oliver & Nicholas, wife Maurissa and two labrador retrievers, Annie & Clarabelle.
Brett Greene, Portland General Electric
Brett Greene is currently a Tax Manager with Portland General Electric. He is a graduate from the University of Portland with a B.S. in Business Administration and has a M.S. in Taxation from Golden Gate University. Prior to joining PGE, Brett was with Precision Castparts and the Portland tax practices of Arthur Andersen LLP and KPMG LLP. Overall, Mr. Greene has over 11 years of experience working in and with the Portland business community.
Outside of work, Brett enjoys spending his time with his beautiful wife Pat, daughters Ella and Hannah as well as on the golf course. Brett is also an avid Washington Husky and Seattle Seahawks fan having grown up in the Seattle area.
John Hancock, Junior Achievement
John Hancock is the President of Junior Achievement-Columbia Empire, serving Oregon and SW Washington. Junior Achievement (JA) is a nonprofit youth organization that works in partnership with schools and businesses to improve student knowledge in the areas of business, economics and financial literacy. The organization�s programs are renowned for teaching students the key content areas of free enterprise education: business, economics, entrepreneurship, ethics, leadership, character, work-related life skills, citizenship, and financial literacy.
In his role as President, John is responsible for the overall management of the organization including revenue generation, board development, staffing and program operations. With an annual budget of $1.2 million, a staff of 15 and a board of 45, Junior Achievement works together with 1,000 volunteers in the business community and will serve 36,000 students in Oregon and SW Washington this school year. In addition to his work locally, John serves on several national JA committees, and helped to found JA of Tanzania in 1998.
Prior to his work with Junior Achievement in Oregon, John served as Vice President of Junior Achievement of Central Indiana in Indianapolis. This followed eight years of service with the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Central Office, also in Indianapolis. A native of LaConner, WA, John earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science in 1987 from Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA and his Masters Degree in Public Affairs from Indiana University in 1997. He lives in Portland with his wife Roodi.
Anthony Miller, Stepping Stone Solutions
Mr. Miller currently serves as President of Stepping Stone Solutions, a company specializing in sales training solutions for outside sales professionals and their companies as well as interactive site based sales organizations. Anthony received his Human Communications degree from Southern Oregon University where he excelled in public speaking and interpersonal courses. After completing his degree he became a salesman in the petroleum industry.
In each of his first three years he realized an annual gain in gross margin of at least 25%. After receiving a promotion to Department Head he instituted product changes and growth plans that put the company on track for record gains. He later moved to another company in the industry as the General Manager of a $30 million dollar operation with over thirty employees.
In less than a year sales increased dramatically, he had acquired top industry talent, employee morale and retention dramatically improved; he improved relationships with key vendors and instituted core systems to improve data collection, operations and inventory control. He then left that company and founded Stepping Stone Solutions. Now he is focused on using his managerial and sales success to help both sales professionals and organizations achieve the sales success they have been seeking.
He is extremely passionate about business week both in Oregon as well as in the Washington for Washington Business Week. He is self proclaimed, Business Week "Junkie," even taking the leap of traveling to Poland to launch International Business Week.
In his sparetime he spends quality time with his beautiful wife, Sonia, their cat, Budha and Dog, Ruby.
Tony Kelly, Keller Williams Realty
Tony Kelly is a Principal Real Estate Broker and co-owner of one of the most successful Keller Williams Realty offices in Oregon. He is ranked in the top 1% of REALTORS in Portland metro area and has been on HGTV's "House Hunters" (3 EPISODES) & "My House is Worth What?" (4 EPISODES).
Tony is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy with a B.S. in Engineering. Tony is also a former Fortune 500 high tech industry executive with vast experience in successfully managing international sales and marketing organizations. Tony has an MBA in Marketing and has been a top tiered sales person for more than 15 years. Tony’s vast sales and marketing experience serves him well in his real estate business.
In his spare time, Tony enjoys spending time with his wife and two children.
Maurissa C. Fisher, Executive Director and Founder
Maurissa is one of the founders for the Young Entrepreneurs Business Week. She serves as the only administrative personnel, running day to day operations and strategic planning. Maurissa brings a combination of educational expertise and entrepreneurial spirit to the organization. Her Qualifications include graduating Cum Laude from Gonzaga University with a Bachelor of Education in Special Education, and teaching licenses in education from the states of Washington and Oregon.
Maurissa began her career as an educator in Washington State. While teaching she realized that experiential learning and real life applications were often difficult to fit in to the already very demanding structure and was thus was driven to explore the world of entrepreneurship. In 2003, she chose to leave the typical classroom to begin developing plans for Young Entrepreneurs Business Week. Just as the students will learn during their week experience with YEBW, the road of an entrepreneur is up and down...however persistence, faith, and getting the right people “on the bus” have paid off, thus YEBW was launched July 16th-22nd, 2006.
In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her husband Nicholas and raising their sons Oliver and Nicholas Jr. You may contact Maurissa at maurissa@yebw.org.