About Us: Board of Directors
A volunteer board of directors, representing a wide range of industries, business and community interests, leads CGCC Foundation. All directors serve on Foundation Teams.
Carina SchmidtPresident
Self-employed
Mosier
John BrunkVice President
Vice President and Senior Financial Advisor
CB Financial Services located at Columbia State Bank
Sidney T. RoweCPA Treasurer
Rowe and Deming, LLC, Partner
The Dalles
Charles K. TooleSecretary
Dunn, Toole, Coats and Carter, LLP
Attorneys at Law
The Dalles
Charlotte Arnold
Hood River
Anne Bialous
Educator
The Dalles
Martha Capovilla
Hood River County School District , Retired Administrator, Teacher and Coach
Marley’s Corner, Owner
Hood River
Dr. John Copp
Columbia Gorge Community College, Chairman and Instructor of the Business and Social Sciences Department
Portland
Martha Dell
Columbia Gorge Community College, Former Human Resouces staff person
Educator
Hood River
Erin Ford
Water's Edge, Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor
The Dalles
Mary Gumm
White Buffalo Wine Bar and Bistro, Owner
Hood River
Mindi Macnab
NW Natural (retired)
The Dalles
Juanita Neitling
James River Corporation (retired)
The Dalles
Doni Polehn
Polehn Farms, Inc., President, Director and Retired Business Manager
The Dalles
Jason Spadaro
SDS Lumber, President
Bingen
Paul Thompson
Windermere/Glenn Taylor Real Estate Realty
Hood River
Dr. Frank Toda
Columbia Gorge Community College, President
Lori Ufford
Columbia Gorge Community College, Chief Student Services Officer
The Dalles
Marilyn Urness
Educator
C.H. Urness Motors, Family-owned business
The Dalles
Dennis Whitehouse
North Wasco County School District, Operations Director
The Dalles
Carol York
Founder and former owner of Gorge Publishing, Inc.
White Salmon
