Board of Directors

(Pictured from left to right: Claire Schulte, Mike Schwab, Dave Brinker, Msgr. Charles Lienert, Archbishop John Vlazny,
John Limb, William Cardinal Levada, Rev. Juan Jose Gonzalez, Frank Brownstead, Rev. John Kerns, Mary Jo Tully, Ken Willett.

Dave Brinker
Dave has over 20 years of software industry experience in a variety of operational, sales and financial executive roles in both public and private companies. Prior to joining ScaleOut Software, Dave was CEO/Chairman at Webridge, Inc., a pioneer in secure extranets. He started up Mentor Graphics’ Asian operations and managed the worldwide field organization. Dave holds an Oregon CPA Certificate and spent his early years at KPMG Peat Marwick and Price Waterhouse Coopers. Dave served for a number of years on OCP’s Technology Advisory Committee. He was appointed to the OCP Board of Directors in 2008.

Frank Brownstead
Frank is the Director of Music at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California. He holds the Master of Sacred Music Degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York, has served as Music Coordinator in the Office for Worship, as parish musician and educator. Frank has been on the faculty of Mount St. Mary’s College since 1979, is the recipient of multiple awards for his music compositions, and coordinated and conducted music for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Los Angeles in 1987. He joined OCP’s Board of Directors in 2007.

Rev. Juan José González
Fr. Juan Jose Gonzalez is a Missionary of the Holy Spirit. He was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and attended college there. Fr. Juan Jose was ordained in 2000 and assigned as Vice Rector of the Felix Rougier House of Studies in Mt. Angel. In February 2003 he was assigned as Parochial Vicar of St. Matthew Parish in Hillsboro, a large Hispanic and Anglo parish with a Catholic school, and was named Pastor in May of the same year. Fr. Juan is currently serving on the Provincial Council of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit, and residing in Southern California.

Rev. John Kerns
Born in Eugene, Fr. Kerns was ordained in 1985. He served as parochial vicar of St. Mary’s, Corvallis; associate director of vocations and director of vocations for the Archdiocese of Portland; and pastor of All Saints Parish from 1994-2002. He is currently the pastor of St. Juan Diego Parish in outer NW Portland. An accomplished musician, Fr. Kerns has been a member of the OCP Board of Directors since 1997.

His Eminence William Cardinal Levada, STD
Cardinal Levada was appointed Archbishop of Portland in July 1986, and served as President of OCP’s Board of Directors. He was appointed Archbishop of San Francisco in 1995, and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith by Pope Benedict XVI on May 13, 2005. Cardinal Levada was reappointed to OCP’s Board of Directors in February 2005.

Rev. Charles Lienert
Fr. Lienert was ordained in 1968. He served as vicar for clergy for the Archdiocese of Portland for 12 years. He was named pastor of St. Andrew’s Parish in Portland in 2004. In addition, he is a member of Pastoral Council of the Archdiocese of Portland, and a member of National Federation of Priests Council board. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1998.

Claire Schulte
Claire is a Certified Public Accountant and is currently the Corporate Controller for Provenance Hotels. She worked eight years at Deloitte & Touche providing financial advisory services in both the US and UK, and gained a wealth of acquisition and controllership experience through her work with Merix Corporation, Food Chain Films and Schnitzer Steel. Claire has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Portland, where she graduated as valedictorian. She joined OCP’s Board of Directors in 2007.

Michael Schwab
Mike is Chief Executive Officer of The Portland Clinic. He received a Bachelors of Business Administration from University of Portland and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Utah. Mike served five years in the U.S. Airforce. He is past President of Oregon Medical Group Management Association and Portland Rotary Charitable Trust, and is a current Board member of the Portland Rotary Club. Mike was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2010.

Mary Jo Tully
Mary Jo Tully is the Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Portland. A Chicago native, she was appointed to that position in 1990 after serving as Vice-Chancellor for one year. She is the former Director of Religious Education for the Archdiocese of Chicago. She writes a weekly column for The Catholic Sentinel and has published a religious education textbook series. Mary Jo was appointed to the Board of Directors in 1991.

Most Rev. John G. Vlazny
Archbishop Vlazny is a native of Chicago. He was ordained a priest in 1961, and ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago in 1983. He served as Bishop of Winona, Minnesota from 1987 to 1997. He was appointed Archbishop of Portland on October 28, 1997, and presided at his first meeting as Chairman of OCP's Board of Directors in February 1998. He currently serves on various USCCB committees, including the Committee on Catechesis and the Subcommittee on Liturgical Music.

Ken Willett
Ken is the founder of Ignis Systems Corporation and serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer. He received a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from Whitman College, a M.S. in Computer Science from Washington State University, and a M.S. in Systems Science from Portland State University. Ken co-founded Mentor Graphics Corporation where he worked for thirteen years. He has been involved with music ministry in his parish for the past twenty years, and has served on the Archdiocese of Portland Pastoral Council and the Board of Directors of the Oregon Repertory Singers. Ken was appointed to the OCP Board of Directors in 2011.