The Authors of the OE
Mike Houck founded the Urban Greenspaces Institute in 1999 (www.urbangreenspaces.org). He has worked on local, regional, and national urban park and greenspace issues since 1980 when he founded the Audubon Society of Portland's Urban Naturalist Program (www.audubonportland.org). He co-founded the Coalition for a Livable Future (www.clfuture.org) in 1994 to better integrate social and environmental issues into the region's growth management planning process. He co-edited Wild in the City, a Guide to Portland's Natural Areas, and produced Wild on the Willamette, Exploring the Lower Willamette River, a guide to the lower 35 miles of the Willamette River.
Deborah Howe, FAICP, taught at Portland State University for over two decades before her current appointment as Community and Regional Planning Professor and Department Chair at Temple University. Her research and professional interests include growth management, land use innovations, and livable communities. She previously served as President of the Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association and as co-editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association. She has served on the Board of Trustees of the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine since 1998.
Roger Hull, professor of art history at Willamette University, has lived in Oregon since 1970. He envisioned and helped establish the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University. As a faculty curator at the Museum, he has written monographs and curated retrospective exhibitions on the Salem painter Carl Hall (2001), the Eugene sculptor Jan Zach (2003), the Portland painters and printmakers Charles E. Heaney (2005), George Johanson (2007). and the Portland painter and sculptor Harry Widman (2009). Hull was the recipient of an Oregon Governor's Arts Award in 1999.
Mark Humpal is the owner and director of Mark Humpal Fine Art, specializing in Oregon artwork spanning the period of the mid-1800s to 1970. He is also an independent art reseacher with a special focus on early 20th century Oregon Impressionism. He received his BA is Social Science from Marylhurst University and an MA in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He is currently writing a monograph on Oregon and California artist Ray Strong.
Steve Hunt came to Oregon in 1969 with the original Corban College staff and was present with Governor Tom McCall at the purchase agreement signing ceremony for the Corban campus. His relationship with Corban has spanned forty-four years. He is a Corban alumnus (1969) and has served Corban as a graphic designer, art director, and director of communications. He is currently vice president for marketing and was in charge of the name change in 2005. He is the editor of Corban Magazine and has been instrumental in the oversight of master planning and campus upgrades that have shaped the campus.
Jane Hunter is associate dean and professor of history at Lewis & Clark College in Portland. Her area of study is American cultural and social history, including women's history. After graduating from college, she spent two years teaching English composition in Hong Kong. She also taught for ten years at Colby College in Maine, before moving to Oregon in 1990. During 2003-2004, Jane taught American History in Shanghai on a Fulbright Fellowship.
Lee Lewis Husk is a Bend-based freelance writer specializing in healthcare, medicine, and science. She has written for the Bend Bulletin, the Oregonian, Bend Living, and 1859 Oregon's Magazine, as well as dozens of publications of the Oregon Health & Science University. She recently completed a history of dermatology booklet for the OHSU Department of Dermatology. She spent thirteen years at OHSU, serving as the media relations director and spokeswoman, and before that worked as the communications director at the Oregon Medical Association. She graduated from Portland State University in 1978.
Greg P. Jacob is associate professor of English at Portland State University, where he is the director of writing. Born in Astoria, he received a B.A. from Oregon State University, an M.A. at the University of Oregon, and a Ph.D. at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He was an English instructor at Umpqua Community College and assistant professor at Pacific University. He is the author of Writing and Eco-consciousness (2002) and Fins, Finns and Astorians (2006). He received a Fulbright Lectureship to India in 1990.
Brooke Jacobson, who has a B.A. from Portland State College and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, began studies with Andries Deinum in his earliest classes. With Bob Summers, she co-founded the Northwest Film Center in 1971 and was responsible for developing programs such as Filmmakers in the Schools until 1974. From 1974 to 1976, she was director of the Media Project, supporting the work of film and video makers in the Northwest. Her articles on independent film have appeared in Film Quarterly and Journal of Film and Video. Her current research is focused on Andries Deinum.
Joan Seely Jagodnik holds an Associate of General Studies degree from Portland Community College, as well as Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English from Portland State University. She is currently working on her dissertation for a Ph.D. in Adult and Higher Education/Community College Leadership through Oregon State University. Ms. Jagodnik has attended and worked at both Clackamas Community College and Portland Community College. She is currently employed at Portland State University as Assistant Director for Community College Relations. Ms. Jagodnik is a first generation college student and values the opportunities that community colleges provide.
