Board of Directors and Staff
Alyssa McLean (Chair)
As a native Oregonian, I feel a strong sense to give back to the community I grew up in. The Portland Clinic Foundation has given me a platform to do just that. I have fond memories from volunteering with my dad and brother around the holidays at The Sunshine Division, packing food boxes and delivering them to those in need. Collecting food and toy donations from generous holiday light viewers on Peacock Lane. In my role as Branch Manager, I use my energy and excitement to reach the Northeast Branch team for our in-kind goods drives. Kris and I established a Branch Champion Committee where other The Portland Clinic employees can join in, sharing the great work of our grantees are doing, advocate for the Foundation, and get the word out to more employees regarding upcoming events and donation drives. I am so grateful for this opportunity to work with such accomplished and thoughtful people and can’t wait to see what the future holds for the Foundation.
Mike Larson, CPA (Vice-Chair)
Mike has been a CPA for more than 36 years and has provided tax and financial services to more than 200 charitable organizations. He has provided tax and consulting services to The Portland Clinic since 1987. Currently, he owns his own public accounting firm, is a part-time novelist, and is married with three kids. For more information about his books, visit mlouisbooks.com.
Doug Capps (Secretary)
Doug grew up in and still resides in Portland’s Dolph Park/Grant High neighborhood, where he and his wife, Liz, raised two children. Doug attended the University of Oregon, graduated from Portland State University, earned a master’s degree from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and a law degree from Northwestern School of Law. Prior to retirement, Doug held executive-level positions in local, regional and state government agencies, and has been a consultant in public affairs and community/government relations, principally focused on urban planning, development and transportation issues. He has served in leadership positions on several local nonprofit boards dedicated to Portland’s community, cultural and civic life, including the Portland School Board and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral’s governing board. In addition to their involvement in the Portland community, Doug and Liz are experiencing the joys of being grandparents, with their two young grandchildren living in the Portland area.
Cristina Mondragon, MD (Treasurer)
A lifetime of opportunity and adventure has taken me from my home country, the Philippines, to an international childhood all over Southeast Asia, to graduate medical education and early professional life on the east coast of the United States, and finally to Portland in 2011 where I found a professional home at THe Portland Clinic. Medicine for me has always been an advocate for promoting individual health. Inspired by Dr. Ron Naito’s legacy of giving back, I volunteered for The Portland Clinic Foundation, and this advocacy now extends to community health. What a privilege it is to give. What a privilege it is to part of this Portland community.
Roger Alberty, MD
Dr. Roger Alberty was born in Kansas and, after graduating from the University of Kansas, was commissioned as an ensign in the US Navy and married his wife, Barbara. During his five-year naval career, he served as an officer in the submarine force. He then went to medical school at the University of Kansas and completed his surgical training at St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland and at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. Dr. Alberty joined the Portland Clinic in 1974, where he became head of the executive committee and helped develop the first successful outpatient surgical center in Oregon. He has received numerous awards for his service in the medical profession, and he has served in many positions of professional leadership and voluntary service. At OHSU, an annual excellence in teaching award is given in his honor.
Jessica Binkley, PsyD
I grew up in North Carolina and moved to Oregon to attend graduate school at Pacific University, where I received my doctorate in clinical psychology. My clinical emphasis is on multicultural psychology, including Latino with bilingual and LGBTQ+ focuses. In my behavioral health practice at The Portland Clinic, I strive to take an inter-sectional approach by attending to the impact of systemic injustices and marginalization on a person’s physical and mental health. I also believe that effective advocacy and wellness initiatives can include empowering individuals and communities to leverage their strengths and resources. I am proud to support the Foundation, which acknowledges the strengths of community members and works towards holistic, equitable community wellness. When I am not a work, I enjoy playing and coaching soccer, teaching courses focused on multicultural psychology, and exploring the Northwest hiking trails and beaches with my dog Kolya.
Dick Clark, CEO
Dick joined The Portland Clinic as CEO in the summer of 2015, and has been a fervent champion of The Portland Clinic Foundation since taking the role. He has extensive philanthropic and nonprofit experience, serving as executive director of the Providence St. Vincent Medical Foundation, Providence’s largest foundation in its system with $185 million in assets, and previously as the director of the Providence Together capital campaign, which raised more than $74 million. Prior to Providence, he was assistant executive director of the Portland Rose Festival Association. Dick is a lifelong volunteer with various community and church organizations, and has been an active member of the Rotary Club of Portland since 1996 and served as its president from 2007 to 2008. He served for two years as chair of the Oregon Ethics in Business program sponsored by the Rotary Club of Portland. A native resident of Portland, Dick and his wife, Liz, have been married 34 years and have two children.
Shannon Diede
As the CIO for The Portland Clinic since 2016, Shannon is responsible for all IS/IT activity. Previously, Shannon lived and worked in Seattle, Washington where she served as IS Strategic Partner at Swedish Health System/Providence Health & Services overseeing IS resources. Shannon held leadership roles at Virginia Mason Medical Center for 11 years, including serving as administrative director overseeing planning and implementation of clinical information systems across all ambulatory areas. Shannon earned her B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington in Seattle and her Masters in Health Administration from Washington University in St. Louis. Shannon is a native Northwesterner who recently served on the board of Project Access NW; a nonprofit that focuses on improving access to specialty care for low-income and uninsured patients. Shannon is excited to continue supporting community wellness in many more ways via The Portland Clinic Foundation. Outside of work, Shannon enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter and newly adopted puppy.
Bob Dernedde
Before retiring, Bob was CEO of the Oregon Medical Association for 33 years, and has been an esteemed and award-winning member of a number of professional affiliations for medical executives. He has spent much of his life in public service, serving as a Hillsboro City Council member for four years, holding leadership roles in Rotary Club of Portland, volunteering with Meals on Wheels and Boy Scouts of America, volunteering with Medical Teams International in the Hurricane Katrina cleanup efforts and serving on The Portland Clinic’s patient advisory board as well as several eminent committees and task forces across the state of Oregon. He and his wife, Karen, have five children and nine grandchildren.
Janson Holm, MD
I have always felt strongly about the importance of helping those in need in meaningful ways. I grew up just outside of Boise, Idaho, where my parents taught me the value of serving others. In every station of life, I have looked for opportunities to serve those in need. Some of the most memorable opportunities include: working as a religious service volunteer two years after high school on the streets of Chicago, volunteering with a mentoring program for at-risk youth during college and using some of my spare time during medical school to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity to provide homes for families in the northern suburbs of Chicago. I have lived in Portland since 2009, long enough to call it home. Portland is a city of great opportunity, but like any city, there are also significant and unmet needs. I am excited to be a part of the inaugural board of The Portland Clinic Foundation and to help meet some of the needs present in our great city.
Ian Horner, DO
Having grown up in the Seattle area (Puyallup, to be precise), I am naturally drawn to mountains and surrounding water. After training and working in Chicago, the Bay Area and Queens, New York, I love being back in the Pacific Northwest. My wife, Ashleigh, and I have put down roots here in Portland, along with our twins, Poppy and Jack, and our two dogs, Misty and Charlie. I have always believed in the importance of giving back. I am a founding partner of the Gold Coast Foundation, which supports Ghanaian HIV orphans; the team physician of Beaverton’s Southridge High School football team; and am honored and excited to be a part of The Portland Clinic Foundation. Fundamentally, I became a doctor to help people, and joining the board of The Portland Clinic Foundation is another way to give my time and energy. I have seen the benefit that greater local nonprofits have had on my life and the lives of my patients, and I’m looking forward to helping the foundation support its essential work.
Marvin Kaiser, PhD
Marvin A. Kaiser is Dean Emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. He followed this work by serving as the CEO of Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst, retiring in 2017. He received his B.A. degree in philosophy from Cardinal Glennon College, St. Louis, Missouri, an M.S.W. from the University of Kansas and his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1979. He has served as staff fellow and consultant to the United Nations Office at Vienna, Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs, as a staff fellow and consultant to the US Agency for International Development and to the House Select Committee on Aging, US House of Representatives. He has served on numerous community boards, including the Nativity School, Cedar Sinai Park, Catholic Charities of Oregon and the Jessie F. Richardson Foundation. He co-chaired Portland’s visionPDX. As the author of numerous articles, book chapters and monographs, Dr. Kaiser has focused his scholarly efforts on domestic and international aging issues and community development.
Albert Khine, MD
I was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. My education brought me around the U.S., including New Haven, CT, Washington, Chicago, IL, and Cambridge, MA. I finally established roots in Portland in the 2000s when I joined the gastroenterology staff at The Portland Clinic. I want to make my new hometown even better for me and my son. The Portland Clinic Foundation’s focus on local charities accomplishes that. As a doctor, I aim to improve the health of one patient at a time. Seeing the breadth and diversity among the grant recipients, I appreciate the foundation’s work in advancing my whole community’s health. It opens my eyes to many worthy nonprofits to which I would normally not be exposed.
Laura Sage, MD
I am originally from Lexington, KY, and graduated from Centre College. I earned my medical degree from the University of Louisville and completed my Internal Medicine residency at Indiana University. I returned to Kentucky to practice medicine for several years before meeting my husband, a native Oregonian, and moving to Portland in 2017. I have been a primary care physician with The Portland Clinic since moving to Portland. Outside of seeing patients, I enjoy spending time with my husband, two daughters, and two dogs. We enjoy hiking and visiting various bodies of water throughout the area. We also enjoy exploring local restaurants and spending time with family, both locally and via video chat.
Liz Size, M.ED, ATC
Liz is a certified athletic trainer and has been working in the Clinic’s Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Department for almost 10 years serving as its sports medicine outreach coordinator. She works with local youth clubs and athletes from all backgrounds, in addition to assisting physicians with fracture care, casting, bracing and concussion testing. Liz also coordinates The Portland Clinic’s employee volunteer calendar, which encourages staff members to get out in the community to help those in need. Liz says, “I became passionate about philanthropy many years ago when I was involved with a surgical mission trip to Ecuador. I am looking forward to all of the good work that we can do with The Portland Clinic Foundation.”
Walt Smith, MD
I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and attended college and medical school in the South. After graduating from medical school, my wife and I came to Portland for my internship and orthopedic surgery residency at Oregon Health & Science University. After 38 years, I retired from my orthopedic surgical practice, but I still perform independent medical evaluations for insurance and legal matters. I was attracted to the service for The Portland Clinic Foundation by its strong focus on supporting the needs of our local citizens and the many worthwhile community organizations which serve them.
Kris Anderson, Executive Director
As an Oregonian since birth and a Portlander since the age of five, I am delighted to be leading The Portland Clinic Foundation. My background is diverse: I studied and taught English literature at the University of Oxford for a long while, moonlighted at Britain’s Dignity in Dying (an end-of-life rights nonprofit organization), and since moving back to Oregon in 2012, have co-authored a book about the impact and breadth of Oregon philanthropy (State of Giving, OSU Press 2015). As a nonprofit and philanthropic consultant, I have worked with a number of nonprofits and funders, including the Oregon Community Foundation, Literary Arts, the Willamette Falls Trust, and the Oregon Humane Society. I also am a passionate volunteer: currently, I am co-chair of the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition, vice-chair of the Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts, and member of the Oregon Historical Society’s board of directors.
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The Portland Clinic Foundation
1221 SW Yamhill St., Ste. 400
Portland, OR 97205
503-221-0161, x2154
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