Joe McFerrin II is the President & CEO of Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center (POIC) and Rosemary Anderson Prep. Starting as a student counselor in 1995, he has led the organization for nearly three decades, expanding programs focused on youth development, education, and workforce readiness. He holds a Master of Public Administration from Portland State University and actively serves on multiple boards, including as Chair of the PIL Foundation Board. A former Grant High School basketball player, McFerrin won the 1987 Oregon state championship and was subsequently inducted into both the PIL and Grant High School Halls of Fame. Outside of his professional leadership, he is a husband, father of three, and grandfather of four who enjoys golfing and supporting the Dallas Cowboys.

Canaan Chatman is an experienced sports executive, community leader, and former professional basketball player with a extensive background in athletic operations, youth development, and marketing. He currently serves as the Business Relationships Manager at Andersen Construction, while also founding and directing youth-focused initiatives like the Journeys Foundation and Courtside Entertainment. Over his career, he has held key leadership positions across major athletic organizations, including serving as Northwest Regional Director for Nike Elite Youth Basketball, adidas America, and General Manager for Rosemary Anderson Prep. In addition to coaching at the collegiate level with the University of Detroit Mercy, he spent seven seasons playing professional basketball internationally and domestically. Chatman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Communications from the University of Portland, where he was also inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame.

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Bobbie was an elected Portland Public School (PPS) board member for 12 years and an Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) board member for 7 years. She has served as secretary of the PPS PIL Foundation Board for the past eight years. Bobbie was a PTA President at two schools. She has two sons who graduated from PPS, each playing high school sports and one becoming the PIL golf champion in his sophomore year. She worked on a successful statewide campaign to address Oregon’s dismal high school graduation rates, funding Career Technical Education and drop-out prevention strategies. Bobbie received the City Club of Portland’s two highest awards and currently chairs the City Club’s Programming Committee, producing about 25 programs a year to educate community members on timely and important issues while modeling non-partisan civil, civic dialogue.

Julia Brim-Edwards is a lifelong Portland resident whose dedication to public service and community leadership is deeply rooted in her upbringing. A passionate advocate for athletics and education, she co-founded the PIL Foundation, served 12 years on the Portland Public Schools Board, and helped expand student access to sports and arts programs. Professionally, she spent 17 years in leadership roles at Nike, where she spearheaded the Ten Fields Project to raise millions for high-quality athletic fields at high schools. She has also dedicated her time to higher education governance as a trustee for both Oregon State University and Pacific University. Currently serving as a Multnomah County Commissioner, Brim-Edwards focuses on addressing housing stability, mental health services, and community safety.

As a board-certified, fellowship-trained pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic & Fracture Specialists in Portland, Oregon, Dr. Jeana Summers brings extensive subspecialty expertise—gained through training at Des Moines University and Phoenix Children's Hospital—to young athletes across the Pacific Northwest. Her clinical practice spans acute trauma management and chronic overuse prevention, serving as a dedicated team physician across football, wrestling, gymnastics, and dance to ensure long-term athletic health. Grounded in a strong commitment to community and family, she seamlessly integrates evidence-based pediatric care with an active Oregon lifestyle alongside her husband and five children.

A global business leader with a proven track record in revenue growth, international sales strategy, and 4PL supply chain optimization, Pat Cooney has successfully spearheaded market expansions and turnaround initiatives across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Notable achievements include doubling revenues for a publicly traded logistics firm, leading strategic acquisitions, and pioneering cost-effective packaging innovations for global transportation. Combining cross-functional leadership with strong talent management, they excel at building go-to-market strategies, complex client partnerships, and scalable operations that drive long-term enterprise value.

Mark Holman is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience driving financial stability, operational leadership, and ESG initiatives across the non-profit, government, and corporate sectors. Holding advanced degrees from USC and Portland State alongside a BA from Harvard, he has successfully managed up to $75 million in assets, optimized multi-million dollar operating budgets, and implemented debt restructuring plans that yielded over $1 billion in savings. A collaborative leader skilled in risk management, cross-departmental consensus building, and regulatory compliance, Mark excels at aligning complex financial operations with organizational strategy and social impact.

Tyler Toney is our Nike representative for BSN. He supports PIL with all its uniform and equipment ordering, ensuring we maximize our dollars and meet all of our deadlines. Tyler has been a PIL Supporter for the past 12 years. He has donated on average $10K a year in cash and products. He has served on the PIL golf committee since inception. Tyler has helped PIL to raise over $750K for the golf tournament over the past 12 years. He has served on the PILYSP committee helping to create the youth model. Tyler is a parent of school aged children. He has been a coach at high school and college level, and has relationships with NCAA, NFL, NBA and local high school teams. Tyler has been a long time PIL supporter and looks forward to the potential of serving on the PIL Foundation Board. 

With a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oregon, Annie Usher brings over two decades of design expertise spanning multi-use developments, elite sports facilities, and golf course master planning. After 17 years contributing to major Portland projects at GBD Architects—including the 2016 World Indoor Track and Field Championships—she established Annie Usher Architecture in 2018, where she currently operates a full-time residential practice. A former multi-sport collegiate athlete at Oregon, she actively merges her spatial design acumen with community leadership as a youth basketball coordinator and head coach.

Char Wilson is a former PPS parent of two Varsity Student Athletes. She is an advocate for public education and athletics (particularly for women) and a long-time resident of Portland. 

Virginia La Forte is a senior brand partnership and sponsorship leader with over two years of experience driving revenue across live music, retail, and entertainment spaces. With executive leadership background spanning COR Branding Agency, The Coca-Cola Company, and top live venues like Chicago's Metro and House of Blues, she excels at building high-impact experiential campaigns and regional-to-national deal structures. Her career highlights include propelling Space Dust IPA to a top-performing national brand, founding a $1M+ venue sponsorship program from scratch, and negotiating strategic partnerships with major alcohol and beverage portfolios. Grounded by a Journalism degree from the University of Montana, she pairs high-level commercial acumen with active community leadership as an elected director for the Portland Public Schools Board of Education.