City Club of Central Oregon Principals

Executive Director:

Sharp, Robyn: Robyn has a diverse background in the non-profit and educational sector. She recently supported OSU-Cascades Campus as Director of Development with the Oregon State University Foundation.  She served the Oregon School Activities Association as Assistant Executive Director and held positions as Assistant Women's Basketball Coach and Associate Athletics Director at Oregon State University.  She also served as Assistant Commissioner in the Big Eight Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Robyn has a BS in Business Administration with a major in Marketing and minor in Behavioral Science.

Directors:

Clausen, Debbie: For the past five years, Debbie has worked with organizations in the non-profit sector including arts and entertainment and executive career transitions. She is currently serving as a Facilitator for Opportunity Knocks and is a member of the Bend Art, Beautification and Culture Commission. She also serves on the board of Meadowlark Manor. Prior to moving to Bend, she served as Art Commission President for the City of Richland, WA. Debbie has extensive experience as a senior executive, team builder and change agent. Debbie served as a Management Consultant, helping Fortune 500 companies improve operational processes and as Senior Vice President with NationsBank (currently, Bank of America). She also owned a travel management company. She has an MBA from the University of Washington and a BS degree from the University of Oregon.

Hacker, Stephen K.:  Stephen is a founding partner and CEO of Transformation Systems International, LLC, and serves as a Board Member of The Performance Center. He consults diverse organizations throughout the world, has authored many books and is a sought after keynote speaker. Previously, Stephen was Executive Director of the Performance Center, a multi-university research group with a focus on organizational performance. Prior to this role, he served as a senior leader with Procter and Gamble for seventeen years.  

Johnson, Rebecca (Becky), L. Ph.D: Dr. Johnson is vice president of Oregon State University - Cascades Campus serving as the campus executive and reporting directly to the provost and executive vice president of Orgon State University.
Prior to coming to OSU-Cascades, Dr. Johnson had built a nearly 25-year career at Oregon State University most recently, as vice provost for academic affairs and international programs. Prior to her appointment as vice provost, Dr. Johnson was the associate dean for academic affairs and international programs in the OSU College of Forestry.  She joined OSU as an assistant professor and holds the rank of full professor in the Department of Forest Resources, College of Forestry.  Through her research she has collaborated with federal, state and local agencies on issues of concern to rural natural-resource-based communities.  She received a B.A. in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.S. and Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Michigan State University.

Lussier, James T.: Jim is founder and principle consultant of The Lussier Center/TLC. The Lussier Center focuses on the quest for personal and organizational performance excellence through the development of governance and leadership skills. Jim is an active member of numerous boards and commissions, including the Board of Directors of St. Charles Foundation. He served as President/CEO of Cascade Healthcare Community until 2004.  CHC operates St. Charles Medical Center, a regional referral center serving central and eastern Oregon and St. Charles Medical Center – Redmond, Oregon. Jim has been employed and active in health care for 40 years.

Malone, Tim: Tim is a Gero-psychiatric Specialist with Deschutes County Mental Health where he serves as a geriatric mental health care consultant. He is supervisor of the Seniors Mental Health Program Adjunct Faculty at OSU-Cascades Campus within the Human Development and Family Sciences Program.
Tim’s expertise was recognized when he was named 2002 Mental Health Clinician of the Year and in 2008 his Mental Health team was awarded the Mental Health Award for Excellence from the Oregon Department of Human Services.
Tim is former Vice-chairman of the Oregon Governor’s Commission on Senior Services and a former member of the Board of Director for the Central Oregon Council on Aging. He has a Master’s degree in Social work and is a licensed Clinical Social Worker. Tim is married and has two teen boys. He enjoys backcountry travel, primitive archery, flint-knapping, canoeing and rafting.

Nelson, Doug: Doug is the recently retired superintendent of the Bend-La Pine Schools culminating a 38-year career in public education – the last 8 in Central Oregon. He previously was the superintendent in Pullman, Washington before moving to Bend. Doug also held leadership positions in several other Washington school districts and has been involved with a variety of professional and civic organizations.
Doug received his B.A. in History from Whitman College, Master’s Degree in Education Administration from the University of Puget Sound, Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Seattle University. Locally, Doug is the Chair of the Mid Oregon Credit Union Board and has been involved in several other organizations. He is starting an executive coaching practice associating with Golden Visions and Associates. He is married to Virginia, and they have 3 grown daughters. 

Rosell, David: David is the President of Rosell Financial Group in Bend, Oregon. He is a Retirement Expert who specializes in the accumulation and distribution of his client’s investments. As a recipient of the Certificate in Retirement Planning from the Wharton School of Business, David knows how to apply his years of training, education and professional success. David first qualified for the Million Dollar Round Table in 2003 and attends their international convention on an annual basis. In 2008 he qualified for his 5th consecutive year.
He is the financial columnist for the Cascade Business News and has been interviewed by CNN-Money for his investment philosophy. David regularly lectures to professional groups on topics dealing with tax favorable investment strategies and estate planning.
David was the Chairman of the Board of the Bend Chamber of Commerce for 2008. He is a board member to The Deschutes United Way and the Past President of Toastmasters and the Bend Business Association. David’s hobbies include skiing, rock climbing, mountain biking and gardening. His travels have taken him to 65 countries around the world on four continents. David lives in Bend with his wife Jill from New Zealand and their two children.

Stevens, Don AIA/Architect:  Don merged his firm Stevens Architects (SA) with BBT Architects, to become a Principal in 2008. Founded in Bend in 1976, BBT provides architectural and planning services to clients throughout the Northwest. Prior to joining BBT, Don headed SA, a small firm specializing in urban design and preservation projects as well as multifamily housing, smaller commercial facilities and residential design. Don’s experience comprises 41 years as an architect including 13 years as Associate Professor Architecture at the University of Cincinnati, and his background includes the study of architecture in Denmark as a Fulbright Scholar. He has provided architectural services in Central Oregon for 19 years and founded SA in 2000.
Don’s activities include serving as a Board Member for the Architecture Foundation of Oregon, past president and current member of the Mt. Bachelor Rotary Club, past board president for the Ronald McDonald House Bend, past president of the Sunrise Village Homeowners Association, and participation on numerous boards and commissions supporting historic preservation.

Telfer, Chris:  Chris is a Certified Public Accountant and has lived in Bend for 30 years.  Following the sale of her compliance CPA practice, Chris started a new CPA practice called “Anser” servicing nonprofits. Chris was elected in 2008 to serve as State Senator representing district 27.   She serves on 20 boards of various community and nonprofit organizations including the Economic Development of Central Oregon, Bend Rotary Club, Cursillo Community of Eastern Oregon, Bend Chamber’s Executive Committee of the Nonprofit Council, City Club of Central Oregon and Celebrate Bend Foundation.  She chairs the City of Bend’s Financial Committee, Chairs the Bend Urban Renewal Agency, is past chair of the Budget Committee of the Bend-LaPine School District and is a Facilitator for Opportunity Knocks.

Wright, Wes: Wes joined Wells Fargo in 2007 and is currently a Private Client Advisor with The Private Bank.  Wes takes a broad and deep view of The Private Bank clients and their families with a goal of providing strategic and tactical wealth management solutions over time.  Prior to joining Wells Fargo he worked for another major financial firm for 22 years. Wes graduated from Portland State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a minor in Economics. He has been in the financial services industry for over 23 years.  Wes is active in the region and serves on the High Desert Museum Community Advisory Board.  He was a St. Charles Medical Foundation Board Member from 2001-2006 and has worked with United Way as a Loaned Executive.