Terry Brandt, Executive Director
Terry L. Brandt is the founding Executive Director for Albina Opportunities Corporation. Mr. Brandt has over 30 years of experience specializing in commercial real estate investment and development, project management consulting, and entrepreneurial small business growth. He is a graduate of Seattle University and has been a life-long resident of the Pacific Northwest. He has been active as a board member and an advisor for a number of organizations throughout his career that support community sustainability and small business development.
Fred Carter
Fred Carter is a Certified Public Accountant and has owned his own firm since 1988. He is a graduate of Portland State University and is active in a number of different organizations. Besides serving on AOC’s board, he serves on the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs, Project Pooch and NW Priority Credit Union. He has been a member of the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 1980.
Manuel A. Castaneda
Originally from a small village in Mexico, Manuel Castaneda moved to the United States when he was 14 years old. One of 12 children, he worked in agriculture in Washington and Oregon, planting and picking many crops like asparagus, cucumbers, strawberries, onions and cherries. At age 16, he obtained a job in landscape maintenance and became crew leader the same year. At age 20, he started Pro Landscape, Inc. with nothing more than an $800 credit card that was used to purchase a lawnmower. In 1985, he began a small soil stabilization project and by 2007, his company had almost 50 employees and over 7 million dollars in revenue.
Mr. Castaneda has been blessed with many mentors and friends that have shared their wisdom. Community service has been a big part of his life, including 10 years as a radio host at KBOO radio, which he started while in high school. He also has 7 years of experience hosting community access TV and 10 years’ experience playing keyboards in a band. He has served 10 years on the Board of Directors for The Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce and been involved for 8 years with the Mentor-Protégé program through the Port of Portland, (first as a protégé and later as a mentor for minority and small business owners). Currently, he serves on the board of trustees for Pacific University, is the past chair for the Washington County Business Council, and serves on the Board of AOC. He enjoys traveling around the world, meeting new people with new ideas, crabbing and skiing.
Elisa Dozono
An attorney with Miller Nash, Ms. Dozono focuses her practice on business litigation and government relations. With over 11 years of experience in communications management and government relations, she has served as corporate media manager for the Port of Portland, communications director for the former Portland Mayor Vera Katz, and media relations director for former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber’s transition. In 1996, she led the Clinton/Gore campaign in Oklahoma and has worked as a news producer for Portland’s KATU television.
Ms. Dozono serves as president-elect of the Oregon Asian Pacific American Bar Association, is a member for the Oregon Minority Lawyers Association, Oregon Women Lawyers, Multnomah Bar Association, Federal Bar Association and has received numerous awards including the Judge Learned Hand Emerging Leadership Award by the Oregon Area Jewish Committee.
She also serves as chair of the Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Committee, serves on the board of directors for the Japan America Society of Oregon and is a member of the Oregon Business Association Transportation committee, World Affairs Council and Portland City Club.
Sheila Holden
Sheila Holden is Regional Community Manager for Pacific Power and serves as a Board Director for Albina Community Bank. In addition, Ms. Holden serves as President of the North/Northeast Economic Development Alliance. Ms. Holden is also a member of the N/NE Business Association and Chair of the Interstate Urban Renewal Area Advisory Committee.
Mark Kalenscher
Mark R. Kalenscher retired from a fifteen-year career with Intel in 1995. While at Intel, he served in a variety of management positions including European Logistics Manager, Contracting Business Manager, and several management and analyst positions in Intel Operations and Corporate Finance. Throughout Mark’s Intel career, he continuously improved productivity, efficiency, and customer service by simplifying and automating purchasing and distribution processes.
After leaving Intel, Mark has focused his time on investing, philanthropy, and spending time with his family. He presently sits on the boards of several non-profit organizations and served as a director and treasurer of the Cascadia Revolving Fund from 2001 through 2006. Mark has an MBA from Arizona State University and has successfully completed the Certified Financial Planning professional education program and board examination.
Jeffrey Lang
Jeffrey Lang is one of the two founding partners of Gales Creek Insurance Services, a national firm based in Portland, Oregon that builds innovative insurance products for many sectors of the US economy, including the nonprofit & entertainment industries. Before Gales Creek he held positions in London and San Francisco where he has used Risk Management and Pooling techniques to lower the cost of insurance to the consumer. Today he designs and implements new programs for associations and affinity groups that have been underserved by the traditional insurance market.
Mr. Lang has been very active in the Portland community with an emphasis on disenfranchised groups in the inner city. He helped found the Community Energy Project, which teaches and provides weatherization resources to seniors and low income residents. He is an officer of MESO, Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon, which provides loans, grants and technical assistance to individuals to help them launch small businesses. Mr. Lang is a board member of Friends of Tryon Creek State Park, which operates environmental education programs for youth as well as a Nature Center and a summer camp.
Jim Schlotfeldt
Jim Schlotfeldt serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary of Albina Community Bank. He is a life-long resident of the Portland metropolitan area and a graduate of the University of Portland. Jim’s 26 years of experience in the financial services industry includes serving as Chief Financial Officer of Unitus Community Credit Union in Portland, Oregon from 1998 until 2006, and he was Fiscal Affairs Manager with Unitus from 1992 to 1998. From 1985 to 1992, Jim was employed by Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation. Mr. Schlotfeldt is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the State of Washington.
Howard Shapiro
Retired as Vice-Chairman of Albina Bancorp after nine years, Howard continues to serve as Vice Chairman of Albina Community Bank where he has served as a director of the Bank since its inception in 1994. Mr. Shapiro is the Vice President of the Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission and is a Trustee of Oregon Public Broadcasting. Mr. Shapiro is retired Chair Emeritus of the Housing Authority of Portland and serves on the boards of Rejuvenation Lamp and Fixture Company, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland Center Stage, the Portland Planning Bureau, and The Nation Magazine.
Robert Stoll
Robert Stoll is an experienced trial lawyer, having successfully tried more than 150 jury and non-jury trials, in both state and federal courts in Oregon and elsewhere on the West Coast, covering a very wide range of issues. He has been very active in community affairs over the years, especially in matters related to children and the disadvantaged. For many years he has been involved in mentoring disadvantaged children and in civil rights issues. He was the founder of the predecessor of Albina Opportunities Corporation and was involved in AOC’s formation. He has also served on numerous boards of directors, including the Urban League of Oregon, the National Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, the Oregon Center For Public Policy, the ACLU of Oregon and the Oregon Art Museum. Robert has been very active in Democratic party politics, having successfully chaired numerous gubernatorial, U.S. presidential, U.S. Senate and Congressional campaigns in Oregon. Although he grew up in Portland, he is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and of Harvard Law School.