Several of Oregon's higher education leaders met with Lori Chavez-DeRemer (front, center), Oregon's 5th Congressional District representative. Back row, from left: Brent Wilder, president of the Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities; Robin Baker, president of George Fox University; Steve Thorsett, president of Willamette University; Robert Kelly, president of the University of Portland; Sheena McFarland, executive director of Public Affairs and Communications at Reed College; and Robin Holmes-Sullivan, president of Lewis & Clark.