Once Students, Now Trustees

Lewis & Clark’s Board of Trustees has welcomed five new members, all of whom are alumni with strong ties to the College.

Mark Dorman ‘83 is a managing principal of Endeavour Capital, a Portland-based private equity firm. Dorman lives in Lake Oswego with his wife, Michelle, and their three children.

Gerald Fischer ‘67 is professor of pediatrics and advisor to the Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship Program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is also a partner in PanFlu, an organization focused on providing solutions to pandemic preparedness and disaster response. Fischer lives in Maryland with his wife, Marlene.

Jamie Forman ‘81 is a partner at the Rider Bennett law firm in Minneapolis, where his focus is business litigation. He is a past president of Lewis & Clark College’s Board of Alumni. Forman lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with his wife, Karen, and their two children.

Jon Jaqua ‘70 is owner and manager of McKenzie Oaks Ranch, a diversified farming operation in the southern Willamette Valley. He is also the owner and partner of Metal Products Company, a metal stamping and fabrication company in Springfield. Jaqua and his wife, Kim Cooper, have two grown sons and an 11-year-old daughter.

Wesley Lawrence ‘81 is the Northwest regional president of KeyBank. He lives in Lake Oswego with his wife, Karen, and their two children.