About Us

 The chair of the OSC Board, Ernie is a partner with the law firm Buchalter. He represents emerging startups, as well as mature private and public companies. His practice encompasses the formation, financing, corporate governance, mergers and acquisition, intellectual property, and transactional fields. He has negotiated and closed complex merger and acquisition transactions, planned and counseled clients with regard to intellectual property protection and maintenance, structured and implemented licensing and distribution arrangements, and handled debt and equity financing transactions for clients in a wide variety of industries.  

 Marc was a member of the Beaverton City Council for 14 years and a longtime technology company professional. Mr. San Soucie has served as Chief Technology Officer or Vice President of Engineering for a number of small software companies in Beaverton, and a Portland-based startup. He also served on the business plan review committee for the Portland Angel Network and invested in several technology companies 

City Councilor John Dugger joined the City Council in September 2022 after being appointed to complete an unexpired term. He received the most votes for Position 5 during the May 2022 primary and began his new term Jan. 1, 2023.

John's Message

I feel inspired to serve by a simple belief: That government has a big role to play in creating communities that allow ALL people to thrive. That together WE can achieve big things. If we unlock the potential of our staff, I’m confident Beaverton can lead the world in so many different areas.

  Bill Berg has over 40 years of business management experience ranging from startups to large international firms. In his current role as Business Development Manager for the City of Beaverton, Bill is responsible for business retention, expansion and recruitment and provides general assistance to the local business community. Prior to joining city staff, Bill was the Director of Consulting for Mentor Graphics, an Oregon high-tech company headquartered in Wilsonville. Bill has served on a wide range of local boards, commissions and committees  engaged in urban redevelopment, public outreach, transportation and  non-profit activities.  

 Dinah Adkins is President Emerita of the National Business Incubation Association and currently speaks, consults, and writes on topics related to business incubation and entrepreneurship support. She retired In  August 2009 after serving 21 years as President and CEO of NBIA, where she led all activities of the 2,000-member organization of incubator managers and developers, heading a staff of 14. Under Adkins’ direction, the Association developed products and services including publications, training, research, and consulting activities for both members –  representing 67 nations–and customers. With Adkins in the lead, NBIA  managed consulting and training efforts for Japanese, Bulgarian, Chinese, Kuwaiti, Saudi, Malaysian, and American contractors.

Previously, Ms. Adkins was the founding staff and manager of the Ohio University Innovation Center, a campus-based incubator, from its inception in 1982 until July 1989. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in English from Ohio University.

Manoj Garg is CEO of Virtual Information Executives which offers a range of services to its clients including IT Snapshot assessments, IT strategic plans, Interim CIOs, and formulating and running large IT projects.  He was formerly Director of Computing and Network Services at Portland State University, and Chief Information Officer at WebEx Communications Inc., and held a series of executive roles at Xerox  Corporation.