1. The Past Presidents of PNACAC 1965-2015

2. Past Presidents By the Numbers
26 Presidents from the college admission side
24 Presidents from the high school side
26 males
24 females
23 from Oregon
23 from Washington
2 from Idaho
1 from Alaska
1 from Montana

3. Margaret Burreson
Counselor at Centennial High School | Gresham, OR

4. Richard (Dick) Pizzo
Director of High School-College Relations | Oregon State System of Higher Education & Executive Secretary for the Oregon High School- College Relations Council

5. Jim Manning
College & Career Counselor at Franklin High School | Portland, OR

6. Helmuth Bekowies
Dean of Admissions at Lewis & Clark College | Portland, OR

7. Bernice Evans
College Counselor & Dean of Students for Girls at Clackamas High School | Clackamas, OR

8. Dwaine Bassett
Director of Admissions at Seattle Pacific University | Seattle, WA

9. Elva Newcomer
High School Counselor & College Coordinator at Grant High School | Portland, OR

10. Fred Lockyear
Director of Admissions at Portland State University | Portland, OR

11. Jerry Storvick
Senior Counselor at Clover Park High School | Tacoma, WA
(Jerry is pictured at the center of this photo)

12. James “Jim” Meinert
Associate Director of Admissions at the University of Oregon | Eugene, OR

13. Paul Lambertsen
Counselor & Coordinator of College Counseling at Lake Oswego High School | Lake Oswego, OR

14. James “Jim” Mansfield 1976-77
Dean of Admission at Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA

15. Gail Hollenbeck
Counselor at Mercer Island High School | Mercer Island, WA

16. John Startzel
Associate Director of Admissions at Washington State University | Pullman, WA

17. Shirley Bakke Mahar
Counseling Department Chair & Counselor at David Douglas High School | Portland, OR

18. Phillip W. Miner
Associate Dean of Admissions & Director of School Relations at Pacific Lutheran University | Tacoma, WA

19. Idie Ulsh
Guidance Counselor at Shoreline High School | Seattle, WA

20. Robert Pollard
Portland Community College | Portland, OR

21. Virginia Gomer
Counselor at North Salem High School | Salem, OR

22. Arnaldo Rodriguez
Dean of Enrollment Services at The Evergreen State College | Olympia, WA

23. Gail Durham
College Counselor at The Catlin Gabel School | Portland, OR

24. Lucy Allard
Associate Director of Admissions at the University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA

25. Ellen Clemens
Counselor at Inglemoor High School | Kenmore, WA

26. Jim Buch
Director of Admissions and Records at the University of Oregon | Eugene, OR

27. Cynthia Doran
Director of College Counseling at Oregon Episcopal School | Portland, OR

28. Wendy Jo Peterson
Assistant Director of Admissions at Washington State University | Pullman, WA

29. Don Johnson
Counselor at North Kitsap High School | Poulsbo, WA

30. Marian Horton
Director of New Student Services, University of Idaho | Moscow, ID

31. Jim Sumner
Dean of University Admissions at Willamette University | Salem, OR

32. Bette Rhodaback
High School Counselor at Wilson High School | Portland, OR

33. Alice Tanaka
College Counselor at Mercer Island High School | Mercer Island, WA

34. Monica Burnett
Carroll College | Helena, MT

35. Sandy Rumpel
K-12 Counseling & Social Work Supervisor for the Boise School District | Boise, ID

36. Robin Brown
Associate Director of Admissions at Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR

37. Edwin Bean
College Counselor at Auburn High School | Auburn, WA

38. John Bogley
Dean of Admission & Financial Aid at Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA

39. Mike Willis
Director of College Counseling, Director of Admissions, Counseling Department Chair & Head Basketball Coach at John F. Kennedy Catholic High School | Burien, WA

40. Martha Pitts
Director of Admission at the University of Oregon | Eugene, OR

41. Ann Nault
School Counselor at Meadowdale High School | Lynnwood, WA

42. Jim Rawlins
Assistant Director for Recruitment & Marketing at the University of Washington | Seattle, WA

43. Teri Calcagno
College Counselor at Central Catholic High School | Portland, OR

44. Palmer Muntz
Director of Admissions at the Oregon Institute of Technology | Klamath Falls, OR

45. Ralph Burelle
Director of Guidance & Scholarship Chair at North Medford High School

46. Michael McKeon
Dean of Admissions at Seattle University | Seattle, WA

47. Cathy McMeekan
Director of College Counseling at Saint George’s School | Spokane, WA

48. Alicia Ortega
Associate Director of Admissions at Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR

49. Matt Burns
School Counselor at Woodrow Wilson High School | Tacoma, WA

50. Kevin Dyerly
Director of Admissions at Whitman College | Walla Walla, WA & Vice President of Enrollment at the University of Redlands | Redlands, CA

51. Jeanne Eulberg
Assistant Principal for Student Services at O’Dea High School | Seattle, WA

52. Eric Pedersen
Associate Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Services at University of Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage, AK

53. Photo Credits
Margaret Burreson Photo: Alice Tanaka’s personal archives
Helmuth Bekowies: unknown, “Helmuth Bekowies.” Lewis & Clark Digital Collections, accessed October 9,
Jerry Storvick Photo: unknown, accessed May 12,

54. Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the following individuals for their work on this project:
Ralph Burelle
Palmer Muntz
Ann Nault
Alice Tanaka
Our Past Presidents for providing their photos

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