Oregon Executive MBA in Portland

Class of 2026's Craig Johnson has started in a new role at a new organization. He is now a plant manager at CoorsTek, Inc., the global leader in engineered technical ceramics. Way to go, Craig! 💚💛🦆

Back in April, OEMBA team members headed north to Washington to reconnect with alumni (and even an incoming Class 42 student!) based in and around Seattle. We had so much fun seeing grads from so many different years that we're already planning our next trip! 💚💛🦆

Melissa Miles, MBA '20, has received the American Society of Neurophysiological Monitoring's Founder's Award for 2026. Given to just one honoree each year, the award recognizes an individual for extraordinary contributions both to the ASNM and the field of intraoperative neuromonitoring. Congratulations Melissa! 💚💛🦆

Summit Bank has promoted Jordan Pfeifer, MBA '23. His new title is VP, SBA Program Advisor. Congratulations, Jordan! 💚💛🦆

is here! Gifts from OEMBA alumni (like you!) will go directly to support program scholarships, career advancement, and industry engagement.

GIVE TODAY: https://uobiz.co/oemba-ducks-give-26

Whether big or small, your gift will help OEMBA continue to deliver a premium experience to students both now and far into the future. 💚💛🦆

Class of 2027’s Eric Evans has joined Marmon Foodservice Technologies. His new title is National Account Manager and he’ll be leading strategy for key quick service restaurant (QSR) customers, including oversight of McDonald’s franchise accounts. Way to go, Eric! 💚💛🦆

Last call! Our final* in-person info session is happening THIS FRIDAY, May 15. If you've been thinking about starting your MBA here in Portland this fall, sign up now. You'll get to hear from program grads Maribel Vasquez-Garibay and Gunnmeet Dhillon, talk with first-year students, and sit in on class.

SIGN UP (we'd love to see you!): https://insight.uoregon.edu/register/?id=b9a407ae-458d-433f-b9a8-6921eaa8fdd3

*There will be a few other types of sessions happening before our 8/3 final application deadline, but our first-year students will soon be heading off for their well-deserved summer breaks, so if you want to hear directly from them, this Friday is THE DAY!

Yesterday was a great day for a run! Four current students (and their amazing duck hats) represented the program in this year's Rose City 5K. So much fun rooting for our runners!💚💛🦆

Portland Metro Chamber

GRAD IN THE NEWS: Daniel Silvey, MBA '23, has developed Fremont Garage, a new food cart pod on NE Fremont St. that will open in May. Congratulations Daniel! 💚💛🦆

FIND OUT MORE: https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2026/04/13/dbs-group-fremont-garage-food-carts.html

April 23 & 24: Class of 2027's S***a Vanka and Sandhi Bhide, MBA '98, will be in Eugene as executives in residence for the UO Lundquist College of Business's Operations and Business Analytics (OBA) Department.

On Thursday, at 6:15 p.m., Bhide will deliver his talk "Understanding AI: Architecture, Applications, Ethics, and the Future," as part of OBA's Industry Speaker Series. During the talk, Bhide and Vanka will both be available for Q&A.

Thank you, S***a and Sandhi, for sharing your expertise with the rising generation! 💚💛🦆