Downtown Neighborhood Association Board of Directors
The Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) endeavors to recruit a board that is inclusive and diverse ~ in geography, gender, race and ethnicity, age, economics, housed and formerly houseless.
Meet the Board
Walter Weyler
DNA Board Chair – March 2019 to present
~Downtown condominium resident
~Former Board Chair of Oregon Symphony and Eliot condominium
~Former Vice President of General Electric Company and President of Graco, Inc.
To be determined
Vice-President
To be determined
Treasurer
Robert Wright
DNA Board Secretary
~Downtown condominium resident
~ Former board chair of Eliot condominium
~Retired colonel: 27-year Air Force career, meteorologist, commander
~Scientist, Assistant VP of Planning Systems Inc., Washington D.C.
Marian deBardelaben
Board Member at Large
Stephanie Hansen
Board Member at Large
~Committed volunteer for Transition Projects
~Longtime Portland resident
~Prior career in banking
~Board focus on support and solutions for our unhoused neighbors
Xavier D. Stickler
DNA At-large Board Member
Chair – DNA Land-Use & Transportation committee
~Downtown resident
~PSU student of urban planning, design, and architecture
~A transportation and sustainability advocate
Diana Stuart
Board Member at Large
LaJune Thorson
Board Member at Large
~MA, Educational Psychology
~Portland resident since 1975
~Downtown resident since 2008
~Focused on improving quality of life for all our downtown neighbors and visitors