OSB Leadership College

The mission of the Oregon State Bar Leadership College is to recruit, educate and retain emerging leaders for the legal community and the Oregon State Bar. Fellows commit to a one-year program consisting of five three-hour sessions. All expenses for the participation of the Fellows are paid. There is no tuition fee. Upon graduation from the Leadership College, Fellows are encouraged to seek out leadership opportunities within the bar and the community.

The Leadership College Advisory Board (LCAB) is responsible for the overall mission and goals of the College by developing program curriculum, participating in College sessions, overseeing recruitment and evaluation results. The LCAB – a panel of distinguished bar leaders and jurists recognized as outstanding leaders within the bar – recruits the College participants as Fellows, ensuring that the College reflects the diversity of the membership of the bar as to geographic location, age, gender, ethnicity, area of practice and leadership experience.


2008 Schedule of Events
Friday, January 25, Leadership, World Forestry Center, Portland
Friday, May 9, Supreme Court Courtroom - Salem
Friday, July 11, John F. Kilkenny Courthouse, reception at Red Lion Inn, Pendleton
Friday, September 12, Futures Conference, The Riverhouse, Bend
Friday, November 14, Professionalism, Oregon Supreme Court, Salem


If you have demonstrated leadership potential and have been admitted to the OSB for three years or more, complete the application by clicking on the link below.

Application deadline for the Leadership College is December 14, 2008.
Following is a link to a sample application.


Apply by downloading and filling out this PDF form and posting back to the OSB


Leadership College Advisory Board
Cook, Nena     Chairperson
Hon Aiken, Ann     Member
Hon Brewer, David V    Member
Gaydos, Gerry     Member
Harnden, Edwin A    Member
Hon Harris, Daniel L    Member
Immergut, Karin Johanna    Member
Lang, Daniel Robert    Member
Hon Linder, Virginia L    Member
O'Neil, Katherine H    Member
Richardson, Liane I    Member
Umscheid, Lisa M    Member
Williamson, Ross M    Member
Robinson, Margaret     Bar Liaison



Leadership College Fellows
Alexander, Carolyn     Member
Boenisch, Christian F    Member
Brann, Heather A    Member
Bush, Stephen Christopher    Member
Carter, Bonnie     Member
Cleek, W Todd    Member
Cutsforth, Thomas W    Member
Delahunt, Gina M    Member
Ford, Susan L    Member
Fu, Ning     Member
Gates, Jennifer L    Member
Ghandour, Rima I    Member
Grimms, Linda DeVries    Member
Hamilton, Jessica T    Member
Hines, Stephanie K    Member
Hollister, Amber Autumn    Member
Howes, Jeffrey Alan    Member
Hung, Lung Shu    Member
Hunt, Lisa T    Member
Lechman-Su, Ann Y    Member
Leonard, Justin D    Member
Lucchin, Franco A    Member
Lundgren, Maren E    Member
Mehringer, Rebecca Pihl    Member
Mohiuddin, Cynthia I    Member
O'Day, Sean E    Member
O'Neil, Yumi Minagawa    Member
Reniche-Smith, Cecil A    Member
Sargent, Brandy Augusta    Member
Scharff, Gary Underwood    Member
Skye, Kelly     Member
Smith, Paul L    Member
Swaim, Michael E    Member
VanZanten, Katherine O    Member
Weigler, Heather L    Member
Dobson, Shelley     Bar Liaison
Robinson, Margaret     Bar Liaison