Board of Directors
Steven Berman is a lawyer in private practice at Stoll Berne, a Portland, Oregon law firm. He has an extensive background in Oregon politics and has provided counsel and representation to many progressive and environmental organizations on statewide initiatives and referenda.
In 2008, Steven took a break from private practice and served as legal counsel and research director for Defend Oregon, which won all nine of its ballot measure campaigns. In 2009, as counsel for Our Oregon, he successfully lobbied the Oregon Legislature for reforms to protect Oregon’s initiative and referendum process from fraud and corruption. In 2010, Steven acted as in-house counsel and research director for the campaign to pass Measures 66 and 67.
Steven also serves on the board of directors of WaterWatch of Oregon. In his free time, he’s running the trails of Forest Park, surfing the Oregon coast or backcountry skiing in an undisclosed location.
Steven lives in North Portland with his wife--local artist Suzy Root--and their dog (and master of the universe), Ella.
Nicole Cordan is the policy and legal director for the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition (SOS). She lobbies on Capitol Hill and practices environmental and natural resource law, with an emphasis in Clean Water Act, and Endangered Species Act issues.
Prior to joining SOS, Nicole was the acting director and attorney in the Western Natural Resource Center of the National Wildlife Federation. From 1995-1997, she worked as a staff attorney for the Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center, the environmental law clinic at Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, and held the Natural Resource Fellowship position at the law school in 1995. Nicole has written and lectured on various topics including hydroelectric operations and their effects on salmon, Clean Air Act, global climate change, federal and state water rights, and water quality standards.
She received her B. A. in 1988 from the University of Michigan and her J.D. from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College in 1995.
Adam Godlee-Campbell is a fourth-generation Oregon farmer who grew up on his family's 40-acre vineyard, Elk Cove Vineyards, in the foothills of the Coast Range. Adam, who today owns Elk Cove, joined the family business full-time in 1994, heading up a new vineyard development project that has grown the Elk Cove vineyard holdings to 232 planted acres. Extremely low yields from meticulously farmed, estate-grown fruit give him excellent raw material; natural winemaking methods provide the rest.
Adam also has a passion for sustainability that has resulted in a solar-energy project at the winery, bio-diesel for all farm vehicles, and the use of organic farming methods.
Adam has served on the Board of Directors for the International Pinot Noir Celebration, Oregon Pinot Camp, and the Salud Pinot Noir Auction. He also has a Political Science degree from Lewis & Clark College.
Scott Pratt isn't much of a fisherman but he is more than ready to go on a guided fishing trip where somebody else does all of the work and all Scott has to do is cast a fly. When not enjoying the labors of others, Scott is an attorney in private practice, representing a variety of nonprofit and for-profit businesses as well as helping businesses and people in a variety of business, real estate, probate and related legal issues.
Scott has been on the OLCV Education Fund Board almost continuously since March 1983, with about a two-year break to run for the Metro Council and recover from running for Metro Council. Scott recently became the Fundraising Chair of the OLCV Education Fund.
Andrea is the legislative director for the Oregon Environmental Council. Andrea leads OEC’s work with the Oregon legislature and Oregon’s executive branch, as well as occasional work with Oregon’s congressional delegation and local elected officials.
Andrea worked for Congresswoman Darlene Hooley, where she provided district outreach on energy and Willamette River issues. In addition, she brings ten years of legislative experience working in our nation's Capitol as a lobbyist and legislative aide in both chambers.
Andrea holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.