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Who We Are
Vision Statement
At the Clatsop Community College Foundation, we believe our entire community benefits when every student has access to the tools and resources they need to help them succeed in school and in life.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to inspire and engage the community in support of Clatsop Community College students so students can achieve their goals.
Tax-exempt Status
The CCC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Contributions to the CCC Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
Board Officers

Cliff Fick, Chair
Cliff is an Astorian native who began his college career at Clatsop Community College. He then transferred to the Oregon College of Education to become a teacher. However, he ended up working in the Hospitality industry, serving in Alaska and the Seattle area.
After retiring, he happily returned, in 2005 to his childhood home in Astoria. His post-retirement career has revolved around volunteering for various groups around town including: Astoria Regatta, Columbia River Maritime Museum, AGCC Board, and the CCC Foundation Board, where he currently serves as the Chair.
While serving these various organizations has been fun and rewarding, the Foundation has been the most meaningful. Helping students achieve their life path goals with financial support from the Foundation for academic and personal needs is a truly compelling story.
“It feels really good to give back to the college for all that it has done for me.”
Cliff Fick
Chair

David Oser
David Oser retired in 2018 after a 40-year career as a leader in community development banking, first at ShoreBank in Chicago and later at Craft3. His areas of expertise include finance, risk management, investments, and corporate strategy. Mr Oser has engaged in numerous consulting projects, both domestically and abroad. He served as a founding director of Kashf Microfinance Bank in Pakistan. Mr Oser is a graduate of Carleton College and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Chicago. He lives in Astoria, where he and his wife, Patsy, are involved in numerous civic and philanthropic activities. He has been a member of the Foundation board since 2013.
David is the Chair for the Scholarship and Board Development Committees and participates as a member of the Finance Committee.
David Oser
Vice Chair

Katie Watson
Katie is a native Oregonian, living most of her life in Portland. She and her husband moved to Astoria in July of 2018 after spending many vacations here, dreaming of making it their permanent home.
Katie has been in banking for about eleven years and loves all she gets to do. She learns something every day. Her primary job is getting to know people and how she can help them realize their dreams through achieving their financial goals. She is passionate about brining financial education to people of all ages.
Katie’s community involvement started with coaching CYO and YMCA volleyball. Later, she organized park clean-ups with Portland Parks and worked as a community volunteer organizer with Starbucks. She has had the privilege of serving on the boards of Hampton Woods Paddling Club, Belmont Area Business Association, and Le Tip of Kruse Way. She currently serves as vice president of the AWACC ambassadors and as a board member of the Liberty Theatre as well as the CCC Foundation board.
“I am excited to be able to contribute to our incredible community and help people move toward their life goals through education.
Katie Watson
Secretary

Jamey Hendricks, Secretary
Jamey joined Clatsop Community College Foundation board a year ago after moving to Astoria. She began her education career at Lane Community College and loved the personal feel of a smaller education community that catered to working individuals.
Jamey grew up in “small town” America and is an avid outdoorswoman. She loves running, hiking, backpacking, downhill skiing, wakeboarding and surfing, along with anything that keeps her in touch with nature. She has two beautiful Siberian Husky’s that join in her hiking, backpacking and running excursions. Moving from Portland two years ago, she is ecstatic to be back in a small community surrounded by her passion of water and nature while continuing a successful career as an Investment Advisor Representative at Raymond James Financial Services.
Jamey believes that education is the key to living your best life. Growing up in a home where she knew the taste of government cheese, powdered milk and the value of school meal programs, her passion is to help others find their path to live their best life by means of higher education. Jamey is also active in AAUW (American Association of University Women) Seaside as the President Chair, helping women of all ages to gain the necessary tools to go after their dreams.
“Serving on the Foundation Board has been a way I can pay it forward for everyone who paved my path to living my dream life. Being part of a program that helps students build a better foundation for themselves and their families is the most rewarding aspect of it all.”
“EDUCATION IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON WHICH YOU CAN USE TO CHANGE THE WORLD” – Nelson Mandela
Jamey Hendricks
Treasurer
Board of Directors

Jim Alegria
Jim Alegria was raised in Rhode Island but spent most of his adult life in the West and nearly all of it in Oregon and Washington. He has worked for the Bureau of Land Management, the State of New Mexico, and retired as a national program manager for the US Forest Service. For the past ten years, he has been a consultant for the US Forest Service International Program, the World Bank, and the United Nations working in Africa, the Caribbean, South America, and Southeast Asia.
His interest in volunteering began with spending two years in the Peace Corp and now he wants to give back to the community. He has been on committees for the CCC Budget, the Clatsop County Comprehensive Plan, and the Liberty Theater. Also, he volunteered at the Clatsop County Public Heathc Information and Communication Center where he responded to questions on COVID and scheduled appointment and was a president of the Oregon Chpater of American Statistical Association.
Jim has a master’s degree from the University of Washington, Seattle in forest statistics and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in forest management.
Jim Alegria

Amy Baker
Amy Baker, Executive Director of Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare, received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon and her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work in 1995. Her first job counseling services to clients was in a small logging community east of Eugene. She has worked to better the lives of Oregonians ever since, as the director of service organizations, and as the Children’s Mental Health Director for the state, where she developed mental health wellness and promotion policy.
When Amy moved to Astoria in 2016, her plan was to stay for six months. She fell in love with the place and four years later, she’s still here. A native of Albany, Oregon, who spent many years in Portland, she has happily returned to life in a small town.
Following in her father’s footsteps and his profound respect for the role of community colleges, she jumped at the chance to serve on the Foundation. Amy believes that community colleges are a crucial step ladder into economic independence. They can be the bridge that allows students to discover a future they had not dared to imagine. Students of all backgrounds deserve access to quality post-secondary education.
“Our commitment should always be to those who need us the most. Students with few financial resources take a leap of faith when going to college. Our job as community members is to help them fly.“
Amy Baker

Susan Barlett
Susan is a fourth generation Oregonian, born and raised in Portland, OR. She is a graduate of Grant High School in Portland and the University of Oregon, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education. Susan started her elementary teaching career in Longview, WA and moved to Corvallis, OR when she married Dan in 1974. She continued teaching in Albany, then in the North Clackamas School District before finishing her 32 year career in Astoria where she taught at Gray and then Astor. Susan and her husband are both retired and have lived in Astoria for the past 20 years.
Since retirement, Susan has continued her passion for education by serving as a member of the Clatsop CC Foundation since 2014 and has had the honor and privilege of being elected to serve as secretary, co-chair and chair of the Foundation. Susan also serves on the board of Let’s Stamp Out Hunger and is a member of Chapter FE of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. She belongs to two book groups and enjoys volunteering, crafting, quilting, and traveling the world with her husband, but most especially being “Grammy” to her 3 young granddaughters.
“I am excited to be able to contribute to our incredible community and help people move toward their life goals through education.
Susan Bartlett

Anne Carpenter
Anne Carpenter earned a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo after earning her Bacherlor’s Degree in Art from the University of California, Riverside. She worked in three college libraries while attending school, then worked in the computer field for 15 years. Upon moving to Astoria, Anne worked with her husband, Sean Fitzpatrick, to manage and improve their portfolio of rental properties. She is now “mostly retired” and enjoys pursuing her creative interests. To round out Anne’s interest in educational opportunities for students, she also serves on the boards of Astoria High School Scholarships, Inc. and PEO.
Anne’s passion for education stems losing her father at a young age and the realization that one must always have a way to support oneself. Her mother went back to school to complete her teaching credential to support the family. In college, Anne became keenly aware of the importance of education of broadening one’s perspective of the world as well.
Anne is passionate about scholarships and their ability to help others achieve their goals and dreams. She is honored to be a Clatsop Community College Foundation Board member.
Anne Carpenter

Gudelia Contreras
“Come to the hill and take that step!” That’s what Gudelia Contreras tells women at the local fish processing plants where she once worked. She says there’s a separation between cannery workers and others in Astoria as if they live in two different worlds. What drives Contreras—a Clatsop Community College Foundation board member for three years—is trying to combine those worlds by making educational opportunities more accessible.
Contreras was born in Providencia, Mexico, a small town in the sugarcane-growing region of the state of Veracruz. She emigrated to the U.S. in 1990 with her then-husband, one child, and another on the way. She says her ex-husband did not believe in education, so she got a job in fast-food restaurant to make enough money to take English classes. She moved from California to Astoria and got her GED at the college in 2012. Meanwhile she worked at one of the canneries for seven years. Since she had advanced to manage the restaurant in California, she was offered a position in quality control at the fish processing plant. But the hours were still grueling. During the height of the fishing season, she would work seven days a week and between 12 and 18 hours a day. She would get off at 3 AM, sleep for two and a half hours, and then take the bus up to the college for classes. She got a job as an Oregon Health Plan outreach worker in 2015 at the Lower Columbia Hispanic Council. In 2016 she earned her associate’s degree.
“Education is the only treasure that you have in life that is all yours. You can have a house, but you can have a fire and lose it. You have your education for the rest of your life.”
Gudelia Contreras

Robert Duehmig
Robert Duehmig was appointed to the CCC Board of Directors in December 2014 and served through 2021. A graduate of Indiana University, Robert has worked as the Political Director for the AFT-Oregon, congressional staff for Congressman Davide Wu, and Assciate Director of Government Relations for OHSU. He is currently the Interim Director of the Oregon Office of Rural Health. He is also a member of the Telehealth Alliance of Oregon and the Oregon Rural Health Association.
Robert and his husband Bill have two kids and enjoy biking, hiking, and traveling.
Robert Duehmig

Andrew Fick
Andrew Fick grew up in Astoria and attended classes at Clatsop Community College as a dual-enrollment student prior to graduating from Astoria High School. He continued his education at the University of Oregon, completing a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Couples and Family Therapy. After working as a community mental health therapist in Eugene, OR for several years, he returned to Astoria. Seeking a shift in his career path, he completed his Professional School Counseling Certificate through Portland State University and began work as a School Counselor at Astoria High School where he continues today. He has also worked as a commercial fisherman and cross country and track coach and remains an active member of the local community.
Andrew lives with his wife, Renia, and two daughters, Zoja and Sally, in Astoria with their dog, Mishka, and Jaime the cat. He is an avid runner and adventurer and enjoys the wild beauty of the Pacific Northwest and his own backyard.
He has been grateful to be a member of the Foundation Board since January 2022. He is passionate about ensuring equitable access to educational opportunities, improving the experiences and outcomes for learners of all ages and backgrounds, and creative systemic innovations for the benefit of all stakeholders.
Andrew Fick

Jon Fick
Jon Fick was born and raised in Astoria Oregon. He attended Astoria High School and then went on to college at Western Oregon for a year. He then transferred back to Clatsop Community College to attend the Merts Marine program. After School Jon went on to become a sales specialist at Lums Auto Center in Warrenton, where he is currently a sales manager.
Outside of work Jon likes to fish, hunt, be outdoors, and spending time with his family and friends.
While being on the College Board it is a great honor to be able to give back and help provide opportunities for the kids and be able to help our community grow.
Jon Fick

Chris Laman
Chris Laman received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Utah and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame. He began his pharmacy career at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In 2006, Chris and his wife Grace moved to Astoria. He was the pharmacy manager at Columbia Memorial Hospital for 8 years prior to leading the planning and construction of a new cancer center. Chris is currently the administrative director of the CMH/OHSU Knight Cancer Center in Astoria.
His areas of expertise include pharmacy, oncology, healthcare and program development. Chris and Grace have two sons who attend school in Astoria. He is honored to share his passion for education as part of a Board with the mission to help local students.
Chris Laman

Pat Lehman
Pat Lehman, a native of Toronto Canada, is a retired journalist, translator and educator who joined the foundation board in 2002. She served as board chair for two terms and is excited to have seen the board grow in a positive direction over the years.
Pat supports and donates to the Foundation because she sees the impact of her investment on students and the community.
Pat Lehman

Gerry Swenson
Gerry Swenson has a long time connection with Clatsop Community College. She worked as a Mathematics Instructor and Academic Advisor at CCC from Fall 1965 through Spring 1994. Gerry joined the CCC Foundation Board in the Fall of 1966. In 2008, she was the recipient of the first “Spirit of Clatsop” award “for her service as instructor, adviser, Foundation Board member and generous philanthropist.” The “CCC Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award” is named in her honor.
Gerry has also served as a tutor in the Adult Literacy Program. She has been for over 20 years and continues to be a SMART reader volunteer in the Astoria School district.
Gerry embodies the “Spirit of Clatsop” as the longest serving, standing Board member of the CCC Foundation.
Gerry Swenson

Captain Len R. Tumbarello
A native of Saint Louis, Missouri, Captain Tumbarello graduated with high honors from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Management/Economics. In 2005, he earned a Master of Business Administration from Averett University. Additionally, he earned a Type II Incident Commander Certification and a 500/1600 Gross Tons Master Mariner Motor vessel license.
In May 2013 after 28 years of distinguished service, Captain Tumbarello retired from the U.S. Coast Guard. His last assignment was the Deputy Commander, Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, OR. His military decorations include 3 Meritorious Service Medals, 3 Coast Guard Commendation Medals, 2 Achievement Medals, a Coast Guard Volunteerism Medal and numerous other awards.
Captain Tumbarello assumed the duties as the Director of Seamanship at Tongue Point Job Corps Center in June 2013. He is responsible for developing under-served 18 to 24 year old men/women into proficient, professional, passionate credentialed Merchant Mariners for successful careers in the Maritime Industry. Due to the overall success of the Seamanship program, Captain Tumbarello led a major expansion of the Seamanship program by doubling the number of students and staff from 60 to 120 students in 2015.
He has been married to his wife Holly for 31 years and is the proud father of two daughters, Angela (28), Chelsea (26) and a son, Tony (18).
Len Tumbarello

Pat Lehman
Pat Lehman, a native of Toronto Canada, is a retired journalist, translator and educator who joined the foundation board in 2002. She served as board chair for two terms and is excited to have seen the board grow in a positive direction over the years.
Pat supports and donates to the Foundation because she sees the impact of her investment on students and the community.
Dave Zunkel
Foundation Staff

Angee Hunt
Angee moved to Astoria with her husband, Chris, in 1996 and spent 23 years working at the Oregon State University Seafood Research & Education Center as a Senior Faculty Research Assistant. She served a variety of roles, including chief organizer of the Oregon State University Surimi School (1998-2017) and Director of the Better Seafood Processing School (2017-2020). In addition, she participated as a coach for various youth, middle school, and high school volleyball and basketball teams. She was also actively involved with the local parent clubs while her children attended the Astoria public schools.
Angee started as the Director of the Clatsop Community College Foundation in March 2020. Working on behalf of students to help them achieve their goals is a rewarding way to focus the various skills from her diverse background into a single purpose.
“My parents taught me the value of giving back. I am the first in my family to graduate from college and working for the CCC Foundation allows me to help others achieve also their educational goals.”
Angee Hunt
Foundation Director

Jan Horning
Jan Horning is a CCC alumni and former Art Fertig Memorial Scholarship recipient. She graduated with an AGS degree, after changing her major from the two-year accounting degree to a transfer degree. After transferring to PSU, she became a full-time clerical assistant in the Financial Aid office and finished a BA in Anthropology.
Jan then returned to Clatsop County, where she married a former high school classmate and worked in various medical and educational settings as an office assistant. She has volunteered in organizations, such as PTA, Cub and Boy Scouts, a school library, youth religious education, served on a school board, and then joined the AAUW Astoria Branch after her children were grown.
Both of her sons have Associate’s degrees as well, one as an active duty Navy corpsman and the other through the VA’s educational program for disabled veterans.
“I’m proud of being a CCC graduate and am overjoyed to be a prt of the Foundation’s mission.”
Jan Horning
Foundation Assistant
For more information on how you can help a student reach their goals, contact the Foundation Office, 503-338-2306, 1651 Lexington Ave., Astoria, OR 97103 or email Angee Hunt at ahunt@clatsopcc.edu.