2025 Portland Metro Chapter Board Elections

Elections will be held on June 17, 2025 for these Board Member positions for the 2025 - 2027 Term:

  • President
  • Treasurer
  • Vice President of Marketing
 
If you are interested in running for one of the board positions, please email the Nominating Committee Chair, Gabe Vaught, at secretary@portland.iiba.org 
 
Chapter Members in good standing* can vote via this link on June 17, 2025.  Elections close at 6:15 pm PDT on June 17, 2025.
 
You will need your IIBA Membership number in order to vote. 
 
To find your IIBA #, login to this site, click "Member Area" in upper right corner, click on the "Edit My Profile" button and your IIBA ID is at the top of the Profile page. 
 
*You must be an active IIBA Member with Portland Metro selected as your chapter. 
 

Meet the Candidates

President - Nominee: Amy Lake

I offer over 25 years of experience in business analysis, program management, and business transformation, I have led cross-functional initiatives across both public and private sectors—including regulatory, environmental, and utility domains. My work has consistently applied IIBA-aligned best practices, including BPMN, SDLC methodologies, APQC frameworks, and change management principles to support strategic planning, technology modernization, and enterprise-wide process optimization.

My professional journey began in high-tech, where I worked in training and staffing and first learned the value of change management and lean manufacturing principles. I later relocated with an engineering team to develop technical training programs for clean room technicians supporting R&D technology releases. This evolved into a passion for organizing complex information through entity modeling to support greenfield cleanroom ramp-ups. I transitioned into professional contract writing and compliance monitoring for oscilloscope technology before moving into the storage area network industry. There, I served as a Client Engagement Manager at a startup, delivering custom training and scripting programs across the U.S. and Canada. Applying agile principles, I enhanced program efficiency and profitability, ultimately supporting the company’s acquisition by a major IT firm. Following that success, I moved into the energy sector, where I’ve spent the last 14 years in the Transmission space, helping modernize systems and processes through thoughtful SME engagement and strategic alignment.

I have long been passionate about advancing the profession of business analysis and fostering a thriving community of practice. I believe the Portland Metro Chapter plays a critical role in connecting analysts, promoting certification and career development, and serving as a local thought leadership hub. If elected, I am committed to upholding the duties of the President role as outlined in the Chapter’s bylaws, including representing the Chapter at the Annual General Meeting, facilitating alignment with IIBA’s global objectives, and ensuring effective governance in collaboration with the Board of Directors. 

 

 

Treasurer - Nominee: Linda Stroeber

Linda Stroeber has worked as a Business Analyst for over 20 years in information and online education industries and more currently the energy industry. Her experience includes database information management, stakeholder relations, writing requirements and testing, and workflow improvements. She has a MS in Library and Information Science and a Business Analysis certificate from PSU CEPE, as well as earning her IIBA-AAC certification.
She is passionate about detail in all things, including finances. In her first professional position, at a university library she managed all acquisitions of media and services with a $250,000 budget. Handling a personal budget for decades has reinforced her ability to keep accurate accounts of income and expenditures.
In 2019 she joined the IIBA to increase her knowledge of the profession and interact with like-minded individuals. Linda wishes to expand her service to the IIBA Portland Chapter and is well-qualified to handle the position of Treasurer.

Vice President of Communications and Marketing - Nominee: Jennifer Colburn

Jennifer Colburn has been practicing business analysis since before the turn of the millenium, working for many organizations including small startups, consulting firms and a Fortune 500 company, and spanning many industries. She lives in Portland, Oregon and is a member of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) and is a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP).  She is currently serving as the President of the Portland Metro IIBA Chapter, after spending a couple years as the Treasurer. Jennifer served on the Board of the Louisville IIBA Chapter and was a member of the IIBA Competency Model Committee. She enjoys speaking about the importance of the role of the Business Analyst and in her spare time enjoys traveling and hiking.
 
If elected to the Board​ as Vice President of Communications and Marketing, she plans to continue ​to support the work of her fellow board members and do her best to leverage our new platform in handling the communications and marketing of the chapter​.