Mark C. Frandsen

Monterey Gourmet Foods, Inc. was launched as the Monterey Pasta Co., a 400 square foot storefront on lighthouse avenue in Monterey, California in 1989. The Company produces small quantities of gourmet pastas and sauces using food processors and hand operated pasta makers. It sells its hand-made products to local grocery stores and restaurants on the Monterey Peninsula.

New Season Foods, Inc. supplies dried and dehydrated fruits and corn powder. The company is headquartered in Forest Grove. OR.

Portland Art Museum operates as an art museum which engage and enrich diverse communities through the presentation, interpretation, and conservation of art and film. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is a global organization founded in 1954 by Kenneth S. Berryman and David H. Brenner. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The company's mission is to drive middle-market growth and it serves 90,000 investors, executives, lenders, and advisers to growing middle-market companies. The company's core focus is on middle-market M&A, with more than 25 years of sell-side and buy-side advisory experience, closing more than 200 transactions with a combined value of more than $1 billion. The company also publishes Middle Market Growth, the official publication of the Association for Corporate Growth, which includes a print magazine, website, weekly e-newsletter, and daily newsfeed. The CEO of the company since 2019 is Brent A. Baxter.

The American Frozen Food Institute operates as a member-driven national trade association. The firm advances the interests of all segments of the frozen food and beverage industry. It works to advance food safety and advocates before legislative and regulatory entities on the industry’s behalf. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA.

Vigilant provides consultation services for companies with employment issues. It offers employment law advice, employee relations, workplace safety, group employee health benefit plans, supervisor training and affirmative action plans. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Tigard, OR.