Brian Hess

Brian Hess serves as the Vice President of Development at Volunteers of America Oregon since September 2023. Previously, Brian held multiple leadership roles at the Portland State University Foundation from August 2014 to June 2023, including Vice President for Development and Associate Vice President of Development, achieving significant fundraising success and leading strategic initiatives. Prior experience includes positions at Pacific University, Oregon Health & Science University, and Willamette University, where Brian focused on alumni relations and corporate and foundation relations, securing substantial major gifts and managing several development teams. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology with an emphasis in Botany from Willamette University and participated in the KeyMakers Executive Summit at Cornell University in October 2023.