New Partners: Len and Janine Schulwitz

(from the April 2009 Newsletter)

Len and Janine are pleased to join SVPP as Partners. Janine is a Portland native; Len was raised in Southern California. They met in Boston while at Harvard Business School where both earned MBAs.

Len was recently elected to the board of OnPoint Community Credit Union. For SVPP, Len has been working on projects for Friends of the Children, Child Care Improvement Project, Capacity Building Fund and CASH Oregon. Len’s CPA credentials come in handy when he volunteers his time to CASH/AARP Tax-Aide, preparing tax returns for low-income and elderly clients. Len serves as board member and Treasurer of the Harvard Club of Oregon and Southwest Washington. In addition, he serves weekly at Medical Teams International.

Janine currently serves voluntarily as board member and Treasurer of Portland Rescue Mission, an organization that serves Portland’s homeless and hungry. She also serves as board member, Vice President and President-Elect of the Harvard Club of Oregon and Southwest Washington. Janine is also a volunteer for Soldiers’ Angels; she writes weekly to soldiers in harm’s way.

Len and Janine each worked 25 years at high tech firms – Len at Intel where he served as Marketing Director and Janine at Tektronix where she held management positions in marketing, sales and manufacturing.

The Schulwitzes have four children – Len, Jr., 23; Ashleigh, 22; Matthew, 20; and Christopher, 18 – and two beagles, Zoe and Chloe. Fun times with the family include snow skiing, boating, waterskiing and world travel. Len enjoys watercolor painting and genealogy. Janine loves photography. They also enjoy their Gourmet Club and church activities.