Christopher J. McKillop
Became a member of the Board of Directors in 1998. Corporate Counsel for Rogers Machinery Company, a leading manufacturer of compressors, air handling equipment and industrial machinery with 150 employees and offices in six states. Former private legal practice and Deputy District Attorney in Orange County, California. Admitted to practice in California, Oregon, and Washington. BA./Business/Economics and Philosophy from Westmont College. Juris Doctorate from Hastings College of Law.

Mark D. Miles
Became a member of the Board of Directors at the founding of Shelem. CEO of Crown Research Corporation, a market and economic feasibility consultant for retirement communities and other housing. Formerly served in management of a California Continuing Care Retirement Community serving over 300 residents. Planning Commission Chair, City of Gresham (Portland, Oregon metropolitan area with a population in excess of 90,000). State of Oregon Continuing Care Retirement Community Advisory Council. Finance/Budget Citizen Advisory Committee for Tri-Metropolitan Transit Authority District. BS/Health Care Administration from Oregon State University; graduate studies in public administration from California State University, Stanislaus.

Melvin C. Miles
Became a member of the Board of Directors at the founding of Shelem. Founder and former CEO of Crown Research Corporation, a nationally-recognized leader in retirement community consulting. Focus group moderator, participant and speaker in activities of state and national professional organizations. Developed five retirement centers for Washington State Baptist Convention. Staff Developer/Administrator of proprietary retirement center in Seattle. BA/Business Administration from University of Washington; design studies from Seattle University; economics studies from Trinity University.

Otto "Joe" Vondrak
Became a member of the Board of Directors in 1998.  President of Pacific Crest Construction, an Oregon Corporation.  Pacific Crest is an award-winning general contractor specializing in single- and multi-family housing, mixed-use, and commercial/retail construction.  Mr. Vondrak and Pacific Crest have directly overseen the construction of a number of government projects, including projects sponsored by the Portland Housing Authority, North Clackamas, Sandy, and Portland School Districts, US Department of Labor, US National Forest, Port of Portland, the Cities of Beaverton and Hillsboro, Multnomah County and the US Federal Government (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals).  Mr. Vondrak holds a BS in Forestry from Oregon State University and lives in Gresham, Oregon.

James G. Edwards
Became a member of the Shelem Board of Directors in 1999.  Mr. Edwards was the Executive Director of Willamette View, Inc., a Methodist-sponsored Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) located in Milwaukie, Oregon, prior to his retirement in 1999.  Willamette View, with 550 residents and over 300 employees, is one of the largest CCRCs in Oregon.  During his tenure, Willamette View invested $23 million in the addition of over 100 apartments and extensive building modernization, including seismic upgrades, established a foundation with assets and trust accounts of over $18 million, received three national awards, was the first CCRC in the State of Oregon with a bank branch.  Mr. Edwards also completed the planning and design for an $18 million campus expansion that is currently under construction.  He was named National Administrator of the Year by the Health and Welfare Ministries Division of the United Methodist Church, First Citizen by the North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce, and Churchman of the Year by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Oregon.  In addition, he is past president or past chair of The Oregon Association of Homes for the Aging, Milwaukie Rotary Club, The North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce, the Providence Milwaukie Hospital Board of Directors, and the Oregon Senior and Disabled Services Division's Continuing Care Retirement Community Advisory Council.  Mr. Edwards completed his undergraduate work at Northwest Christian College in Eugene, Oregon and earned a Master of Divinity degree at Texas Christian University.