Kelsy Ausland of Ausland Group
Date: Thursday, January 25th, 2018
Time: 12:30 – 1:20 PM
Place: Meese Room 305, Hannon Library
Kelsy Ausland
PRESIDENT / CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS MANAGER
AUSLAND GROUP
Kelsy leads land development and engineering endeavors while overseeing the daily operations of Ausland Group. She is licensed to practice engineering in Oregon and California and is a LEED-Green Associate.
Kelsy graduated with Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Civil Engineering from Oregon State University. Kelsy also studied environmental engineering at the University of Nottingham in Great Britain, and Spanish in Ecuador. She was distinguished by her alma mater with the 2010 Oregon Stater Award for “Outstanding Early Career Achievement.”
Kelsy enjoys volunteering for many local community non-profits, including Britt Festivals, where she is on the board of directors.
Fun Fact: Kelsy likes to spend weekends at her cabin exploring remote parts of the Rogue River and Illinois River Wilderness.
Robert MacLellan of Pacific Coast Restaurants
Date: Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
Time: 12:30 – 1:20 PM
Place: Meese Room 305, Hannon Library
Robert MacLellan, Founder of Pacific Coast Restaurants in Portland and former co-owner of Wendy’s in Southern Oregon, will speak on why Pacific Coast Restaurants was so successful. Robert, who graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Business and was a multi-unit franchise operator of Blockbuster Video stores through the West, now serves as an active board member for the Bear Creek Greenway Foundation, and member of the St Mary’s Board. In addition, Mr. MacLellan has served on the Southern Oregon University Foundation for 11 years, president for the last three years.
Norm Kester of Quantum Innovations
Date: Tuesday, April 17th, 2018
Time: 12:30 – 1:20 PM
Place: Meese Room 305, Hannon Library
Norm Kester is the President of Quantum Innovations, a veteran-owned ophthalmic coatings company with its headquarters in Central Point, Oregon. Norm’s understanding of coating theory, design and application, combined with his passion for helping people, has created a thriving company. In 2013 Quantum Innovations was named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon” by Oregon Business Magazine. This is in large part due to employees being treated like family and given the freedom and knowledge to work effectively. “Everything we do is made in America and most of it we try to do local, so we design all of our own parts. If we can’t do it ourselves, we do our best to have it sourced locally.” Quantum’s success is centered around two driving principles: An ‘Attitude of Servitude’ and ‘Virtuous Cycles’.
