| Michael L. Barton, PhD
Michael L. Barton, PhD, "was born and raised in
Portland back when transit was private and you could
pick your own garbage company."
In the City of Roses, he met and married his wife Mary
Ann and in 1999 they had an instant family with the
birth of their triplets. Dr. Barton was able to leave
his position as a computational scientist at Intel and
spend his time chasing his children and working for
Cascade. His interests include, but are not limited
to, free market approaches to transportation and land
use, the effect of government interference in the arts
and the importance of the separation of state and education.
A Cascade research associate since 2002, Dr. Barton
has co-authored The Mythical World of Transit-Oriented
Development: Light Rail and the Orenco Neighborhood,
Hillsboro, Oregon with Cascade environmental policy
director John A. Charles, Jr. He continues to write
for Cascade and is presently working on a policy paper
on the arts and a report on another Portland-area Transit-Oriented
Development.
Dr. Barton earned his Bachelor of Science from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his Master of
Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic and his doctorate
in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie
Mellon University.
Michael Bliziotes, MD
Matthew Michael Bliziotes, MD, is an associate professor
of medicine at Oregon Health and Science University
and section chief of endocrinology at the Portland Veterans
Administration Medical Center.
Dr. Biliziotes has sat on numerous Quality Assurance
Committees and is a member of the American Society for
Bone and Mineral Research, Endocrinology Society, American
Society for Cell Biology, International Society for
Clinical Densitometry and American Society for Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology. He has done extensive medical
research on osteoporosis, is a member of the Pacific
Northwest Osteoporosis Board and has been published
extensively in medical books and journals.
Dr. Bliziotes earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and graduated
with honors from the University of Florida College of
Medicine. He is a member of the National Association
of Scholars.
Chana B. Cox, PhD
Dr. Chana B. Cox is senior lecturer
in the humanities at Lewis & Clark College. During
her career at Lewis & Clark, Dr. Cox has taught
in the philosophy, business and political science departments,
with classes in political theory, intellectual history,
business policy and American studies.
Prior to resuming her teaching career,
Dr. Cox was a business planner. Her work included interfacing
with regulatory agencies and the research and preparation
of business plans, environmental and socio-economic
impact statements.
Additionally, Dr. Cox and her family
lived for eight years in seclusion on the Salmon River
in Idaho, where they were one of a very few private
landowners in an area designated as Wilderness and Wild
River.
Dr. Cox graduated from Reed College
with a degree in mathematics and earned her doctorate
from Columbia University.
Fred W. Decker, PhD
Fred W. Decker, PhD, is a professor emeritus of atmospheric
sciences at Oregon State University. He is a forensic
expert in meteorology, climatology, physics and astronomy,
as well as an expert in education. Most recently, he
has focused on the technical controversies about global
temperatures. He continues to perform instructional
work in independent study for the Oregon University
System.
Dr. Decker has served as a regional or national officer
with several scientific and educational bodies, including
the American Meteorological Society, American Association
of Physics Teachers, National Weather Association and
Oregon Academy of Science. From 1981 through 1985 he
served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Education for Research and Improvement for the U.S.
Department of Education.
Dr. Decker received his Bachelor of Science from Oregon
State University, his Master of Science from New York
University and his PhD from Oregon State University.
James L. Huffman, JD
James L. Huffman, JD, is dean and professor of law
at the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark
College. He is co-founder and director of the Natural
Resources Law Institute, a member of the Oregon Advisory
Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and
a trustee of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.
Professor Huffman is author of the book, Government
Liability and Disaster Mitigation: A Comparative Study.
He has written over 90 articles, chapters and reports
on various topics including constitutional law, water
law, property rights, public lands law, torts, environmental
law and legal philosophy.
Professor Huffman earned his Bachelor of Science at
Montana State University and his Master of Arts at the
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tuffs University.
He earned his JD from the University of Chicago Law
School.
Richard Meinhard, PhD
Richard Meinhard, PhD, is a developmental psychologist
who specializes in the development of cognitive systems,
particularly those in fields of elementary mathematics
and sciences.
After leaving the Air Force as a communications operations
officer, Dr. Meinhard used his math and science training
to teach at the elementary, intermediate, junior high
and college levels. In 1987 he left teaching to form
the Institute for Developmental Sciences so he could
work more intimately with schools to bring research
into the classroom. His Institute continues to provide
coursework, summer institutes for teachers, research
and assessment services for public schools, and services
to Oregon Outreach charter school and at-risk students.
He has been active in Oregon's charter school movement
since 1993.
Dr. Meinhard graduated from the University of Northern
Iowa, earned a Master of Arts in school administration
from the University of California at Riverside and received
a PhD specializing in cognitive development from the
University of Iowa. He conducted post-doctoral research
into physicians' cognitive development and then accepted
a joint appointment in education and mathematics at
the University of Portland in 1984.
Gerard C.S. Mildner, PhD
Gerard C.S. Mildner, PhD, is a Portland State University
professor in the School of Urban Studies and Planning.
His expertise is in local public finance, transportation,
real estate, sports economics and housing policy.
Dr. Mildner is co-author of the book, Scarcity
by Design: The Legacy of New York City's Housing Policy;
the chapter, "Baseball and Basketball Stadium Ownership
and Franchise Incentives to Relocate," in Sports
Economics: Current Research; and the Reason Public
Policy Institute study, Urban Growth Boundaries
and Housing Affordability: Lessons from Portland.
He has authored reports for Cascade on the subjects
of light rail and taxicab regulations. His latest research
examines gentrification in Portland in the 1990's.
Dr. Mildner is a volunteer with REACH Community Development
Corporation and has served on the Metro/Oregon Department
of Transportation Traffic Relief Options Task Force,
Equity Committee. He received his Bachelor of Arts in
public affairs from the University of Chicago and his
PhD in economics from New York University.
William C. Mitchell, PhD
William C. Mitchell, PhD, is a professor emeritus of
political science at the University of Oregon. He is
an expert in the field of Public Choice Economics and
has taught at Cornell University, Northwestern university,
UCLA and the University of California at both Davis
and Berkeley.
Dr. Mitchell is a member of the editorial boards for
the journals Public Choice and Constitutional
Political Economy. He was the first distinguished
fellow elected by the Public Choice Society and has
been a fellow of the Center for Study of Public Choice,
George Mason University, and the Center for the Advanced
Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University.
Dr. Mitchell is author of The American Policy,
The Anatomy of Public Failure, Government as It Is,
Political Analysis and Public Policy, Public Choice
in America, The Popularity of Social Security, Sociological
Analysis and Politics, Why Vote?, and Beyond
Politics: Markets, Welfare, and the Failure of Bureaucracy.
Dr. Mitchell received his PhD in political economy
and government from Harvard University.
Randall J. Pozdena, PhD
Randall J. Pozdena, PhD, is managing director of the
economic consulting firm, ECONorthwest, and head of
its Portland office. Prior to joining ECONorthwest,
Dr. Pozdena was vice president of the Federal Reserve
Bank of San Francisco. He has taught economics and finance
at the Graduate School of Business at the University
of California, Berkeley and Graduate School of Administration
at the University of California, Irvine, where he also
was associated with the Institute of Transportation
Studies.
Dr. Pozdena has served on numerous public and private
boards and commissions, including the Governor's Council
of Economic Advisors, the Oregon Investment Council,
the Pacific University Investment Committee and the
Symphony Endowment Fund.
Dr. Pozdena is nationally recognized in applied economics
and econometrics, banking and securities markets, and
he has written over 50 published papers and books. He
received his AB in Economics at Dartmouth College and
his PhD in Economics from the University of California,
Berkeley.
Anthony Rufolo, PhD
Anthony M. Rufolo, PhD, is a Portland
State University professor of urban studies and planning.
Prior to joining PSU, he spent six years as an economist
with the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Dr. Rufolo has conducted research and
published extensively in the areas of state and local
finance, transportation, labor issues, urban economics
and regional economic development. He is co-author of
the book, Public Finance and Expenditure in a Federal
System, and author of the Cascade Policy Institute
reports, Low cost solutions to Portland's traffic
problems, Cost-based road taxation, and The
equal tax: A step backward in public finance.
Dr. Rufolo has practical experience
with local economic development and finance issues in
addition to his research and teaching. He has served
on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Cost Allocation, Oregon
Department of Transportation (1996), Oregon Governor's
Council of Economic Advisors (1983-1994), City of Beaverton
Budget Committee (1989-1995), Advisory Committee on
the Budget for Tri-Met (1991-1995), and the Investment
Advisory Committee for the City of Portland (1992 to
present).
Dr. Rufolo earned his Bachelor of Science
in economics from M.I.T. and his PhD in economics from
UCLA.
Fred Thompson, PhD
Fred Thompson, PhD, is the Grace and
Elmer Goudy Professor of Public Management and Policy
Analysis at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management,
Willamette University. He is an expert in the field
of tax policy and regulation.
Dr. Thompson is co-editor of the
Handbook of Public Finance and co-author of Public
Management: Institutional Renewal for the 21st Century.
He and has been published in numerous scholarly journals,
including the American Political Science Review,
Public Administration Review, Public Choice and
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
In 2000, Dr. Thompson received the
Distinguished Research Award of the National Association
of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration and
the American Society for Public Administration.
Dr. Thompson earned his Bachelor of
Arts in Economics and History from Pomona College and
his PhD from the Center for Politics and Economics,
Claremont Graduate University.
Zenon X. Zygmont, PhD
Zenon X. Zygmont is an assistant professor of economics
at Western Oregon State University. Prior to that, he
was a visiting assistant economics professor at Reed
College. Dr. Zygmont has also taught at George Mason
University in Fairfax, Virginia, and served as a research
assistant at the Center for the Study of Market Process
and the International Institute.
Dr. Zygmont is an expert in privatization and the transition
to market economies in post-Communist countries. He
earned his bachelor's degree in economics and geography
from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He
received his master's degree and his doctorate in economics
from George Mason University.
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