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William A Harris Tara M Hendison Sharon O Heth "Everyone here has a high level of technical skill, market knowledge, and discipline, enhanced by human understanding, good judgement, patience, and integrity." Stuart Allen
Monica P Poveda Elizabeth K Stanley Andreas Steven
Edward T Hughes Susan Bolton Carrie H Nobles
M Wakefield Mack Edwina Swart Stuart B Allen

WILLIAM A. HARRIS, CFA

Chief Investment Officer

As Allen Trust Company’s Chief Investment Officer, Bill is responsible for developing firm investment strategy and overseeing capital markets research and management of client portfolios. He earned his undergraduate degree, with honors, from Stanford University, including study at Oxford University. He received his Masters of Science in Financial Analysis (MSFA) at Portland State University. He has completed the Chartered Financial Analyst program and earned the CFA designation, a globally recognized standard for measuring the competence and integrity of investment professionals. He is a Director of the Jeffrey Company, a private investment company which has long made its focus tax-efficient and fee-efficient investing. He serves on Jeffrey’s Trust Advisory and Audit committees, and on the Board of its Delaware subsidiary, the Jeflion Investment Company. He also has served on the Investment Committee of the National Independent Trust Company.  In addition, he has an extensive background in real estate investment, including multi-family, retail and raw land.  Bill authors the monthly Investment Update for Allen Trust Company.

 

Professional Affiliation

   Chartered Financial Analyst Society of Portland

Community Involvement

   Board Member, Portland Children's Museum

   Liaison, Washington Park Alliance

 

 

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William A Harris

TARA M. HENDISON JD, CTFA

Vice President & Senior Trust Officer

Tara is a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) and an attorney. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Washington State University and went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from Willamette University College of Law. Prior to attending law school, Tara served as a Registered Representative with a National Broker/Dealer. Formerly responsible for day-to-day trust administration, Tara now supervises those duties.  Her primary responsibility involves coordination of the firm’s operational and compliance requirements; although, she is known to jump in as the tasks at hand require. She is sought after as speaker on the subject of probate and trust administration.

 

Professional Affiliation

   Member, Oregon State Bar, Estate Planning, and Elder Law Sections

Community Involvement

   Board Member, Albertina Kerr Centers

 

 

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Tara M Hendison

SHARON O. HETH, JD

Vice President, Charitable Services

Sharon is an attorney with over 10 years of combined legal and charitable planning experience. She received her B.A. from the University of Washington and her Juris Doctor from Willamette University College of Law. Prior to joining Allen Trust Company, Sharon was Associate Director of Planned Giving for Oregon Health and Sciences University Foundation and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation, she gained extensive experience in establishing charitable trusts, gift annuities and endowments. Her responsibilities at Allen Trust include assisting nonprofit organizations, their donors and advisors regarding the various charitable management services offered by Allen Trust Company, and administering gift plans for individuals and charities.

 

Professional Affiliations

   Member, Oregon, Washington and California State Bars

   Member, Northwest Planned Giving Roundtable

Community Involvement

   Member, Planned Giving Council, OHSU Foundation

   Member, Planned Giving Advisory Council Willamette Falls Hospital Foundation

 

 

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Sharon O Heth

MONICA P. POVEDA, MBA, MSFA

Portfolio Manager

As Portfolio Manager, Monica performs investment research and analysis and is involved in all aspects of managing client portfolios. Monica earned her Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Oregon, and her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Management Information Systems, magna cum laude, from the University of Tulsa. A world-ranked professional tennis player after college, Monica also worked as Assistant Coach of the University of Oregon Women’s Tennis team while earning her MBA, and helped lead the team to a Top 20 national ranking, its highest ever. Prior to that she founded and ran a successful computer consulting business in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. At present Monica is a Level II candidate in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program and has just recently earned her second masters degree in Financial Analysis (MSFA), magna cum laude, from Portland State University. Ever the overachiever, she also speaks three languages: English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

 

Professional Affiliation

   Chartered Financial Analyst Society of Portland

 

 

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Monica P Poveda

ELIZABETH K. STANLEY

Client Services Coordinator

Elizabeth provides essential support to every corner of the office, especially to our fearless leader. She organizes and coordinates the details that make things run smoothly.  You can be sure that if Elizabeth's involved, it will be done right.  Elizabeth received her BS degree from Oregon State University where she studied Business Administration with a concentration in International Business.  While earning her degree, she studied abroad in Copenhagen and Hong Kong.

 

 

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ANDREAS STEVEN

Information Technology Specialist

Where would we be without Andreas’ computer savvy? His cross-functional expertise in multiple user and server operating systems keeps our businesses humming. He troubleshoots the most vexing computer problems with ease. Andreas holds a Masters of Computer Science degree from Portland State University.

 

 

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Andreas Steven

EDWARD T. HUGHES

Trust Real Estate Officer

Ed brings over 35 years of trust and banking experience to Allen Trust Company. Before joining Allen Trust Company, Ed was a Vice President and Regional manager of the Trust Real Estate Division of US Bank of Oregon, where he developed extensive skills in asset management, including sales and leasing of commercial, unimproved, and residential real estate, insurance, loans, regulations and property operating systems. Prior to his tenure with US Bank of Oregon, he was the Vice President and Group Manager of Trust Operations for US Bank of Washington. Ed attended the University of Washington.

 

Professional Affiliations

   Pacific Coast Banking School Graduate

   American Institute of Banking Graduate

   Member, National Trust Real Estate Managers Association

   Member, Portland Building Owners and Managers Association

   Past Treasurer, Program Chairman, and Board Member, Seattle Building Owners and Managers Association

 

 

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Edward T Hughes

SUSAN BOLTON

Administrative Assistant

Do you need someone with trust, estate & legal experience? If so, Susan has 16 years experience in trust administration. She was a consultant for First Republic; a trust officer & administrative assistant at US Trust, Wells Fargo & First Interstate Banks. Susan was also a legal assistant for 12 years in Oregon, Kansas & Indiana. She attended Cannon Trust School & Illinois State University.

 

 

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Susan Bolton

CARRIE H. NOBLES, CTFA

Vice President, Trust Officer

Carrie is a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) with over 20 years experience in trust services and investment management. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Management and Human Relations cum laude from Trevecca University. Prior to joining Allen Trust Company, Carrie served as Vice President and senior relationship manager at SunTrust Banks, Inc. Earlier in her career, Carrie served as a registered representative and principal for a Tennessee broker-dealer managing its compliance functions. Carrie's responsibilities at Allen Trust company include trust administration and new business development.

 

Professional Affiliation

   Member, Estate Planning Council

   Member, Financial Planning Association

   Member, Family Firm Institute

   Member, Women in Insurance and Financial Services

Community Involvement

   Board Member, Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Oregon

   Member, Historic Preservation League of Oregon

 

 

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Carrie H Nobles

M. Wakefield Mack, JD

Senior Vice President

Wake is responsible for marketing financial services to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, including foundations, endowments, and corporations. His years of experience in law, business, and finance support his commitment to serving individuals, corporations, and charitable entities at Allen Trust Company. Wake received a B.A. in Economics from Notre Dame and became a Doctor of Jurisprudence at Willamette College of Law. Prior to joining Allen Trust Company, Wake had 15 years of experience with First Republic and US Trust as their Managing Director and Senior Vice President, respectively. Previously, he was the owner and President of Killham Stationery & Printing Company, and he practiced law as a partner with Westover, Currey, Matsen & Mack in Newport Beach, California.  Wake served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps as a member of the Judge Advocate General Corps in the Third Marine Aircraft Wing.

 

Professional Affiliation

   Board Member, Portland Estate Planning Council

   Member, Oregon State Bar

   Member, California State Bar

Community Involvement

   Board Member and Past President, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation

   Board Member, Planned Giving Council, OHSU Foundation

   Past Board Member, Multnomah Athletic Foundation

   Past Board Member, Arlington Club

   Past Board Member and Past President, The Racquet Club

 

 

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M Wakefield Mack

EDWINA SWART

Associate Trust Officer

Edwina has more than 25 years experience in trust administration, probate and estate planning, having served as a Trust Officer with two of the largest national banks in Oregon. She has also worked with several Portland law firms as a paralegal, specializing in probate and conservatorship accountings. Edwina is a graduate of the American Institute of Banking and holds an Associate Degree in Business and Finance from Portland Community College.

 

Community Involvement

   Member, Lions Club International, President of the Portland Oaks Bottom Lions Club

 

 

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Edwina Swart

STUART B. ALLEN JD, CTFA

President & CEO

President and founder of Allen Trust Company and Allen Capital Management, Stuart is a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) and an attorney with more than a decade of experience in trust services and investment management. Prior to founding Allen Trust Company and Allen Capital Management, Stuart served in two of the largest national bank trust departments in Oregon. Stuart earned a B.S. in Finance & Political Science from the University of Oregon before earning his Juris Doctor at Texas Wesleyan University. Allen guides the overall direction of the firm, is active in trust administration, and helps shape the investment policy for the company.

 

Professional Affiliations

   Immediate Past Chair, Trust Committee, Oregon Bankers Association

   Member, Oregon State Bar, Estate Planning and Tax & Elder Law Sections

Community Involvement

   Finance Chair & Trustee, Multnomah County Library Foundation

   Treasurer, Oregon Forum

 

 

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Stuart B Allen

Our Affiliations

Through our active involvement in the following professional organizations, we strive to affect positive change:

 

   Estate Planning Council of Portland, Inc.

   Northwest Planned Giving Roundtable

   National Committee on Planned Giving

   Family Firm Institute, Inc.

   Oregon Bankers Association

   Portland Society of Financial Analysts

   Association for Investment Management Research

   Financial Planning Association of Oregon & SW Washington

   Oregon State Bar, Estate Planning and Administration, Tax and Elder Law Sections

   Multnomah Bar Association

   National Trust Real Estate Managers Association

 

 

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