Treasurer

Eric Burnside is a Portland native. He graduated magna cum laude from Portland State University and since then has pursued a wide range of professional interests. He spent several years in the finance industry stewarding wealth for local families and organizations of all types.  Currently, he is the owner-operator of a niche business that helps small companies enable their employees to retire successfully on their terms. In that role, he is responsible for business development and sales, finance and accounting, human resources and strategy.

Eric is driven by the ethos that you should always provide more value to the world than you take. He’s passionate about entrepreneurial challenges and anxious to apply the tough lessons learned in small business to this critical mission of providing financial resources to food and agricultural workers that are most in need in our community.