Jerry was raised in Portland and graduated from OSU. He has been in the investment real estate business over 50 years and with his own company, Westland Partners, LLC, as a broker, property manager, developer, builder, and investor. In 1989, he and three others founded the non-profit HOST Development (Home Owners Street at a Time) to build and remodel low income homes for families with 60 to 80% of median income. In 19 years they created over 450 homes. He brings many gifts to the foundation including fund raising, vetting effective operations, overseeing and advising how resources could best be spent, and measuring results.