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Penny H. Serrurier

Metro Portland

Penny Serrurier is a partner at the law firm of Stoel Rives in Portland. For more than 25 years, she has provided nonprofit organizations with strategic solutions to their most pressing challenges. Penny works with higher education institutions, healthcare organizations, public charities and private foundations on issues involving governance, fundraising, advocacy, tax status, scholarship compliance and endowment management. Penny is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. 

 

Penny grew up in Vermont. She earned a history degree from Middlebury College and graduated from Cornell Law School. Penny and her husband, Peter, raised two boys in Portland and have long been active in the Portland community. She serves on the board of directors of the Oregon Business Council and for Downtown Portland Clean & Safe. Penny has served as Board Chair for both the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) and the Oregon Zoo Foundation.  

 

Penny has supported and volunteered for many local nonprofits, including serving for several years on the Oregon Community Foundation’s Development and Marketing Committee. 

 

“I am so excited to be joining the board of an organization that has contributed so much to Oregon communities through the years. I believe in the power of philanthropy, and I know that OCF has a critical role to play in the future of our great state. I’m honored to be chosen for this leadership role.”