Steve Brier, Board Member

Steve Brier (Manzanita) has had three careers:  most recently 17 years as Director of Planned Giving at the OSU Foundation and Willamette University; 13 years as an attorney, primarily as a tax lawyer at Stoel Rives in Portland; and 10 years in faculty positions teaching math and statistics.  Steve is most proud of his B.S. degree from Cooper Union.  He also has earned a PhD in Statistics and a J.D.  Steve’s skills include fundraising, writing, and balancing a checkbook.

Steve and his wife Barbara purchased a house in Manzanita in 2012. Until early 2020, they were part-timers.  Since then, Manzanita has been home. Steve served on the Board of North Tillamook Library Friends from 2018 to 2023, and he currently serves on the Board of the Tillamook County Library Foundation. Previously, Steve was a founding member of the Nehalem Bay Pickleball Club and President of the Irvington Community Association in Portland.

Fun fact: At the age of 20, Steve drove a taxi in New York City.  He might still be driving a cab if not for fear that his mother would suffer a heart attack.