<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Greetings SORA Members:</span></div><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""> </span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">I’m thrilled chair SORA this year and serve alongside talented folks on the executive committee. To learn more about myself and those folks, see our </span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: blue;" class=""><a href="http://oregonresearch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">website</a></span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">. </span></div><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""> </span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">We’re gearing up to plan an exciting program for you this year, including three events, monthly happy hour meet-ups, supporting at least one interest group, and launching a data literacy initiative. </span></div><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""> </span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><b class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">We’re requesting your input to drive the program. Please share your </span></b><b class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: blue;" class=""></span></b><b class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">thoughts on our annual member </span></b><b class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: blue;" class=""><a href="http://dcbs.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a5KA0QXKEyg14JT" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin: 0px; 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font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Last year, your input through the survey and focus groups prompted us to launch happy hour meet-ups, host our first event in Portland, update the job shadow and information interview program, as well as to consider using social media (more on that to come later this year). </span></div><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""> </span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">I’m looking forward to another great year of networking, collaboration, and learning!</span></div><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""> </span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Best Regards,</span></div><p style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class=""> </span></p><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">Hannah Osinga</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;" class="">2020 SORA Chair</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; 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