Ms. Stepp currently is chair of the board of Providence Health System.  Ms. Stepp has also served as a Director of Planar since November 1998 and Chairs the compensation committees of two other public companies -- StanCorp and Franklin Covey. 

From 1994 to 2002, she was principal and owner of Executive Solutions, Inc., a consulting firm which provided services to senior executives and boards of directors. From 1989 to 1992, Ms. Stepp held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of Portland General Electric Company (PGE), a Portland, Oregon, investor-owned utility company. From 1978 to 1989, Ms. Stepp held various executive positions at PGE. Ms. Stepp serves on the Board of Directors of Franklin Covey Company (NYSE) and StanCorp Financial Group (NYSE). She is a former director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Ms. Stepp received a BA from Stanford University and an MA from the University of Portland.