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Perhaps the most enduring and crowning internal achievement of
Economic Development for Central Oregon is the outstanding
leadership represented by the organization’s stellar
volunteer board. As can be seen from the profiles below,
EDCO’s future is in excellent hands of these committed
men and women that bring expertise from a variety of fields.
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2004-2005 OFFICERS
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President:
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Bill Kopacz
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President Elect:
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Parrish Van Wert
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Vice President
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Jean Wood
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Secretary:
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Jay Casbon
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Treasurer:
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Wes Price
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2004-2005 Board Member Profiles
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Eric Alexander
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Current Employment:
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Senior Vice President, External Operations, Regional
Chief Operating Officer; St. Charles Medical
Center
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Past Experience:
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Also currently the Executive Vice President, Central
Oregon Hospital Network, and Executive Director of CFRE,
St. Charles Medical Center Foundation. Served
as St. Charles’ Director of Marketing.
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Education:
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BA, English, University of Missouri; MA
Journalism/Marketing, U of O; Executive Program, The
Wharton School.
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Interests:
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Flying (general aviation), fly fishing, cross-country
skiing, running and reading
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Civic Involvement:
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Boards: Connecting Oregon Communities, Bend Industrial
Development Corporation, Deschutes County United Way, Mt.
Bachelor Ski Education Foundation. Board and
Past President: Opportunity Foundation of Central Oregon,
Bend Chamber of Commerce, Greater Bend Rotary Club. 1989
Bend Citizen of the Year
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Expertise:
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General Hospital Management/Administration
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Brian
Bowler
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Current Employment:
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President and Owner, Mandala Agency
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Past Experience:
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VP of Management Services, Volkswagen/Audi UK Ltd.;
President and CEO, Porsche, North America; CEO,
DDB Needham Worldwide
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Education:
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De La Salle College
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Interests:
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Flying, skiing, golf
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Civic Involvement:
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Bend Chamber Board
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Expertise:
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Top-level Management, Marketing/Advertising/PR
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Jay Casbon
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Current Employment:
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CEO, OSU-Cascades Campus
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Past Experience:
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Dean of the Graduate School of Professional Studies,
Lewis & Clark College
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Education:
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Doctorate, University of Alabama; MA, West Georgia
University; BA, Florida State University
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Interests:
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Civic Involvement:
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Expertise:
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Private and public education
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Drew
Child
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Current Employment:
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President and CEO, Alpine Internet Solutions
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Past Experience:
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President and CEO, Orcom
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Education:
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MBA, Portland State University; BA, University of
Richmond
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Civic Involvement:
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Member of the Young Presidents Organization, member of
the Board of Directors of the Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum
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Expertise:
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Software Development, top-level management
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Kyle Cummings
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Past Experience:
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Senior Vice-President, Multnomah Publishers, Sisters,
Oregon, Controller - Multnomah Publishers, VP-Finance
& Operations - Multnomah Publishers, Senior Auditor -
Peat Marwick
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Education:
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BS in Finance, University of Oregon
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Interests:
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Family, golfing, tennis, fishing, college sporting events
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Civic Involvement:
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Youth sports coaching
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Expertise:
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Finance, accounting, distribution and business planning
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Steve
Jorgensen
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Current Employment:
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Senior Transportation Planner, Deschutes County Community
Development
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Past Experience:
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Light Rail Transit Planner – Metropolitan Transit
Development Board (San Diego, CA); Planner- City of El
Cajon; Research Planner- San Diego Association of
Governments (San Diego, CA)
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Education:
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BA in Geography (Geology Minor) –
San Diego
State
University
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Interests:
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Family, cycling, sailing, skiing, travel
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Civic Involvement:
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Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Committee, Youth sports coaching
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Expertise:
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Multi-modal transportation planning, municipal planning,
geographic information systems (GIS)
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Current Employment:
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General Manager, Midstate Electric Cooperative
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Past Experience:
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Customer Service Manager, Umatilla Electric Cooperative,
Hermiston, OR
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Education:
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B.S. – Business Administration (minor in Math),
Oregon State University
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Interests:
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Family, computers, golf, home improvement
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Civic Involvement:
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executive volunteer positions within the Oregon Rural
Electric Cooperative, Oregon Development, National Rural
Electric Cooperative Association. Various
civic boards.
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Expertise:
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Marketing, Utility & General Management,
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Robert Lovlien
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Current Employment:
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Senior Partner & President, Bryant, Lovlien &
Jarvis Attorneys at Law
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Past Experience:
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25 years with the firm here in Central Oregon, which
specializes in real estate, land use planning, general
business and estate planning.
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Education:
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B.A. – Economics, University of Washington; Law
Degree, University of Oregon
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Interests:
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Golf, skiing, fishing, coaching youth football
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Civic Involvement:
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President, Humane Society of Central Oregon, President,
Bend Golf & Country Club; Board, Bend Chamber of
Commerce. Past chair of Oregon State Bar
Board and member of the Oregon State Bar Professional
Responsibility Board.
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Expertise:
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Oregon Land Use law, Business legal planning, real
estate.
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Matt McCoy
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Current Employment:
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Vice-President for Institutional Advancement for Central
Oregon Community College
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Past Experience:
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Smoke Jumper, Vice-President of the Consumer Electronics
Manufacturers Association, General Counsel of the Council
of Institutional Investors, Majority Counsel of the
United States Senate Judiciary Committee, Chief Executive
Officer of Pacific Accent Product Group
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Education:
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University of Arizona College of Law, University of
Arizona
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Interests:
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Running, camping, hiking and family
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Civic Involvement:
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Central Oregon Workforce Investment Board, Oregon
Workforce Alliance Executive Committee, Cascade East Area
Health Education Center Advisory Board, OSU Central
Oregon Advisory Board
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Expertise:
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State & federal regulatory activities,
telecommunications and electronic industries,
manufacturing and corporate government
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Scott Morris
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Current Employment:
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General Manager, Sunriver Resort
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Past Experience:
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General Manager, St. Regis Aspen; General Manager, St.
Louis Marriott West; General Manager, Harbor View Resort
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Education:
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Cornell University
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Civic Involvement:
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Boys & Girls Club, United Way, Disabled Americans
Sports Organization, Challenge Aspen, Red Cross, Rotary
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Expertise:
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Management, Tourism
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Andy Parks
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Current Employment:
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Patterson Parks, LLC
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Past Experience:
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City of Bend, Finance Director, Assistant Finance
Director, Staff Accountant, Nelson, Trimble & Co.
CPA's, Williams Bakery, Eugene & Bend.
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Education:
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B.S. - Business Administration, University of Oregon,
Leadership Bend, Bend Chamber of Commerce, 40 hrs
Continuing Education per year.
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Interests:
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Trinity Lutheran Church, Treasurer & School
Board. youth coach & umpire, flying
(general aviation).
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Civic Involvement:
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Western Region HTE Users Group, Economic Development for
Central Oregon since 1996, Oregon Municipal Finance
Officers Assoc. Deschutes Chapter American Red Cross.
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Expertise:
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Accounting, Finance, Municipal Government.
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Wes Price
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Current Employment:
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Partner, Harrigan, Price, Fronk & Co. CPA's
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Education:
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B.S. - Business Administration from Oregon State
University
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Interests:
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Active in youth activities and coaches school sports
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Civic Involvement:
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Serves on the boards of the Bend Rotary
Club,
School-to-Work
Alliance
, Central Oregon Athletic Ministries and regional
Oregon Restaurant Association
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Expertise:
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Accounting for Public Utility Commission regulatory
matters, hospitality and real estate development
industries, along with accounting and auditing for local
governments
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Eric Strobel
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Current Employment:
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District Manager , Central Electric Cooperative
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Past Experience:
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Education:
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Interests:
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Civic Involvement:
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Expertise:
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Von Thompson
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Past Experience:
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Credit Manager, Les Schwab Tire Company, Branch Manager
US Bank, Prineville
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Education:
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BS, Business Administration, Oregon State
University
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Interests:
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High School Activities, Golf, Hunting & Fishing
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Civic Involvement:
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Chair, High School Construction Committee, Chamber of
Commerce, Kiwanis, Lions, Prineville Golf and Country
Club, Little League, Eagle Scouts.
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Expertise:
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Finance, Community Leadership
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Ron Trullinger
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Current Employment:
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Area Manager, Qwest
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Past Experience:
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Education:
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Interests:
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Civic Involvement:
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Expertise:
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Angie VanBurger
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Current Employment:
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Regional Community Manager for Pacific Power
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Past Experience:
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23 years of various opportunities within Pacific Power
with a large emphasis on customer service
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Education:
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Eastern Montana College, Southwestern Oregon Community
College, Flathead Community College
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Interests:
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Golf, hike and read
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Civic Involvement:
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Rotary
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Expertise:
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Customer Service and Business Management
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Parrish Van Wert
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Current Employment:
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Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director
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Past Experience:
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Entrepreneur, Semi Conductor Market Development, Code
& Ordinance Development, District Manager (retail)
Radio Shack.
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Education:
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Business Administration, Oregon State University
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Interests:
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Outdoor activities, avid hunter and fisherman, taking the
family places they have never been before.
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Civic Involvement:
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Board member, COIC, Collage of Culture, Senior Center
Committee, Member 509J School District,
Airport/Industrial Park Improvement, TSP Access Planning,
Boy Scouts, Opportunity Knocks, Eagle Watch School
District Volunteer Teacher, and a host of other projects
associated with my position.
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Expertise:
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Start-up operation of businesses with less than
2,000,000. In projected gross, Inventory management,
statistical process contract, employee motivation.
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Jean Wood
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Current Employment:
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Vice President, MHi, a California-based real estate
development and asset management firm; Partner in major
commercial properties.
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Past Experience:
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Closing Specialist (Acquisitions, Sales), Multi-Project
Coordinator, MHi Asset/Project Manager, Real Estate
Portfolio, Rogers & Rousso (business management
firm/entertainment clients); Investment
Packaging/Documentation, Income Equities Inc. (real
estate syndicator).
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Education:
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Professional Development Certification Program, Urban
Land Institute, Washington, DC; California State
University Northridge, CA.
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Interests:
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Travel, music, fashion, art, rock-climbing, urban design.
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Civic Involvement:
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REDAP Board President, the Oregon Innovation Center
Board, City of Redmond Vision 2020 Committee, Public
Facilities Planning Committee, Downtown Urban Renewal
Advisory Committee, Airport Master Plan Committee,
Roberts Field Business Park Advisory Committee, Redmond
Chamber of Commerce.
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Expertise:
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Marketing, land use, facilitating public/private
partnerships, commercial development.
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Mike Malmquist
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Current Employment:
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Senior Lender and Region Manager, US Bank
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Past Experience:
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Education:
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Civic Involvement:
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Expertise:
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Finance, Management
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Rick Allen
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Current Employment:
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President, Tiger Mart Inc, (Tiger Mart & Deli);
President, Willow Canyon Company (Mail, Copies and More
& Check Express)
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Past Experience:
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Jefferson County Commissioner; Jefferson County Fire
Chief; Manager, Pelton Lanes; Manager, Anderson Petroleum
Company
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Education:
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Madras High School; Senior Fellow American Leadership
Forum; Emergency Medical Technician
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Interests:
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Politics, camping, rafting, fishing, college sports,
travel, fire fighting, cold beer and good friends.
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Civic Involvement:
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Madras Mayor and City Councilor; Board Member Community
Action Foundation of Central Oregon (CAFCO); Board Member
Deschutes Resource Conservancy (DRC); Past President
Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council Board of
Directors (COIC); Past President Central Oregon Community
Action Agency Network Board of Directors (COCAAN);
Kah-nee-ta Resort and Casino Board Member; Warm Springs
Power Enterprise Board Member; Madras Kiwanis
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Expertise:
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Local government, permitting and land use process, small
business entrepreneurship, and community leadership
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PAST PRESIDENTS Back to the
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Company
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Robert S. Lovlien
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Bryant Lovlien & Jarvis, Attorneys
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2004/2005
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Dave Markham
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Central Electric Coop.
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2002/2003
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Connie Worrell-Druliner
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Express Personnel and
RWJ & Associates
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2001 / 2002
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Todd Vallie
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Community First Bank
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2000 / 2001
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Kirk Schueler
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Brooks Resources
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1999 / 2000
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Jim Young, Mayor
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Chelsea Lane
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1998 / 1999
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Robert Fuller
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Mountain View Hospital
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1997 / 1998
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Harry Brendle
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Allstate Insurance
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1996 / 1997
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Bill Lindemann
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COCC
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1995 / 1996
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Clark Satre
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Pacific Power
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1994 / 1995
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Clark Satre
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Pacific Power
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1993 / 1994
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Brenda Kincaid
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Redmond Chamber of Commerce
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1992 / 1993
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Clell Gibson
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U.S. West
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1991 / 1992
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Jim Pendergrass
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First Interstate Bank
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1990 / 1991
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