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Baker County
Position 2
| Occupation: | Private practice, General Internal Medicine, Baker City, Oregon |
| Education: | University of Oregon, BS, with honors; MD, Oregon Health Sciences University; Resident in Internal Medicine, Maricopa County General Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona |
| Honors: | Academic appointments – Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Oregon Health Science University; Adjunct Clinical Instructor and Clinical Preceptor, Pacific University School of Physician Assistant Studies. Awards – Doctor Citizen of the Year, Oregon Medical Association; Charles Preuss Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, Oregon Health Sciences University; Man of the Year, Baker County Chamber of Commerce; and 50 Great Leaders for Oregon, Oregon Business Magazine |
| Community Involvement: | City of Baker City: Councilor, Mayor; DE and Jane Clark Foundation, trustee; and the Leo Adler Trust committee member. |
Position 9
| Occupation: | Retired as Assistant Director for Oregon Department of Human Services |
| Education: | Tri-Cities Business College, Washington |
| Honors: | Original founder/incorporator of Oregon Trail Electric Consumers Cooperative, served as first President, served as Secretary/Treasurer, and on various standing committees; NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certification; Northwest Public Power Association award for Outstanding Public Service; Statewide “White Rose” recognition for women of achievement; and named three times as Baker Woman of the Year |
| Community Involvement: | Oregon Trail Electric Consumers Cooperative representative on the Northwest Public Power Association Board, elected as Baker County Treasurer and Baker City Councilperson, current President of Oregon Trail Regional Museum, and appointed by Department of Interior to the National Advisory Board for the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center |
Position 5
| Occupation: | Retired as Baker County Judge (four years); Partner, Ward Ranches |
| Education: | Baker public schools; Oregon State University, Agricultural, BS |
| Honors: | NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certification |
| Community Involvement: | Executive Board member of Oregon Trail Preservation Trust Inc., Oregon Wheat Commission, Oregon Wheat Growers League, Baker School Board member, Governmental Affairs Committee - Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and Diamond Pioneers member - Oregon State University Agriculture Department |
Grant County
Position 6
| Occupation: | Oregon Telephone Corporation, retired after a 34-year career |
| Education: | Grant Union High School, John Day; Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, Business Administration, BS |
| Honors: | NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certification |
| Community Involvement: | Blue Mountain District Board of Director, board chairman for four years; Blue Mountain Hospital Budget Committee, Grant County Sheriff’s Posse, past Captain; Grant County School District #3 Director; City of Mt. Vernon Planning Commission member; and John Day Elks Lodge member, past Exalted Ruler, and served on numerous local and state committees for The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks |
Harney County
Position 3
| Occupation: | Lifetime rancher, retail business in Burns for three years |
| Education: | BS at Colorado State University |
| Honors: | NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certification |
| Community Involvement: | Oregon Cattlemen Association, the National Cattlemen Association, Harney County Stock Growers, Crane High School Board, Harney School District Budget Board, Harney County Fair Board, Church Board, and 4-H leader |
Union County
Position 8
| Occupation: | Attorney/part time farmer. Practicing law in La Grande, Oregon as a partner in Mautz, Baum and O'Hanlon, LLP. Practice areas: Litigation, Business Law, and Estate Planning |
| Education: | Eastern Oregon University (B.A. Cum Laude, 1972), Willamette Law School (J.D. 1975) |
| Honors: | Member of Oregon Trial Lawyers and Oregon Association of Defense Council |
| Community Involvement: | Union County Planning Commission for five years-chairman the last year. Rotary-past president |
Position 4
| Occupation: | Retired after 40 years in the banking industry that included commercial banking, branch and regional management, marketing, cash management consultant/ sales, and lending |
| Education: | Graduated from Garbutte Business College, Alberta, Canada, Accounting; US Air Force |
| Honors: | NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certification |
| Community Involvement: | BSA Merit Badge Counselor, Volunteer at Senior Center, City Budget Committee |
Position 1
| Occupation: | Owner of Electrical Inspections, Inc. contracting Baker and Union counties |
| Education: | High School, Portland, Oregon; USAF electrical school; inside wireman and lineman; State of Oregon electrical apprenticeship school; general electrical supervisor license; certified A-level electrical inspector; 1- and 2-family plans examiner; building official certification; manufactured home inspector certification; and numerous hours of continuing education |
| Honors: | NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certification |
| Community Involvement: | Union County Renewable Energy Committee past member |
Position 7
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Education: | Public schools, Odessa, Washington |
| Honors: | NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director certification, Conservation winner of the Oregon State and Union County Wheat League and the Oregon State Goodyear Soil and Water League |
| Community Involvement: | One of the organizers of Oregon Trail Electric Consumers Cooperative, Oregon Cattlemen’s Association member, appointed to Oregon State Soil and Water Commission by Governor Hatfield, member of Oregon and Washington Wheat League, charter member of Island City Lion’s Club, and Wallowa Lake Yacht Club member |
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