Trustees and Affiliations
Mr. Terry B. Armentrout (The Dalles, Hood County)
Occupation: Principal, Terry B. Armentrout Business and Engineering Solutions; Retired Federal Civil Servant. Current Professional & Community Affiliations: The Dalles Civic Auditorium (Managing Director); National Wildlife Federation; Sierra Club; The Nature Conservancy; Cycle Oregon (14 year rider); American Society of Quality; American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Professional Engineer). Favorite State Park: Silver Falls.
Ms. Nicole R. Palmateer Armstrong (Salem, Marion County)
Occupation: Owner, Armstrong Public Affairs & Communications, LLC. Professional & Community Affiliations: Technical Assistance for Community Services (Director, State Board); George Fox University (Adjunct Professor, Public Relations & Communications); Willamette University (Young Alumni Council); Phi Beta Phi (Alumni Advisory Council); City of Tigard (Downtown Redevelopment Task Force); US Dept of Health & Human Services (Grant Reviewer); Forward Stride (Member, Board Committee); City Club of Portland (Member; New Leaders Council); Komen Portland Race for the Cure (Committee Chairperson; Member, Executive Committee); In Pink (Committee Member); Willamette Valley Development Officers (Member).
Mrs. Carol A. Beckley (Elkton, Lane County)
Occupation: Nonprofit Volunteer. Current Professional & Community Affiliations: Elkton Community Education Center (Founder; Director); Elk Creek Planning Advisory Committee (Member); Scenic Byways Committee; Umpqua Development Committee; Friends of Fort Umpqua; Redile, Inc. (Administrative Board). Past Affiliations: Douglas County Cultural Coalition (Secretary). Favorite State Park: Jesse M. Honeyman.
Ms. Laurie Munro Bloch (Portland, Multnomah County)
Occupation: Principal, Laurie Munro Bloch LLC. Current Professional & Community Affiliations: St. Andrew’s Society of Oregon (Board; Vice President). Past Affiliations: Oregon Symphony Association (Director; Executive Committee); Multnomah County Academic All-Stars (Mathematics Judge); Northwest Business for Culture and the Arts (Director); Portland Youth Philharmonic (Director); Trinity Episcopal Church (Vestry); United Way (Chair, Southwest Portland Residential Solicitation). Favorite State Park: Silver Falls.
Mr. John Edmundson, Secretary (Heppner, Morrow County)
Occupation: Retired School Administrator, Morrow County School District. Current Professional & Community Affiliations: Blue Mountain Scenic Highway, Eastern Oregon Byway Coalition; Heppner Chamber of Commerce (Past President; former "Man of the Year"); Morrow County Parks Advisory Committee; seasonal employee for USFS & BLM. Past Affiliations: Lions (Past President); Eastern Oregon Visitors Association (Board). Trust Offices Held: Secretary (2005-present). Favorite Oregon State Park: Wallowa Lake.
Mr. David F. Evans (Lake Oswego, Clackamas County)
Occupation: Founder & Chairman of the Board, David Evans & Associates, Inc. Current Community Service: American Council of Engineering Companies; American Society of Engineers (Fellow); Construction Industry Round Table (Member); Consulting Engineers of Oregon; Design Professionals Coalition; Oregon Business Council (Director); Oregon Public Broadcasting (Director); Japanese Garden Society of Oregon (Board Member)..
Mr. Ronald B. "Ron" Gould (Portland, Multnomah County)
Occupation: Retired Business Executive: Tonkon Torp LLP; Deloitte & Touche LLP. Past Affiliations: United Way of the Columbia-Willamette; Junior Achievement; The Association for Portland Progress (now Portland Business Alliance), The Leaders Roundtable; Audit Implementation Steering Committee, Portland Public Schools. Trust Offices Held: Executive Committee (At-Large Member, 2008-present).
Mrs. Mary Jane Guyer, Treasurer (Baker City, Baker County)
Occupation: Community Leader. Current Professional & Community Affiliations: Haines Community Charitable Fund (President); Northeast Oregon Heritage Fund (Board); Northeast Oregon Housing Authority (Board); Eastern Oregon Museum (Board). Past Affiliations: City of Haines (Council member and Mayor). Trust Offices Held: Treasurer (2008-present); Executive Committee (At-Large Member, 2007).
Mr. Theodore G. “Ted” Herzog (Portland, Washington County)
Occupation: Attorney, Tonkon Torp LLP. Past Affiliations: Youth Coach; Oregon Trail Foundation (Past Director; volunteer lawyer); Volunteer Lawyers Project; Christ United Methodist Church (Past Trustee); Franciscan Enterprise of Oregon; Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum (Past Secretary). Trust Offices Held: Executive Committee (2008-present); Chair (2006-2007); Vice Chair (2004-2005). Favorite State Park: Marr Ranch.
Mr. Lee Jimerson, Vice Chair (Portland, Multnomah County)
Occupation: Manager, Manufacturing Accounts, Collins Companies. Current Professional & Community Affiliations: Arlington Club (Immediate Past Chair, Membership Development Committee); Mary Rieke Elementary Green Schools (Committee Member & Blog Host); Multnomah Athletic Club; Salmon Safe (Vice Chair); SW Capitol Hwy Storm Water Project Task Force; Toastmasters; Western Wood Products Association (Export Committee). Trust Offices Held: Vice Chair (2007-present).
Mr. Rudolph "Rudy" Rada (Pendleton, Umatilla County)
Occupation: Retired Assistant Superintendent, Umatilla County Public School District. Current Professional & Community Affiliations: City of Pendleton’s Parks and Recreation Commission; Pendleton Skateboard Park (Co-Chair, Fundraising Committee). Past Affiliations: Umatilla County Courthouse Clock Restoration Committee (Chair).
Mr. Charles F. "Chuck" Sams III (Portland, Multnomah County)
Occupation: National Director for the Tribal & Native Lands Program, Trust for Public Land. Professional & Community Affiliations: Umatilla Tribal Community Foundation (Vice Chair, Board of Directors); The Resources Innovations Group (Executive Committee, Board of Directors); USS Ranger Museum Foundation (Board Member, Vice President of Marketing); Young Environmental Professionals of Color (Founding Member); Indigenous Waters Network (Co-Chair, Board of Directors); River Network (Board of Trustees); Indian Dispute Resolution Services (Board Member); Northwest Indian Veterans Association (Member).
Mr. Daniel H. "Dan" Skerritt, Chair (Lake Oswego, Clackamas County)
Occupation: Attorney, Tonkon Torp LLP. Current Professional & Community Affiliations: American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow); International Society of Barristers (Fellow); Oregon State Bar (Member, Litigation Section; Past Chair, Civil Rights Section); American Bar Association; Willamette University College of Law (Board of Visitors); Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (Director); Rigas Maja (Director); Volunteer Lawyers Project. Past Affiliations: Cathedral School (Past Advisory Board); World Trade Club (Past President, Past Director). Trust Offices Held: Chair (2008-Present); Treasurer (2005-2007).
Mr. Tim Wood (Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, ex officio, non-voting)
Occupation: Director, Oregon Parks & Recreation Department. Current Professional & Community Affiliations: Oregon 150 (ex officio Board Member); Oregon Parks & Recreation Association; Boy Scout Troop 146 (Assistant Scoutmaster); Ocean Policy Advisory Council; The Nature Conservancy. Past Affiliations: US Army (Colonel); Army Corps of Engineer (Portland District).