City Club of Central Oregon
Board of Directors Election
The City Club of Central Oregon will conduct an election to fill two vacancies on the Board of Directors. The Nominations Committee presents the following candidates for Board positions 2 and 6 respectively:
Position 2 - term through 2010
Wes Wright joined Wells Fargo in 2007 and is currently a Private Client Advisor with The Private Bank. Wes takes a broad and deep view of The Private Bank clients and their families with a goal of providing strategic and tactical wealth management solutions over time. Prior to joining Wells Fargo he worked for another major financial firm for 22 years. Wes graduated from Portland State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a minor in Economics. He has been in the financial services industry for over 23 years. Wes is active in the region and serves on the High Desert Museum Community Advisory Board. He was a St. Charles Medical Foundation Board Member from 2001-2006 and has worked with United Way as a Loaned Executive.
Position 6 - term through 2009, eligible for re-election at Annual Meeting.
Shauna Quistorff is the Director of Communication & Development for the Central Oregon Environmental Center, where she has served for over 10 years. After moving to Bend from Seattle in 1998, Shauna completed her BS in Business and minor in Communication at OSU-Cascades Campus earning the honor of distinguished business student of the year. Shauna is an active community builder and has participated in a number of community development efforts including Bend 2030 where she served on the stakeholders advisory committee and then as Chair of the Quality Environment Action Team. Shauna has been an Oregon delegate at the National Nonprofit Conference in Washington DC. She is a co-founding board member of the Central Oregon Climate Alliance and has served on numerous committees including the Bend Chamber Nonprofit Council. Shauna is married and has a 2-year-old son. She enjoys gardening, hiking, backpacking, rock climbing and any activity that gets her outdoors with her family.
Bylaw 4.4 Election stipulates that additional nominations may be made from the floor by City Club members.
City Club Members will vote on these two Board positions by written ballot prior to the April 16th Forum presentation.
HIGHER EDUCATION IN CENTRAL OREGON
On April 16, 2009 the City Club of Central Oregon will welcome a distinguished panel of guests to share strategy and plans for the ongoing development of Higher Education in Central Oregon.
Dr. Ed Ray, Oregon State University President, and Dr. Becky Johnson, Interim Dean at OSU-Cascades Campus will discuss Oregon State's role in bringing higher education to Central Oregon. How the partnerships are working, where the challenges are and how OSU-Cascades is serving the region. Dr. Jim Middleton, President of Central Oregon Community College will explain the role Central Oregon Community College is filling for Central Oregon and its partnership with OSU-Cascades for students wishing to pursue bachelors or masters degrees.
Funding for Higher Education has been an ongoing battle for Central Oregon. With the state-wide budget crisis hampering growth efforts and with education more critical to securing living wage jobs - what should Central Oregon expect in the short and long terms as it relates to the development of a prosperous, diverse system of higher education.
The Forum will begin at 11:30 and conclude at 1:00 p.m. City Club Forums are conducted at St. Charles Center for Health and Learning, 2500 NE Neff Road in Bend.
Preregistration is required by April 13th at 5:00 p.m. The cost to members is $13.00 for lunch. Nonmembers pay $25.00.
Registration for this Forum may be done as follows:
1)Prepay online using your credit card. (Preregiatration deadline has passed). Please phone the City Club to inquire about attendance.
2) Use the "contact us" link on the website to register for the event, but pay cash or check at the door.
3) Call the City Club at 541-633-7163 to RSVP and pay at the door. Cash or check is accepted at the door.
SPEAKER BIOS
Dr. Edward Ray was appointed as the 14th president of Oregon State University on June 5, 2003.
Dr. Edward Ray came to Oregon State from Ohio State University where he served as executive vice president and provost since 1998. He was a member of the economics faculty at Ohio State for more than 30 years, serving as department chair from 1976 to 1992.
Dr. Ray's research interests include the history of protectionism in the U.S., the role of financial reform in economic development, and foreign direct investment in the U.S. and abroad. He has been published in leading economic journals and has authored or co-authored several books on economics topics.
He received his B.A. in mathematics from Queens College (CUNY) in 1966, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Stanford University in 1969 and 1971.
Dr. Rebecca L. (Becky) Johnson, vice provost for academic affairs and international programs for OSU, is serving as interim dean of OSU-Cascades. She has been at OSU for 20 years as an assistant, associate, and now full professor in the Department of Forest Resources, College of Forestry.
Prior to her appointment as vice provost in June 2004, Becky served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and International Programs in the College of Forestry. From 1990 to 2003, she served on the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors. She also has served in the Faculty Senate and on many university committees. She was the chair of the OSU 2007 Steering Committee, which led the development of the OSU Strategic Plan.
Becky received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University. Although she has been based in Corvallis for two decades, she is no stranger to Central Oregon. Becky had a second home here for 15 years and enjoys all the outdoor activities Central Oregon has to offer including skiing and fishing.
Dr. James E. Middleton is the fourth president in Central Oregon Community College's 56 year history. He assumed the position in July 2004.
Since coming to COCC he has been working on forging new partnerships to strengthen the educational systems in the region. This includes being a founding member of the Central Oregon Regional Education Consortium Team (CORRECT), and serving as its first chair. At the state level, he has been appointed to the State Board of Higher Education's Access and Affordability Working Group.
Middleton served as president of the College of Marin from 1993 to 2003. He also was a visiting scholar at the Community College Leadership Development Initiatives at Claremont Graduate University in California.
Prior to moving to Marin, he spent 11 years at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport (formally Williamsport Area Community College), first as the director of Integrated Studies for two years and then the dean and vice president of academic affairs for nine years.
Middleton earned his bachelor's degree in European literature and thought from the University of Iowa, a master's degree in English literature from the University of Leeds in England, a master's degree in English from the University of Iowa and a doctorate of arts in English language and literature from the University of Michigan.