RESIDENCY BACKGROUND:
My family and I moved to Oregon in 1976. We have resided in Damascus/Boring since 1994, moving from Corvallis.
EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Oregon State University, College of Forestry with full minor from The School of Education.
Research subject relates to rural communities and their impact on the success of students entering college. Adult learning and development.
Master of Science California State University, Fullerton with emphasis in Environmental Studies. Research on interrelationship between urban development, environmental quality and wildlife interactions.
Bachelor of Arts
EXPERIENCE:
Private consulting in environmental and educational program development for colleges and non-profit organizations.
Vice President of Education for Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Dean of Science at Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, Oregon.
Instructor and Assistant Dean, College of Forestry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
Full-time instructor of Natural Resource Management, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, Oregon.
CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP:
Past President Gresham Kiwanis Club.
VISION STATEMENT:
Damascus has the wonderful opportunity to design its own infrastructure, character, and process for future development. We have the chance to be a truly 21st century city or a continuation of standard 20th century urban sprawl. I believe that the people of Damascus do not wish to see visual blight, urban sprawl, noise and light pollution as the norm for urban growth in our city. I believe that as we grow we need to concentrate our housing and other development along major transportation corridors that are supported by quality mass transportation, providing clean safe movement to and from jobs and shopping in the region. This minimizes infrastructure development costs, concentrates the need for police and fire coverage, and reduces pollution.
Preservation of open space, wildlife corridors, agricultural and natural resource lands; improvement and design of bike and walking paths to service safe movement of non-automobile traffic, and the development of policies that minimize light and noise pollution are all part of the quality of life issues that need to be addressed in our strategic planning process. I would like to see resource-appropriate business expansion and development, with long-term vision for resource availability in the future planning for the design of the community.
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:
June 2003 Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Grant (ESI-0229875) for $1,398,000 to develop "Outdoors Indoors -- An Interactive Natural Science Exhibition for Young Children."
June 2003 Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Grant (ITEST-0323170) for $780,000 to develop "Salmon Camp Research Team: A Native American Technology, Research and Science Career Exposure Program."
March 2002 Co-Principal Investigator, National Institute of Health (Science Education Partnership Award) Grant for $1,249,000, Dangerous Decibels: Partnerships in Public Health.
April 2001 Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Grant (ATE-0101646) for $689,531 to develop Phase II, INRT program focused on Watershed Assessment.
1998-1999 Co-Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Grant for $98,000 to replicate curriculum for Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources.
1997-1999 Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Grant (ATE-9751983) for $170,000 to develop Integrated Natural Resource Technology Program.
1995-1999 Fellow, National Institute of Science Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Regional Advisory Committee Trustree for the Partnership for Environmental Technology Education (1999-Present) (Currently headquartered in South Portland, Maine).
Member of the National Advisory Committee for Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships (USAID/CASS), Georgetown University, Washington, DC (1995-1997).
Consultant to USAID Panama: NSF Grant for Integrated Natural Resources resulted in cooperative international training agreement with USAID/CASS. Worked with government and non-government organizations to develop skill objectives for international students. The object was to train students to assist Panama in managing the Panama Canl Watershed. This resulted in over $800,000 of additional funding to support the training of these international scholars in the curriculum through USAID/CASS and Georgetown University.
Merit Award: California State University, Fullerton. Presented for outstanding academic contribution to the School of Science, Mathematics and Engineering, for work while earning Master's degree.
Dean's List, California State University at Fullerton, 1973-1975.