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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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2008 - 2009 OFFICERS
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| President |
Matt McCoy, VP for Institutional Advancement, Central Oregon Community College (COCC)
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President Elect
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Greg Lambert, President, Mid Oregon Personnel
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Vice President
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Katie Tank, Partner, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
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Secretary
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Bill Anderson, President, MidOregon Credit Union
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| Treasurer |
Amy Tykeson, CEO, BendBroadband
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Past President
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Wes Price, Partner, Harrigan Price Fronk & Co.
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| At-Large Members |
Doug Ertner, Commercial Accounts Manager, Central Electric Cooperative (CEC)
Lorie Harris Hancock, Partner, Karnopp Petersen LLP
Angie Jacobson, Regional Community Manager, Pacific Power
Bill Kopacz, General Manager, Midstate Electric Cooperative
Parrish Van Wert, Public Information Officer, Oregon Department of Corrections (Deer Ridge)
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2007-2008 BOARD MEMBER PROFILES
Bill Anderson
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Current Employment:
Mid Oregon Credit Union, President
Past Experience:
Mid Oregon Credit Union since 1994; 18 years of financial institution experience
Civic Involvement:
Chairman, Northwest Corporate Credit Union and Consumer Credit Counseling; Board Member of Bend Rotary Club
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Brian Bergler
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Current Employment:
Pahlisch Homes, Inc., VP Corporate Communications
Past Experience:
Has held numerous positions with Pahlisch since joining in 2002, including project manager, sales and marketing manager, VP of Sales & Marketing.
Current Civic Involvement:
Actively involved with the Central Oregon Builders Association (COBA) and current President of the organization
Liaison with Pahlisch's charitable trust
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Steve Caldwell
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Current Employment:
Bend Tarp & Liner, Inc., Chief Financial Officer since 2004
Past Experience:
Over 19 years in the accounting field, Certified Public Accountant since 1995. Held positions in public accounting firms in both Bend and Salem.
Current Civic Involvement:
Treasurer of the Prineville EDCO Advisory Board
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Joe Centanni
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Current Employment:
Integrity First Financial Services, PC – Partner, and City of Redmond – City Councilor
Current Civic Involvement:
Redmond Urban Renewal Board, Redmond Chamber of Commerce Ambassador, Downtown Urban Renewal Advisory Committee, Redmond Downtown Partnership member, High Desert Professionals Board, Leadership Team of Father's House Church of God.
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Jim Diegel
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Current Employment:
Cascade Healthcare Community, President & CEO
Past Experience:
Current Civic Involvement:
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Connie Druliner
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Current Employment:
Express Personnel Services & Professional Staffing, CEO/Owner
Current Civic Involvement:
LibertyBank, Board of Directors
Heart Institute at St. Charles, Board of Directors
Cascade Music Festival, Advisory Board
Oregon Community Foundation, Advisory Board
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Doug Ertner
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Current Employment:
Central Electric Cooperative, Inc. – Commercial Account Manager
Past Experience:
Jet Engine Mechanic, Cabinet Maker, 20 years employed in the Electric Utility Industry
MBA from Portland State University
Civic Involvement:
Redmond Executive Association, President – Redmond Economic Development, executive board – Deer Ridge Correctional Institution Prison Advisory Committee, Chairman – Deschutes Public Library Foundation, Treasurer – Redmond Kiwanis |
Robin Freeman
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Current Position:
Prineville Bancorporation and Community First Bank - President & CEO
Past Experience: Freeman served as President and CFO of a commercial bank headquartered in Billings, Montana and prior to that Principal in a local CPA firm. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Western Illinois University.
Civic Involvement: Freeman is involved in the Boys & Girls Club of Central Oregon, and sits on the Board of Directors of the Independent Community Banks of Oregon. His interests include golf, travel, and reading.
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Lorie Hancock
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Current Employment:
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Shareholder
Past Experience:
Hancock joined Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt in late 2008, having practiced business law as a partner with Karnopp Petersen prior to that. Before coming to Bend, Hancock worked for Tonkon Torp in Portland. She focuses her practice in the area of business law, including mergers and acquisitions, entity formations, debt and equity financing, securities offerings, emerging businesses and general corporate matters. Her experience also extends to licensing and trademark law. Prior to becoming a lawyer, she worked in management for a private electric utility in regulatory affairs, business planning and consumer marketing. Education: B.S. University of Oregon, M.B.A. Portland State University, J.D. Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College.
Civic Involvement:
Camp Sherman Historical Society President and Board member, Oregon State Bar, Washington Bar Association, Oregon Women Lawyers
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Bryan Iverson
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Current Employment:
The Iverson Group, Partner
Past Experience: Over 10 years of marketing, advertising, and business development experience in companies like Monster.com, TechTracker, Sempra Energy and including 4 years running the Iverson Group in Central Oregon.
Civic Involvement: Bryan’s community involvement includes; Vice-President for Prineville-Crook County Chamber of Commerce, Board Member and Promotions Director for Crooked River Roundup, City of Prineville Appointment to the Economic Development for Central Oregon Board of Directors, and Founding Advisory Board Member for Prineville-Crook County Economic Development.
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Angela Jacobson
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Current Employment:
Pacific Power, Regional Community Manager
Past Experience:
23 years of various opportunities within Pacific Power with a large emphasis on customer service
Civic Involvement:
Rotary, Redmond Economic Development Board of Directors
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Becky Johnson
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Current Employment:
OSU-Cascades, Interim Leader |
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Barry Jordan
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Current Employment:
Columbia River Bank, VP and Branch Manager
Past Experience:
Barry has 30 years experience in banking and commercial real estate. He enjoyed a long career with Bank of the Cascades, culminating in the position of senior vice president and regional manager, where he managed Redmond, Prineville, and Sisters locations. He joined Compass Commercial's Redmond office in 2006 for a two year stint. Barry is now VP and Branch Manager with Columbia River Bank. He holds a BBA in Business Administration from Wichita State University.
Civic Involvement:
Barry is a past president of the Redmond Chamber of Commerce, Redmond Economic Development, and Redmond Executive Association, which he founded.
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Dave Kanner
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Current Employment:
Deschutes County, County Administrator
Past Experience:
Prior to coming to Deschutes County in 2006, Kanner was Deputy County Administrator of Jackson County OR. Prior to that, he was Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Wilsonville. Kanner was the Senior Public Affairs Specialist for Metro in Portland prior to working for Wilsonville. Kanner is a communications graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, and has done graduate work in public administration at Portland State University.
Civic Involvement:
Rotary Club of Bend, International City/County Management Association
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Bill Kopacz
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Current Employment:
Midstate Electric Cooperative, General Manager
Past Experience:
Customer Service Manager, Umatilla Electric Cooperative, Hermiston, OR
Civic Involvement:
Executive volunteer positions within the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative, Oregon Development, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. Various civic boards.
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Greg Lambert
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Current Employment:
Mid Oregon Personnel, President & CEO
Past Experience:
Founded Mid Oregon Personnel in 1984.
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Mike Malmquist
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Current Employment:
U.S. Bank, VP & Region Manager - Commercial Banking, Central & Eastern Oregon
Past Experience:
24 years with U.S. Bancorp in a variety of commercial and investment banking positions including corporate finance, commercial banking, investment banking, and capital markets.
B.S., Lewis and Clark College.
Civic Involvement:
Executive Board Member, U.S. Bank Regional Charitable Grant Committee.
Youth sports coaching, Bend Oregon soccer.
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Matt McCoy
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Current Employment:
Central Oregon Community College, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement
Past Experience:
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
University of Arizona College of Law, University of Arizona
Civic Involvement:
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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Darren Powderly
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Current Employment:
Compass Commercial, Partner
Past Experience:
B.S. in Business from University of Colorado
Sales management for an international software firm
Current Civic Involvement:
Board of Directors, Bethlehem Inn, active in Rotary, and various other philanthropic organizations.
2005 graduate of Leadership Bend. |
Wes Price
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Current Employment:
Harrigan, Price, Fronk & Co. CPAs, Partner
Past Experience:
Over 20 years of experience with Harrigan Price Fronk & Co. LLP; partner since 1989
Civic Involvement:
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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John Russell
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Current Employment:
City of Bend, Redevelopment Manager
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John Sorlie
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Current Employment:
Bryant, Lovlien & Jarvis, Attorney
Past Experience:
Civic Involvement:
Oregon State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Mt. Bachelor Rotary Club member, past Chairman of the Cascade Cycling Classic, former member of the Board of Directors for the Bend Park and Recreation Foundation, former Chairman of the Deschutes County Solid Waste Advisory Committee, Bend Leadership Program Graduate |
Katherine Tank
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Current Employment:
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Shareholder
Past Experience:
Over 18 years experience in labor and employment law, serving employers throughout Central Oregon from the firm’s Bend office. Prior to establishing a successful private practice in Bend, Tank was a partner at Perkins Coie in Anchorage, Alaska, where she represented clients such as Alaska Airlines, University of Alaska, and BP Exploration. Tank’s experience also includes positions at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, and she served as a visiting foreign attorney in Brussels, Belgium.
Served four years as editor of Alaska Employment Law Letter, and as Editor-in-Chief of the Oregon Law Review in 1987-1988.
B.S. University of Oregon; J.D. University of Oregon School of Law
Civic Involvement:
Human Resources Association of Central Oregon (HRACO) Board (since 2001); past 2003 President of the organization and was voted Human Resources Professional of the Year by HRACO membership in 2004. Current member of the Oregon State Bar Labor and Employment Section. Currently serves on the Board of Directors for Bend Chamber of Commerce and Central Oregon Employer Council.
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Chris Telfer
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Current Employment:
Bend City Councilor
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Mike Testerman
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Current Employment:
PremierWest Bank, VP & Branch Manager
Past Experience:
Served the Central Oregon community for over 15 years in a variety of capacities -- commercial lender, bank manager, and board member.
Civic Involvement:
Board member of the Risk Management Association - East Cascade Chapter
Board member of the Oregon Business Development Corporation
Serves on the Loan Committee for COIC
Member of the Commercial Investment Division of the Central Oregon Association of Realtors
Served on the EDCO Board 1999-2002
Involved in youth activities including coaching and team management
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Amy Tykeson
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Current Employment:
BendBroadband, President & CEO
Past Experience:
28 years of cable and telecommunications experience, including Home Box Office. Served as Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, The Catlin Gabel School; President of Women in Cable and Telecommunications; Vice President of the University of Oregon Alumni Association; Young Presidents Organization. Recent recipient of NCTA’s Vanguard Award for Leadership, MCN’s Wonder Woman Award, and MCN Independent Cable Executive.
Industry and Civic Involvement:
Oregon Cable Telecommunications Association, Past-President; Serves on the following boards: CableLabs, Cable Pioneers, CSPAN, National Cable & Telecommunications Assoc.; Vice President of the Tykeson Family Charitable Trust
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Ron Trullinger
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Current Employment:
Qwest, Regional Community Manager
Past Experience:
Regulatory Affairs, Numerous Telecommunications Network assignments during the last 30+ years
Civic Involvement:
Southern Oregon Telecommunications and Technology Council Board Eastern Oregon Telecommunications Consortium Board |
Parrish Van Wert
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Current Employment:
Oregon Department of Corrections, Public Information Officer
Past Experience:
Madras - Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director, Entrepreneur, Semi Conductor Market Development, Code & Ordinance Development, Area Manager (retail) Radio Shack
Civic Involvement:
Past President - Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO); Member - Central Oregon Investment Board; Chair - Business Advisory Council 509J School District; Member - Prison Advisory Committee Since 1996; Counselor - Central Oregon Community College, Small Business Development Center; Member - Governor's Oregon Solutions Team on Transportation; Lead Attaché' - Oregon Film Office, Jefferson County; Member - Association of Oregon Industries; Member - Delinquency Prevention Policy Board 509J; Member - Regional Cooperative Marketing Group; Member - Legislative Coordination Team; Member - 509J alternative High School Committee; Founding Member - Annual Town Party, Christmas Lights Parade & the Business Halloween Costume Contest; Founding Member - Of Jefferson County's Signature Event, the Collage of Culture and a host of other projects associated with my position.
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Laurel Werhane
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Current Employment:
WorkSource Oregon, Employment Department, Manager; Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras offices
Past Experience:
Sales and District Manager for Kelly Staffing Services in several cities across the US.
Manager for the Beaverton ODOT/DMV.
Current Civic Involvement:
Board of Directors and Executive Committee member of Redmond Economic Development since 2003.
Central Oregon Workforce Investment Board and Executive Committee member since 2002.
Recipient of the EDCO Public Sector Person of the Year award in 2005.
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Jackie Westover
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Current Employment:
LibertyBank, Vice President/Manager, Bend South Office
Past Experience:
Joined LibertyBank in March, 2008, recently opening the South Bend Office. More than 20 years of banking experience in Bend, primarily in management.
Current Civic Involvement:
Actively involved with Quota International of Central Oregon and City Club of Central Oregon
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Melanie Widmer
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Current Employment:
Madras Sanitary Service - Co-owner
Past Experience:
Madras Airport and Industrial Site Committee
Current Civic Involvement:
Madras City Council; Madras Redevelopment Commission; Madras Public Safety Commission; Madras Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce board; Airshow of the Cascades Committee; Madras Public Arts Commission; Madras Sister City Committee; SMART; Living Hope Christian Center board
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Jean Wood
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Current Employment:
MHi Corporation, Vice President
Past Experience:
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).
Professional Development Certification Program, Urban Land Institute, Washington, DC; California State University Northridge, CA
Civic Involvement:
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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PAST PRESIDENTS Back to the top
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Name
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Company
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Year
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Wes Price
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Harrigan Price Fronk & Co. |
2007/2008
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| Jean Wood |
MiHi Corporation |
2006/2007 |
| Parrish Van Wert |
| Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce |
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2005/2006 |
| Bill Kopacz |
Midstate Electric Coop |
2004/2005
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| Robert S. Lovlien |
Bryant Lovlien & Jarvis, Attorneys |
2003/2004
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| Dave Markham |
Central Electric Coop. |
2002/2003
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| Connie Worrell-Druliner |
Express Personnel & 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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Connie Worrell
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Express Personnel
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1989 / 1990
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| Craig Moore |
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Bend |
1988 / 1989 |
| Greg Cushman |
The Bulletin |
1985 / 1986 |
| Charlie Hemphill |
Bend Title (AmeriTitle) |
1983 / 1984 |
| Charles Dyer |
Retired Corporate Administrator |
1981 / 1982 |
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