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The State Aviation Board was created by the 1999 Oregon Legislative Assembly through Senate Bill 108. Seven members of the public serve on the Board by appointment of the Governor and are responsible to provide policy guidance and oversight to the Department of Aviation.
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Stephen Beckham is the newest member of the State Aviation Board, confirmed by the Oregon Senate in November 2003. A long-time Oregon resident now living in Aumsville, he works as Vice President, Government Affairs for Liberty Mutual/Liberty Northwest. Beckham brings 30-plus years of public policy and governmental affairs experience to the Board. He is passionate about aviation and is both a pilot and aircraft builder. He brings a vision for aviation to become a means to improve economic development in communities throughout the state and for Oregon to become a national aviation leader.
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Jack Loacker of Portland is retired from his own law practice and has served on the State Aviation Board since February 2002. He is a general aviation pilot who formerly served in the U.S. Air Force and Oregon Air National Guard. Loacker is committed to ensuring that Oregon´s general aviation airports thrive as they serve the broader communities in which they are located. Loacker was appointed in correlation with expansion of the Board from five to seven members.
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Larry Dalrymple currently works for the City of Pendleton as the Airport Manager and Economic Development Director. He was appointed to the State Aviation Board by the Oregon Senate on 7/1/07. As the Economic Development Director for the City of Pendleton, he has concentrated on Industrial Development and as the Eastern Oregon Regional Airport Manager his goal is to maintain commercial air service, provide excellent opportunities for local and itinerant general aviation, and to work on industrial development near and around the airport in conjunction with the City’s recent expansion of their urban growth boundary and industrial land base. He served as the President of the Oregon Airport Manager’s Association (OAMA) from October 05 to Sept 06, and has been a member for over 10 years.
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Chris Corich,comes to the State Aviation Board with over 22 years of aviation experience. He is currently employed by the Port of Portland as their General Manager of Long Range Airport Planning. In that role, he leads the planning efforts for the Port’s four airports including Portland International, and also has responsibility for the Noise Office that works on noise issues for Port airports. At the Port, he has previously worked as the General Manager of Operations and Maintenance where he was responsible for the day to day operations of PDX including the Airport Fire Department, Airfield Operations, Maintenance, Parking, and the Noise Office and has also served as the Manager for the General Aviation Airports – Hillsboro, Troutdale, and Mulino. He has also worked as an airport planning consultant where he completed master plans, airport layout plans, environmental assessments, and management studies at eleven airports in the State.
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Joe Smith's connection to aviation began in 1963 when, as A.A. to an Oregon congressman, he joined the Congressional Flying Club, and got his ticket flying out of Friendship Airport (now BWI). He then went to work for a law firm specializing in aviation law, and by the time he returned to Oregon had developed a keen interest in maintaining a healthy American aviation system.
Since then he's served as District Attorney for Umatilla County, Executive Assistant to the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Regional Commission, and a short stint holding an interim position in the Oregon House of Representatives. Between 1986 and 2000, while maintaining an active private law practice, he was a senior consultant with what is now Franklin Covey Company, helping private and government organizations improve their efficiency and effectiveness. Joe was first appointed to the Aviation Board in 2001 by then Governor Kitzhaber, and after being off the Board due to his serving in the legislature was reappointed in 2005 by Governor Kulongoski. He was also named president-elect of the Oregon Pilot's Association in November 2005, and will become OPA president in the fall of 2006. He now lives in Portland with his spouse Meredith.
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Nan Garnick is a lifetime resident of Central Oregon. Her aviation career began shortly before graduation from Redmond High School, as a bookkeeper’s assistant at Butler Aircraft. The explosive growth of aviation in Redmond and Central Oregon fostered Nan’s aviation business acumen. In 2006, Nan and her pilot husband, Travis, fulfilled a longtime dream of a buyout of Butler Aircraft. As the VP/General Manager, Nan supervises the day-to-day operations of the FBO at Redmond, Roberts Field as well as the fire-fighting air tanker business.
Soon to be a licensed pilot, combined with 30 plus years of experience, she is a very strong and knowledgeable aviation advocate. Nan’s balanced approach, common sense, and listening skills provided a strong platform to contribute to the on-going growth of aviation heritage in the State of Oregon.
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For more information on the Board and Commisions (including an application form), visit the Governor´s Executive appointments web page.
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