Representative Vicki Berger (R-Salem) was appointed to the Office of Administrative Oversight Committee on January 7, 2008 by House Speaker Jeff Merkley. Berger replaces Representative Bruce Hanna (R-Roseburg).
Berger is part of Oregon’s story. Her father, Richard Chambers, was the author of Oregon’s landmark Bottle Bill. In 1969, Richard Chambers sought to reduce the amount of litter left on Oregon’s highways and beaches. He launched a lobbying effort that lawmakers found impossible to ignore. When the Bottle Bill, House Bill 1157, was first brought to the floor of the House of Representatives, it was defeated. The bill was later revived by then Governor Tom McCall. These events shaped Berger’s philosophy of citizen participation and elected representation that puts good public policy ahead of partisan politics.
Berger is a life long resident of Oregon’s House District 20. She has worked, owned and operated a business and raised a family in Salem; attended Salem public schools as did her three grown children. Although Berger’s community service has revolved around supporting public education she has been involved in a variety of other interests including but not limited to the Downtown Development Board, Salem Area Chamber of Commerce and the YMCA.
In November 2002, Vicki was elected to represent House District 20 in Oregon’s House of Representatives. Since her election to the House, Vicki has been an outspoken advocate for creating economic incentives to promote and recruit businesses, improving public education by stabilizing funding and an advocate for fiscally responsible government.

Phil Schradle, Special Counsel with the Department of Justice (DOJ), was elected Chair of the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) Oversight Committee at the January 9, 2008 meeting.
Schradle has been with the Department of Justice for more than twenty four years and has served in various capacities in the Appellate and General Counsel Divisions before being appointed as Special Counsel by Attorney General Hardy Myers in 2001. Prior to his service with the DOJ, Schradle was in private practice specializing in labor law.
The Office of Administrative Hearings Oversight Committee consists of eight appointed members consisting of: two Governor’s appointments; two Attorney General appointments; two Speaker of the House of Representatives appointments; and, two Senate President appointments. In addition the Chief Administrative Law Judge serves as an Ex-Officio member of the Committee. Schradle is an Attorney General appointee to the Committee and was elected by his fellow committee members.

The next meeting of the Office of Administrative Hearings Oversight Committee is May 28, 2008 from 1pm-5pm. The meeting will be held at the Employment Department Central Office in Room 3. The address is 875 Union Street NE, Salem, OR 97311. You will need to check in at the lobby desk in order to gain access to the third floor conference room located in the Director's Office. The agenda will be posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.