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Board Members
Board Appointment Information
The Governor appoints members of the Board of Geologist Examiners. The board shall consist of four geologists and one public member. The Governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty, or any other sufficient cause.
 
Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States. The member shall have been a resident of this state for one year preceding appointment. Insofar as possible, the board shall be composed of members having diverse geological specialties, including at least one engineering geologist.
 
A member of the board shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which appointed or until their successor has been appointed. The successor of the member shall be appointed in like manner for a term of three years. No person shall serve as a member of the board for more than two consecutive three-year terms.
 
The State Geologist shall be an ex officio member of the board.
 
You can read more about Executive Appointments and download an Interest Form (PDF) at the Governor´s Boards & Commissions web site, or contact the OSBGE office, and the appropriate application forms will be forwarded to you.

Members
Christopher C. Humphrey, RG, CEG
Vice Chair
Bus: H.G. Schlicker & Associates, INC.
 607 Main Street, Suite 200
 Oregon City, OR 97045
 (503) 655-8113
 Fax: (503) 655-8173
Email: humphrey@teleport.com
Terms:  11/18/2005 to 11/17/2008
   11/18/2008 to 11/17/2011

Vicki S. McConnell, PhD, RG
State Geologist
Bus: Department of Geology and
Mineral Industries
800 NE Oregon ST #28
Portland OR 97232
(971) 673-1550
Fax: (971) 673-1562
Email:  vicki.mcconnell@dogami.state.or.us
Terms:  Ex-Officio

Richard Heinzkill, Public Member
2161 Hilyard Street
Eugene, OR  97405-2949
(541) 343-8367
Email:  heinzkil@uoregon.edu
Terms:  04/01/2008 to 02/14/2011   

Stephen B. Taylor, PhD, RG
Board Chair
Bus: Western Oregon University
Earth & Physical Sciences Department
345 North Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97631
(503) 838-8398
Fax: (503) 838-8072
Email: taylors@wou.edu
Terms:  11/18/2005 to 11/17/2008
   11/18/2008 to 11/17/2011

Rodney J. Weick, RG, CEG
Bus: Department of Environmental Quality
 2020 SW Fourth Avenue
 Portland, OR 97201
 (503) 229-5886
 Fax: (503) 229-3957
Email: weick.rodney.j@deq.state.or.us 
Term: 1/1/2007 to 12/31/2009

Mark Yinger, RG
Bus: Mark Yinger Associates
69860 Camp Polk Road
Sisters, OR  97759
(541) 549-3030
 Fax:  541-549-3535
Email:  marky@bendbroadband.com
Terms: 12/27/2007 to 2/28/2008
   03/01/2008 to 2/28/2011

 
Page updated: August 02, 2009

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