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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

ChairMark Yinger, RG
69860 Camp Polk Road
Sisters, OR 97759
 
Phone: (541) 549-3030
Email: marky@bendbroadband.com
 
Terms: 12/26/2007-2/28/2008
            03/01/2008-2/28/2011
            03/01/2011-2/28/2014
Vice ChairRodney J. Weick, RG, CEG
Department of Environmental Quality
2020 SW Fourth Avenue
Portland, OR 97201
 
Phone: (503) 229-5886
Email:  rodney.weick@state.or.us
 
Term: 1/1/2007 to 12/31/2009
           1/1/2010 to 12/31/2012
 
Richard Heinzkill, Public Member
2161 Hilyard Street
Eugene, OR  97405-2949
 
Phone: (541) 343-8367
Email: heinzkil@uoregon.edu
 
Terms: 04/04/2008-02/14/2011
            02/15/2011-02/14/2014
 
Vicki S. McConnell, PhD, RG
State Geologist
Department of Geology & Mineral Industries
800 NE Oregon ST #28
Portland OR 97232
 
Phone: (971) 673-1550
Email: vicki.mcconnell@dogami.state.or.us
 
Terms:  Ex-Officio (since 7/1/2003)
W. Todd Jarvis, PhD, RG, CEG
Oregon State University
Institute for Water & Watersheds
& Climate Change Research Institute
210 Strand Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
 
Phone: (541)-737-4032
Email:  todd.jarvis@oregonstate.edu
 
Terms: 12/5/2011 to 12/4/2014
Peter L. Stroud, RG, CEG
Kleinfelder
9200 SW Nimbus Ave, Ste. A
Beaverton, OR 97008
 
Phone: (503)-207-4322
E-mail: pstroud@kleinfelder.com
 
Terms: 12/5/2011 to 12/4/2014