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OWRD Commission Biographies
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Mary Meloy, Carol Whipple, Charles Barlow (Vice-Chair), and John Roberts.
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Carol Whipple
Term Expires: 2013
Residence: Elkton
Owner/CEO of Rocking C Ranch in Elkton. Current board member on the Whipple Foundation – an advised fund of the Oregon Community Foundation; Director of the Douglas Timber Operators; member of the Oregon Chapter of Senior Fellow American Leadership Forum; and member of the Oregon State University College of Forestry Forest Products Lab Advisory Council. Served as a board member of the Oregon Forest Resources Institute. Received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Farm Crops and a Master of Science Degree in Ruminant Nutrition from Colorado State University.
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John Roberts
Term Expires: 2012
Residence: Jacksonville
Retired in January 2008 as Senior Vice-President after 33 years with Harry and David. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Britt Music Festival. Serves as a committee member on Oregon State University's College of Agriculture Dean's Capital Campaign Committee. Received a Bachelor's degree in Food Science from Oregon State University.
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John Jackson (Chair)
Term Expires: 2013
Residence: Cornelius
Small business owner and operator of Orchard View Nursery and part-time consultant on watershed planning issues. Former Water and Environment Planner with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Unified Sewerage Agency of Washington County, Oregon. Served as board member or officer on a number of community groups including Tualatin River Water Quality Endowment Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, Waterwatch of Oregon, Tualatin River Watershed Council, Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, and the Fernhill Wetlands Council. Received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in biology from the University of Oregon.
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Ray Williams
Term Expires: 2013
Residence: Milton-Freewater
Irrigated farmer and dairy heifer raiser from Milton-Freewater. Current president of Williams Dairy Heifer Raising. Formerly served as Commissioner on the Umatilla County Planning Commission. He currently serves as a board member on the Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council; board member on the Hudson Bay District Improvement Company (an irrigation district); board member on SOLV; and is a member of the Oregon State Bar. Received a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Stanford University and a law degree from the Northwestern School of Law.
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Charles Barlow (Vice-Chair)
Term Expires: 2013
Residence: Nyssa
Farmer and irrigator in Nyssa. Current partner of Barlow Farms and active in watershed issues in Malheur County. Served as former board member of the Oregon Farm Bureau and former committee member for the Oregon Department of Agriculture Local Advisory Committee Owyhee. Attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho and Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon.
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Mary Meloy
Term Expires: 2013
Residence: Bend
Co-owner of family farm and part-time resource management consultant. Former Director of Public Works for the City of Redmond; Director of the Office of Planning and Development for Okanogan County, Washington; Director of Public Works for the City of Stayton; Public Works Division Manager for the City of Corvallis; and Public Works Administrator for the City of Lincoln City. Currently involved in Deschutes Basin water resource planning. Attended University of Washington, Oregon State University, and Umpqua Community College.
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Jeanne LeJeune
Term Expires: 2012
Residence: Portland
Business Development Manager for HDR, Inc. She currently serves on the national Communications Committee for Water For People. Current member of Water for People's World Water Corps Management Committee. Served on the American Water Works Association's Board of Directors. Awarded the American Water Works Association's Distinguished Public Service Award. Received a Bachelor's degree from Portland State University in Social Science and a Master's degree in Education from the University of Portland.
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