Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries : Governing Board : About Us : State of Oregon

A five-member Governing Board, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, sets agency policy and oversees general operations, and adopts a strategic plan every six years to guide DOGAMI's mission and objectives. The Board meets at least quarterly at sites around the state. As active members of their communities, Board members provide an important connection between Oregonians and DOGAMI’s work.

Board Members

Linda Kozlowski, Chair

Ms. Kozlowski is the director of the Emergency Management Division of Manzanita’s Public Safety Department, and president of the Manzanita City Council. She is a founding member and current president of the Emergency Volunteers Corps of Nehalem Bay, a group of more than 300 volunteers dedicated to helping north Tillamook County residents learn to prepare their families and their communities for natural hazards. She currently serves as the board chairperson of the CARTM community recycling center, as a member of the Tillamook Medical Hospital Governing Board, and as the chairperson of the Tillamook County Solid Waste Advisory Committee. Ms. Kozlowski earned a degree in chemistry from the University of Colorado. She is a former managing partner at human resources consulting firm Murphy, Symonds & Stowell. She lives in Manzanita.

Anne MacDonald, Vice-Chair

Ms. MacDonald is a geomorphologist, and environmental and engineering geologist currently working for Clean Water Services in Washington County.

Diane Teeman

An anthropologist, Ms. Teeman is the Culture & Heritage Director for the Burns Paiute Tribe, and has worked in cultural resource management for 30 years. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in anthropology and philosophy from the University of Oregon, and is currently a doctoral candidate focusing on historic archaeology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Ms. Teeman is a former chairperson and councilperson for the Burns Paiute Tribe, and has twice served as an appointed member of the Oregon State Commission on Indian Services. She lives in Burns.

Erica Medley

Ms. Medley is an Engineering Geologist, and has been working for the Army Corps of Engineers for ten years; her specialty is in quantitative risk assessments for high-risk federal dams.

Tiffany Thomas

Dr. Thomas is a Principal Chemist and the Emerging Contaminants Practice Leader at Haley & Aldrich and has worked in environmental consulting since 2025. She received her B.S. in Environmental Chemistry from Northern Arizona University and her Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of California, Davis. She has extensively focused on contaminant fate and transport; geochemical modeling; data and statistical analysis; remedial design; and novel chemical analyses. Her clients have included mining companies, chemical manufacturing, oil and gas, Department of Defense, commercial and municipal landfills, water and wastewater treatment plants, and law firms for whom she has served as a consulting and testifying expert. She lives in Albany.

Former Board Members

Scott Ashford

Laura Maffei

Katie Jeremiah

Governing Board Meeting Minutes

April 4, 2024 | Board Agenda | Press Release | Board Packet

March 27, 2024 | Board Agenda | Press Release | Meeting Recording

March 14, 2024 | Board Agenda | Press Release | Board Packet | Meeting Recording

December 11, 2023 | Board Agenda | Press Release | Board Packet | Meeting Recording

September 25, 2023 | Board Agenda | Press Release | Board Packet | Minutes

June 26, 2023 | Board Agenda | Press Release | Board Packet | Minutes

March 6, 2023 | Board Agenda | Press Release | Board Packet | Minutes

December 1, 2022 | Board Agenda | Press Release | Board Packet | Minutes

September 27, 2022 | Board Agenda | Press Release | Minutes

July 13, 2022 | Board Agenda| Press Release| Board Packet | Minutes

June 16, 2022 | Board Agenda | Press Release | Board Packet | Minutes

March 4, 2022 | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

December 10th, 2021 | Board Agenda | Final Candidate Announcement | Board Packet | Minutes

September 17, 2021 | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

August19, 2021 | Board Agenda| Minutes

June 25, 2021 | Board Agenda | Board Packet| Minutes

March 12, 2021 | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

December 4, 2020 | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

September 25, 2020 | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

July 28, 2020 | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

July 13, 2020 | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

June 23, 2020 Special Meeting | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

May 14, 2020 | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

March 9, 2020 | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

January 10, 2020 Special Meeting | Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

December 9, 2019 | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

September 9, 2019 | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

August 1, 2019 | Board Agenda | Minutes

July 9, 2019 | Board Agenda | Board Packet | Minutes

March 18, 2019 | Board Packet | PowerPoint presentation by Ian Madin: Lidar-Based Paleoseismic Studies in Oregon (25 MB PDF; note-some interactive features of the PowerPoint file are not available in PDF format) | Minutes

December 10, 2018 | Board Packet | ShakeAlert/Seismic presentation | Minutes

October 1, 2018 | Board Packet | Corrected DOGAMI Budget Status Report as of 8/31/2018 | Minutes

July 23, 2018 Special Meeting |Board Agenda | Minutes

July 17, 2018 |Board Packet | Minutes

April 6, 2018 | Board Packet|Minutes

December 11, 2017 | Board Packet | Minutes

September 18, 2017 |Board Packet | Minutes

June 26, 2017 | Board Packet | Revised agenda: New item - Coastal Caucus Proposed Concept | Minutes

April 17, 2017 | Board Packet | Minutes

December 5, 2016 | Board Packet | Minutes

September 26, 2016 | Board Packet | Minutes

August 1, 2016 Special Meeting| Board Packet | Minutes