Governor Moves Storm Recovery Efforts to Phase Two
Salem – Governor Kulongoski today announced the members of the Governors Recovery Cabinet, which will serve as the principal advisory board to the Governor through the recovery and restoration process for areas affected by the December storms.
The Recovery Cabinet replaces and expands the initial “Recovery Planning Cell,” of state agency leaders which convened on the afternoon of Monday, December 3rd, as the storm was hitting. The Recovery Cabinet is charged with implementing the Governor’s priorities for recovery.
The Recovery Cabinet will serve as the principal advisory board to the Governor throughout the rest of the recovery process. The Cabinet is comprised of state agency, regional, tribal, and local leaders as well as members from the private, public and non-profit sectors.
“While the storm is nearly three weeks behind us, the rebuilding and restoration for our communities will go on for weeks or even months,” said Governor Kulongoski. “It’s important that the state continue to strengthen interagency collaboration and continue to provide support, infrastructure and help every step of the way to put these communities back together.”
The Recovery Cabinet will meet two times a week and will make regular reports on the progress of the recovery.
Members of the Recovery Cabinet are:
Chip Terhune, Governor’s Chief of Staff (Chair)
Hardy Myers, Attorney General
Randall Edwards, State Treasurer
Dan Gardner, Labor Commissioner
Allen Alley, Governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff
Ron Anglin, Department of Fish and Wildlife
Jeanne Arana, Oregon Economic & Community Development
Jim Azumano, Governor’s Rural Policy Advisor
Paul Bell, Department of Forestry
Dean Bender, Polk County
John Boynton, Yamhill County
Tom Byerley, Department of Employment
Mike Caldwell, Oregon Military Department
Katy Coba, Director, Department of Agriculture
Ed Dennis, Department of Education
Paul Evans, Governor’s Emergency Preparedness Policy Advisor
Matt Garrett, Director, Department of Transportation
Bob Gillespie, Oregon Housing & Community Services
Dr. Bruce Goldberg, Director, Department of Human Services
Vicki Harguth, Columbia County
Scott Harra, Department of Administrative Services
Mark Hunt, Department of Education
Shirley Kalkoven, Tillamook County private citizen representative
Kris Kautz, Department of Administrative Services
Mark Labhart, Tillamook County
Tim McLain, Oregon State Police
Victor Merced, Oregon Housing & Community Services
John Mercier, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde
Steve Muir, Washington County
Ken Murphy, Director, Oregon Emergency Management
Ray Naff, Intergovernmental Relations Policy Advisor
Doug Olson, Tillamook County private citizen representative
Delores Pigsley, Confederated Tribes of the Siletz (Council Chair)
Scott Porter, Washington County
Bob Repine, Oregon Economic & Community Development
Jerry Rogers, Department of Water Resources
Clyde Saiki, Department of Human Services
Kelly Skye, Governor’s General Counsel
John Sneed, Oregon Emergency Management
Louise Solliday, Department of State Lands
Cory Streisinger, Director, Department of Consumer and Business Services
Gene Strong, Clatsop County
Laurie Warner, Department of Employment
Jim Webb, Tillamook County private sector representative
Wendy Wiles, Department of Environmental Quality
Max Williams, Director, Department of Corrections
Jim Willis, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs
Tim Wood, Parks and Recreation
Tony Hyde, Columbia County Commissioner
Ex officio membership:
Peter Courtney, Senate President
Jeff Merkley, Speaker of the House
FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO)
Abby Kershaw, OEM/State Coordinating Officer (SCO)
Contact:
Patty Wentz, 503-378-6169
Rem Nivens, 503-378-6496
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