Board of Trustees Mike Schweizer, President Neal Peterson, Vice-President Duane Jager, Secretary Kirstin Starnes, Treasurer Wendy A. Beck-Nichols Tom Gallagher Sandy Gerding Curtis Kiefer Josh Kvidt Kaye Munford Karen Randolph Lois Rawers Rick Wallace Hong Wolfe Advisors: Rod Harvey, Alice Rampton & Jo Anne Trow

Wendy Beck-Nichols
Year Appointed/Elected to the Board: 2009

Career Profile: Worked for 18 years at Blackledge Furniture after 8 Years at Rice's Pharmacy. Owns Corvallis Floor Covering and is an interior designer.

Community/Professional Affiliations: Business member of Assistance League. Member of Chamber of Commerce. Member of ASID and IDS (Interior Design Association).

Why are you serving as a Trustee? Board member Curtis Keifer and BCHS volunteer Walter Frankel asked me to join and I appreciate their community involvement and decided it sounded interesting and fun. I am a Corvallis native so I want to support my community.

Tom Gallagher

Year Appointed/Elected to the Board: 2011

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Sandy Gerding

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Duane Jager
Year Appointed/Elected to the Board: 2010

Career Profile:1972 BS, Science, Oregon State University
1975 Masters in Educational Technology, Oregon State University
1975-77 Teacher, Dever-Connor School District
1977-87 Teacher, Corvallis School District
1987-2003 Corvallis School District: Resource Teacher, Media Specialist, Technology Integration Specialist
2003-present Technology Services Manager, Corvallis School District

Why are you serving as a Trustee? As a young boy, I often visited the Horner Museum in Corvallis. I enjoyed this experience very much, and I would like others to have a similar opportunity, especially young kids that don't have an opportunity to have experiences outside of this area.

Curtis Kiefer
Year Appointed/Elected to the Board: 2007

Career Profile:
Youth Services Division Manager (15 years)
Corvallis-Benton Co. Pub. Lib.
Head, Central Children's Dept.
Free Library of Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA)

Current Boards/Community:
Corvallis Fall Festival
BCHS

Past Boards:
Old Mill Center for Children and Families
Corvallis Art Center
Tcha Tee Man Storytelling Festival

Why are you serving as a Trustee?
I have always believed in connecting children and families to local resources and developing an appreciation for how their world was and is shaped.

Kaye Munford

Year Appointed/Elected to the Board: 2013

Career Profile:
John & Phil's Toyota Account Assistant 20+ years
Corvallis Country Club Account Assistant Catering Manager 12 years
Retired in 2007

Community/Professional Affiliations: Library Volunteer 2007-2012

Why are you serving as a Trustee? I was invited to be on the Board.

Career Profile:
4 Years at Citizens Bank
Presently Manager of Philomath Branch
Prior to Citizens Bank-Graduated from OSU with Business Degree

Community/Professional Affiliations:
Philomath Chamber
Philomath Downtown Association
Corv-Bont. Chamber Coalition
Ford Institute Leadership Program
Rotary Club
Oregon Bankers Association

Why are you serving as a Trustee?
I want to support the BCHS missions with my "unique" skills and experiences; particularly my financial background.

Neal Peterson
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Karen Randolph
Year Appointed/Elected to the Board: 2009

Career Profile:

• Sunset Magazine 1958-59
• University of Wisconsin Extension Service 1963-69
• Director, Community Development, State of West Virginia 1969-70
• Appalachia Educational Laboratory-Writer/Editor 1970-74
• Public Affairs Officer, US Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR 1975-89
• Deputy Director, Department of Energy (Nevada Office) 1989-93
• Director, Office of External Affairs, DOE, Hanford, WA site 1993-2000

Community/Professional Affiliations:
Zonta International (Zonta Club of Corvallis, Oregon)
National Association of Federal Employees

Why are you serving as a Trustee?
I grew up in Corvallis and the Benton County area. I love this community and its rich, diverse history and look forward to seeing that history preserved with authenticity. I also hope to participate in helping the Benton County Historical Society to grow in membership and visibility.

Lois J. Rawers
Year Appointed/Elected to the Board: 2009

Career Profile: 1961-1982 Elementary Teacher in Ohio, Michigan, Idaho and Oregon, including Philomath
1984-2006 Elementary School Principal in Oregon, mainly in Corvallis
B.S. and M.A.T., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Ph.D., University of Oregon

Community/Professional Affiliations: Corvallis Public Schools Foundation, Board of Directors, Past Chair
U of O College of Education Alumni Assoc., Board member
Confederation of Oregon School Administrators
National Association of Elementary School Principals
Phi Delta Kappa, Professional Fraternity in Education
Northwest Women in Educational Administration

Why are you serving as a Trustee? I have a keen interest in history, and I value documentation of the creation and development of communities, organizations and other social entities.

Mike Schweizer
Year Appointed/Elected to the Board: 2009

Career Profile: Principle Project Manager/Architect at CH2M HILL.

Community/Professional Affiliations: National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis. Registered architect in Oregon, Hawaii and Alaska.

Why are you serving as a Trustee? I strive to participate in community activities and developed an interest in the museum when my wife was on the board and "volunteered" me for a committee. I felt my professional skills and knowledge could be of use as the society is moving forward with development of the Collections Care Facility and new Corvallis facility.

Kirstin Starnes

Year Appointed/Elected to the Board: 2013

Career Profile: BA, University of Oregon
Masters in Library Science, Indiana University
Youth Services Librarian, Pierce County Library System (Tacoma, WA)
Early Learning & Child Care Supervising Librarian, Pierce County Library System
Youth Services Librarian, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library

Community/Professional Affiliations: Oregon Library Association, Oregon Young Adult Network Past Chair
Franklin School PTA, school volunteer

Why are you serving as a Trustee? I grew up in Benton County and have returned years later to raise my family here in this great community. Past experience volunteering at museums and working in a preservation/conservation department at a university library has increased my interest in historical preservation. I have a passion for being involved in our community and have a growing interest in local and family history. Curtis Kiefer asked me to consider joining the board and I think it would be a wonderful way to give back to the community.

Jo Anne Trow
Career Profile: Resident of Corvallis since 1965 when she joined Student Affairs Office at OSU. Originally from Ohio, she holds degrees from Denison University, Indiana University, and Michigan State University. She worked in student affairs before coming to Oregon. She was OSU's last Dean of Women and its first female Vice President.

Community/Professional Affiliations:
Active in:
The League of Women Voters
First Congregational United Church of Christ
OSU Folk Club Thrift Shop
Willamette Criminal Justice Council
United Way
Corvallis Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Old Mill Center
AAUW

Rick Wallace

Year Appointed/Elected to the Board: 2010

Career Profile: Corvallis School District 1972-2003
Teacher Theatre, Speech, Journalism, history, English, Leadership
Corvallis High School Activities Director 1979-1983
Director of Theatre 1983-2003
Interim Theatre Manager 2006

Bluestone Consulting, LLC 2008-Present
PERS research and education consultant

Community/Professional Affiliations:Benton County Cultural Coalition 2004-2010
Corvallis Readers' Theatre
Active in OSU Theatre productions
Oregon State Scholarship Commission 1988-1990
Oregon State Juvenile Services Commission 1985-1988
Advisory Board to Secretary of State Barbara Roberts for creating teaching resources based on materials from Oregon State Archives

Why are you serving as a Trustee?I have a lifelong interest in history and have taught the subject on a number of occasions. As a Benton County native, I am particularly interested in the preservation and extension of knowledge about the county's and the state's past. I was initially a History major at OSU, although I took my degree in Speech and Theatre Education.

It is a particularly interesting and challenging time to join the Board as the Museum and the Society launch the drive to build the new museum building in Corvallis to house the collection and complement the wonderful Philomath facilities. This is a once-in-a-century opportunity for the community and the Society to build a lasting landmark for the county.

Hong Wolfe
Year Appointed/Elected to the Board: 2009

Career Profile: 2006-present: Realtor, Town & Country Realty, Corvallis, OR
1997-2004: Scientist, Biotechnology , UCSF, California
1994-1997: Research Scientist, University of California San Francisco, CA
1988-1993: Ph.D. Scientist, Stanford University, Sanford, CA
1985-1988: M.S. Scientist, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
1982-1985: Assistant Professor, Shandong, China

Community/Professional Affiliations:
Stanford Alumni Association, Corvallis School District, Philomath Downtown Association, Philomath Rotary Club, Marys Peak Group, Town & Country Realty.

Why are you serving as a Trustee?
I love history and what history teaches us. I would like to contribute using my expertise in real estate and science, so that the Society stays healthy and strong.