WARD 1

Name: Bill York

Age: 62

Occupation: Retired

Professional experience: For 21 years, managed planning, design and construction of facilities projects for Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Previously was with Sargent Industries and Rockwell International.

Political experience: Corvallis Planning Commission (2000-06), Capital Improvement Program Commission (2001-06), Historic Preservation Advisory Board (1999-2000)

Family: Wife, Penny; daughter Kriste

Community service: Benton County Fairgrounds Facilities Committee

Other interests: Golf and travel

Education: Business administration, California State University-Long Beach

WARD 2

Name: Patricia Daniels

Age: 63

Occupation: Retired editor

Professional experience: Former staffer for Sen. Ron Wyden; editor, writer, teacher, school administrator; communication specialist, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development

Political experience: Corvallis City Council, 2004-present; Corvallis Planning Commission, 1991-2000; Corvallis Open Space Commission, 1995; Willamette Criminal Justice Commission, 2004-present (current chairwoman)

Family: Husband, Kent Daniels; son Sean, 40; daughter Sheila, 37

Community service: North College Hill Neighborhood Association, Benton-Linn American Civil Liberties Union

Other interests: Hiking, travel, reading (especially history), gardening, music and theater

Education: Bachelor of arts, English, University of California-Berkeley; master’s degree, comparative literature, University of Oregon

Key votes: Assigning the name of Martin Luther King Jr. to a city location suitable for honoring a national leader

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Name: Robb Vancil

Age: 36

Occupation: OSU student, model technician at O’Brien Dental Lab

Professional experience: Glaze-making department supervisor, Pratt and Larson Tile, Portland, 1993-2003; various jobs in retail, restaurants, production, roofing and warehouse positions

Political experience: None.

Family: Two dogs named Greta and Cassie, both about 10 years old

Community service: “Good neighbor. I donate to worthy causes. I’m doing my part to not overpopulate the world.”

Other interests: Music

Education: Cleveland High School graduate, 1988; attended University of Oregon and Portland State University; currently enrolled at OSU/LBCC, earning a bachelor’s degree in political science with a minor in economics

WARD 3

Name: Dan Allen

Age: 46

Occupation: Realtor

Professional experience: Realtor and a business owner for the past five years; in U.S. Air Force for 21 years — worked with and supervised enlisted personnel, junior officers, government civilians and contractors on the Space Shuttle, B-2 bomber and Titan Satellite programs.

Political experience: None.

Family: Wife, Debbie; daughters Elizabeth, 21, and Launa, 19; sons Zachary, 17, and Luke, 7

Community service: Volunteer instructor for Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services

Other interests: Cars, motorcycles, OSU Beavers, Seattle Seahawks

Education: Master’s degree, systems management, University of Southern California; master’s degree, aeronautical engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology

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Name: George Grosch

Age: 51

Occupation: Real estate broker; and social services associate, Community Outreach Inc.

Professional experience: Public policy director of the ARC of Benton County; project manager, information and referral specialist for Benton County Health Department

Political experience: Corvallis City Council (1998-present), Corvallis Budget Commission, Housing and Community Development Commission

Family: Wife, Angelica Rehkugler; daughter Emily, 17

Community service: Board member, Kairos Consumers Council; Inclusive Corvallis PAC; Legal Aid Advisory Board; founding board member Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services; former board member Plain Talk for Kids; Mid-Valley Housing Plus; Fish Guest House Volunteer

Other interests: Fishing, camping, gardening, avid book reader.

Education: Bachelor of professional studies, State University of New York at Brockport

WARD 4

Name: Dan Brown

Age: 62

Occupation: Retired OSU business professor

Professional experience: OSU College of Business faculty for 25 years, OSU Federal Credit Union board of directors and treasurer; adviser to businesses and not-for-profit organizations

Political experience: OSU/Neighborhood Traffic and Parking Committee, Corvallis School District Continuous Improvement Plan Committee

Family: Wife, Lisa; sons Patrick, 13, and Nathan, 10

Community service: College Hill Neighborhood Association president, Economic Development Partnership Marketing Committee, Philomath Montessori School board of directors

Other interests: New product innovation, local and national history, international travel, Studebakers

Education: Ph.D. from the University of Iowa

WARD 5

Name: Mike Beilstein

Age: 55

Occupation: OSU research chemist

Professional experience: OSU research assistant, 1978-present; Johns Hopkins University, technician, 1976-77; Medical College of Virginia, technician, 1975-76; Peace Corps volunteer in South Africa, 1973-75

Political experience: Corvallis City Council 1999-2001, Benton County Law Enforcement Citizen Review Board Task Force 2003; Pacific Green Party, Linn-Benton Chapter, Coordinating Committee, 2002-06

Family: Son, Michael, 19

Community service: Corvallis Branch NAACP, Pastoral Counseling Center, Mid-Valley Health Care Advocates, Community Alliance for Diversity, Jobs with Justice Living Wage Campaign, Corvallis Historic Auto Club

Other interests: Canning and food preservation (Best of Class and Reserve Champion for canning at Benton County Fair, 1996 and 1997), music composition for string ensemble

Education: Bachelor of arts, biochemistry, OSU 1973; master’s degree, home economics, OSU, 1991

Key votes: Favored Corvallis Living Wage Ordinance, design and reconstruction of Riverfront Park and revised land-use codes

WARD 6

Name: Stewart Wershow

Age: 60

Occupation: Retired

Professional experience: Records center supervisor, Benton County

Political experience: Corvallis City Council 1989-90, 2001-04

Family members: Wife, Janet; daughters Kate, 31, and Eleanor, 26; son Aaron, 31

Community service: Kiwanis, Boy Scouts, Garfield School Parent Teacher’s organization, Community Policing Forum (current chairman), Partnership to Reduce Underage Drinking, Board of Directors Friends of Camp Cone, Neighborhood Watch captain for Garfield Park

Other interests: Hiking, reading, going to City Council meetings

Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Oregon, 1971

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Name: Chris Nordyke

Age: 26

Occupation: Health specialist, State Farm

Professional experience: Owner, Rapid Refill Ink; also worked for CINTAS Corp. and Vector Marketing Corp.

Political experience: Economic Allocations Committee and the Committee for Citizens Involvement

Family members: Wife, Cara Nordyke; daughter Lily Nordyke, 15 months

Community service: Vice president of the Downtown Corvallis Association (2005-06), chairman of Economic Enhancement Committee; Corvallis Chamber of Commerce Greeter of the Year 2005; Corvallis Chamber Ambassadors; Corvallis Independent Business Alliance; “Junior First Citizen” nominee, 2005; Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services/Micro Enterprise Program guest instructor; OSU College of Business guest lecturer

Other interests: Piano, singing, reading, fitness, photography and camping

Education: Northwest Nazarene University, music composition; LBCC, business communication; OSU, business administration

WARD 7

Name: Scott Zimbrick

Age: 51

Occupation: Executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Citizens Bank

Professional experience: 28 years in banking; the last nine-plus as the chief marketing officer at Citizens Bank

Political experience: Corvallis City Council, 2003npresent

Family: Wife, Kathryn; son Billy and daughter Lindsey

Community service: Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services, Community Outreach, Rotary, LBCC Foundation, Corvallis Chamber of Commerce, Old Mill Center, Downtown Corvallis Association, Good Samaritan Hospital, United Way, Linn-Benton Business Education Compact

Other interests: Golf, reading

Education: Lebanon High School graduate; LBCC degree; bachelor’s degree, finance, University of Oregon; Pacific Coast Banking School

Key votes: Favored plans for Home Depot; opposed Earth Charter

WARD 8

Name: David M. Hamby

Age: 44

Occupation: OSU professor

Professional experience: Research scientist and professor

Political experience: Corvallis Planning Commission; Corvallis Airport Commission; Oregon Board of Radiologic Technology

Family: Wife, Julie; 14-year-old daughter at Cheldelin; 10-year-old son at Hoover

Community service: None listed

Other interests: Licensed commercial pilot

Education: Bachelor’s degree, physics, Mercer University, Macon, Ga.; master’s degree and Ph.D environmental science and engineering, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

WARD 9

Name: Hal Brauner

Age: 67

Occupation: Retired public administrator

Professional experience: Part-time interim business manager for Linn-Benton-Lincoln ESD, 1999; interim director for Business Education Compact of Linn and Benton Counties, 1998-99; director of business services for Corvallis School District, 1980-98; executive officer for Marion County, 1978-80; also director of state Department of Land Conservation and Development and assistant to Gov. Tom McCall

Political experience: Corvallis City Council 2000-present; Salem School Board, 1973-80; Linn-Benton-Lincoln ESD board adviser, 1999-2006

Family: Wife, Lida; son Kevin, 14; daughter Sarah, 12

Community service: Board member, Benton County Schools Credit Union; board member, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library Foundation

Other interests: Golf, coaching daughter’s soccer team, skiing and boating.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, liberal arts, political science, University of Oregon, 1963; Clark Junior College, Vancouver, Wash.