Comprehensive Strategy Executive Summary: Page 3 of 4
Board of Commissioners Appointments
On September 27, 1999, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners appointed
20 members to the Tillamook County Comprehensive Strategy Planning Team.
Appointees were chosen based upon their commitment to the process, their
professional expertise, and their ability to influence public and agency
policy. Planning Team Members appointed were:
Ed Armstrong, Executive Director , Tillamook County Education Consortium
Debra Baker, Executive Director Tillamook County Tobacco Coalition
Donna Bechthold, Executive Vice President Tillamook County General
Hospital
Joanne Bowyer, Tillamook Branch Manager State of Oregon DHS - Community
Partnership Team
Valerie Brace, Tillamook Branch Manager State of Oregon DHS - Service
to Children & Families
Lavonne Bush, Superintendent Neah-Kah-Nie School District #56
Tom Dye, Sheriff Tillamook County Sheriff's Department
Mike Ellis, Executive Director Tillamook YMCA
Val Folkema, Executive Director Tillamook County Economic Development
Council
Fr. John Henderson Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Elaine Hopson, Superintendent Tillamook School District # 9
Anne Key, Adult Education Coordinator Tillamook Bay Community College
Dan Krein, Director Tillamook County Juvenile Department
Mike Leahy, Director Tillamook County Health Department
Lou Minisce, Director Tillamook Work Solutions
Dia Norris, Speech Pathologist School Dist. 9
Roger Rada, Superintendent Nestucca Valley School District # 101
John Sandusky, Executive Director Community Action Resource Enterprises
Gary Smith, Executive Director Tillamook Family Counseling Center
Janet Trueblood, Director State of Oregon DHS - Service Integration
As work progressed, additional Planning Team members were added to expand
the group's expertise and to assure that the Team was representative of
the community. Members appointed in May 2000 were:
Monica Pyle, Director Tillamook Head Start
Clayton Rees, Tillamook Branch Manager State of Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation
Gary Gipson, Tillamook Branch Manager State of Oregon Employment Department
Alta Hunter, ECE Instructor Retired
The vision for participation in the Comprehensive Strategy project was
to continually expand and enhance participation and community involvement.
From the Planning Team members, participation would flow out to the many
community coalitions, boards, commissions and other groups who have a vested
interest in planning for child and family health, education and human services.
Our vision was an ever expanding "Web" of participation - and
ultimately - influence. While the most active members would be those appointed
by the Board of Commissioners, inclusion was the goal.
Throughout the planning process, commission staff, Planning Team members
and the planning coordinator made presentations to community groups and
coalitions with the goal of engaging them in the process and, inevitably,
taking responsibility for at least a portion of the implementation plan.
In addition, community involvement strategies were developed to engage county
citizens.
