Members
Commission Members
NWACT Charter and Bylaws provide for the following Board structure:
- All local government agency members are elected officials. Alternates may be agency staff.
- County commissions affirm representatives selected by cities for voting membership
- A total of 28 voting members
- A minimum of 50% of NWACT’s voting members are elected officials
NWACT’s Board members represent a broad cross section of local jurisdictions and stakeholders:
- Four County Commissioners (One per county)
- Four City Officials (One per county)
- Four Community/Small City Officials (One per county)
- One ODOT Area Manager (ODOT Region 2)
- Three Port Members (One each from Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties, selected by Port caucus)
- Three Transit District or other Public Transportation Provider Members (One each from Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties, selected by Transit District caucus or other agency with public transportation jurisdiction)
- Eight Citizen-At-Large Representatives – Two per county, selected by the county’s commissioners, following public advertisement of the position. Members are non-elected citizens selected from private interests including but not limited to freight, trucking, bicycle, pedestrian, public transportation system, public interest advocacy groups, environmental, land use, local citizens, business, education, minority organizations, public safety providers, non-profit organizations, etc.
- One forestry representative
- One State Parks representative
NWACT Menu
| Clatsop County | Name | Member Position | Representing | Phone | |
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Commission (v) |
Mark Kujala |
Clatsop County Commission |
County |
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Commission (a) |
Ted Mclean |
Clatsop Co Public Works |
County |
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Large City (v) |
Bruce Jones |
Astoria City Council |
Large City |
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Large City (a) |
Steve Wright |
Seaside City Council |
Large City |
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Small City (v) |
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Small City (a) |
Daniel Jesse |
Gearhart Planning Commission |
Small City/ Bicycle/Pedestrian |
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Citizen-at-Large |
Bill Carpenter |
Citizen-at-Large |
General Stakeholders |
| Columbia County | Name | Member Position | Representing | Phone | |
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Commission (v) |
Henry Heimuller |
Columbia Co Commission |
County |
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Commission (a) |
Mike Russell |
Columbia Co Roads |
County |
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Large City (v) |
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St Helens City Councilor |
Large City |
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Large City (a) |
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Scappoose |
Large City |
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Small City (v) |
Bob Brajcich |
City of Clatskanie, Mayor |
Small City |
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Small City (a) |
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Rainier |
Small City |
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Citizen-at-Large |
Rosemary Lohrke |
Citizen-at-Large |
General Stakeholders |
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Citizen-At-Large |
Ryan Pearson |
Citizen-At-Large |
Rail (P&W) |
| Tillamook County | Name | Member Position | Representing | Phone | |
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Commission (v) |
Mary Faith Bell |
Tillamook Co Commission |
County |
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Commission (a) |
Bill Baertlein |
Tillamook Co Commission |
County |
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Large City (v) |
Suzanne Weber |
Mayor of Tillamook |
Large City |
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Large City (a) |
Paul Wyntergreen |
City Manager, Tillamook |
Large City |
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Small City (v) |
Stevie Burden |
Mayor, City of Wheeler |
Small City |
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Small City (a) |
Geoff Wullschlager |
City Manager, Garibaldi |
Small City |
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Citizen-at-Large |
Patrick McHugh |
Citizen-at-Large |
Freight |
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Citizen-At-Large |
Patrick McIntire |
Citizen-At-Large |
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| Washington County | Name | Member Position | Representing | Phone | |
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Commission (v) |
Jerry Willey |
Washington Co Commission |
County |
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Commission (a) |
Joe Younkins |
Washington Co Roads |
County |
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Large City (v) |
Marsha Kirk |
Banks Planning Cmsn |
Large City |
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Large City (a) |
Michael Walker |
Banks Economic Dvlpmt |
Large City |
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Large City (a) |
Jolynn Becker |
City of Banks |
Large City |
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Citizen-at-Large |
Mike Borresen |
Buxton |
Small Community |
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| Washington County | Name | Member Position | Representing | Phone | |
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Commission (v) |
Jerry Willey |
Washington Co Commission |
County |
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Commission (a) |
Joe Younkins |
Washington Co Roads |
County |
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Large City (v) |
Marsha Kirk |
Banks Planning Cmsn |
Large City |
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Large City (a) |
Michael Walker |
Banks Economic Dvlpmt |
Large City |
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Large City (a) |
Jolynn Becker |
City of Banks |
Large City |
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Citizen-at-Large |
Mike Borresen |
Buxton |
Small Community |
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| Ports | Name | Member Position | Representing | Phone | |
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Port of Astoria (v) |
Frank Spence |
Commissioner, Port of Astoria |
Port |
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Port of Astoria (a) |
Will Isom |
Port of Astoria |
Port |
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Port of Columbia Co (v) |
Larry Ericksen |
Port of Columbia County Commission |
Port |
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Port of Columbia Co (a) |
Doug Hayes |
Port of Columbia County Executive Director |
Port |
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Port of Tillamook Bay (v) |
Jim Young |
Commissioner, Port of Tillamook Bay |
Port |
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Port of Garibaldi (a) |
Mike Saindon |
General Manager, Port of Garibaldi |
Port |
| Forestry | Name | Member Position | Representing | Phone | |
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OR Dept of Forestry |
Forestry |
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| Oregon Parks | Name | Member Position | Representing | Phone | |
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North Coast Mgr |
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OR Parks/Recreation |
Parks |
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| ODOT—Region 2 | Name | Member Position | Representing | Phone | |
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Area Manager (v) |
Tony Snyder |
OR Dept—Transportation |
ODOT Region 2 |
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Area Pjt Mgr (a) |
Ken Shonkwiler |
OR Dept—Transportation |
ODOT Region 2 |
| Staff | Name | Member Position | Representing | Phone | |
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Administrative Staff |
Mary McArthur |
NWACT
PO Box 534
Columbia City, OR 97018 |
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NWACT Chair: Henry Heimuller (Columbia County)
NWACT Vice-Chair: Lianne Thompson (Clatsop County)
NWACT 2nd Vice-Chair: Suzanne Weber (Tillamook County)
Bylaws:
NWACT’s Bylaws are the Commission’s operating procedures.
The Bylaws provide for the day-to-day implementation of NWACT’s Charter. Updated along with NWACT’s Charter, the NWACT Board adopted revised Bylaws in July 2017. The Bylaws include NWACT’s:
- Mission · Roles and Responsibilities
- Voting, Alternate, Ex-Officio and General Stakeholder Membership
- Officers
- Election of Officers
- Executive Steering Committee
- Terms of Office
- Member Orientation and Responsibilities
- Decision-Making and Basis for Decision-Making
- Regular and Special/Emergency Meetings
- Meeting Quorums
- Work Plan Development
- Staffing
- Public Involvement
- Coordination with Other Entities and Stakeholders
- Amendments
Charter:
NWACT’s Charter outlines the guiding principles and policies for the Commission. Following a six month review process, NWACT members adopted an updated Chater in November, 2004. The Oregon Transportation Commission approved the updated Charter in January 2005, giving NWACT permanent charter status. The Charter is amended from time to time, most recently in July 2017.
The Charter outlines NWACT’s:
- Mission
- Authority and Responsibilities
- Membership
- Decision-Making
- Meetings
- Meeting Quorum
- Officers
- Staff Support
- Sub-Committees
- Public Involvement
- Bylaws Establishment
- Amendments
NWACT Public Involvement Plan:
NWACT is committed to an open, public involvement process, which allows all citizens and transportation stakeholders the opportunity to participate in transportation decision-making.
Our public involvement strategy has four primary goals:
- Involve stakeholders in developing the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP),
- Inform the public about the STIP process and how they can participate,
- Educate the public on regional and statewide transportation issues, projects and funding procedures, and
- Provide a forum for receiving input and feedback from the public
