Senior Studies Institute Officers
Volunteers Responsible for the Operation of SSI
Executive Board
- Chair:
- Duane Ray
- Functions as executive officer for SSI and serves as public voice; develops agendas; appoints committee chairs.
- Chair-Elect :
- Geraldine Williams
- Acting Chair in the absence of the Chair Person; becomes next Chair.
- Secretary:
- Sharon Nelson
- Records and distributes minutes, maintains records of current policies and past minutes.
- Treasurer:
- Sue Bowers
- Financial officer; receives, disburses monies; chairs budget committee; maintains financial records and reports on monetary status at Board Meetings.
- Members-at-Large
- Steve Baker, Kathy Bambeck, Kathleen Maunder, Jean Thornton, Steve Weiss
- Serves on Board and other committees as requested.
Committees
- Archivist:
- Community Coordinator:
- Evelyn Clink
- Connections:
- Vi Spielman
- Communicates with members by cards/notes when ill or on special occasions.
- Curriculum:
- John Schilke
- With committee, reviews class proposals, plans and develops class schedule for each term.
- Facilities Director:
- Steve Baker
- Membership:
- Tony Veldhuizen
- Maintains membership records, receives membership fees, provides name tags for all members, provides mailing labels, member listings and an annual roster.
- Notifications:
- Gil McGair
- Notifies membership of SSI business, member topics of interests via email.
- Ombudsman:
- Linda McCall
- Mediates, facilitates misunderstandings, disputes among SSI members.
- Picnic:
- Jim Laughton
- Publications:
- Paul Buchman
- Serves as editor of newsletter; prepares and distributes special mailings.
- Publicity:
- Kathy McCulloch
- Notifies public of SSI’s events, opportunities for outreach.
- Telephone:
- Melba McFarland
- Notifies board, curriculum members of upcoming meetings.
Site Coordinators
Site Coordinators prepare facility for class sessions, monitor and/or moderate classes.
- PCC CLIMB (Central):
- Sandy Miller
- Neighborhood House:
- Jean Thornton
- Lake Oswego:
- Louise Lowe
- PCC East:
- Sandy Basel
- METRO:
- Gary Grammon
- SMILE:
- Jan Vallaincourt, Norm Grant
- West:
- Gil McGair, Dan Ross