Cara Fischer |
Board Chair 2008-2010 |
Volunteer and Community Experience:
Girl Scouts of Santiam Council Nominating and Fund Development committees member, former council president, recipient of Thanks Badge; Council Realignment Committee member, Governance, Board Development and CEO Search committees member; lifetime member of Girl Scouts; former president of Oregon State University Alumni Association; former president of Salem YWCA; former member of Salem Human Rights Commission. Professional or Other Affiliation:
Deputy director, Association of Oregon Counties – direct member services and association operations. Nearly 20 years of combined service to the association and two Oregon counties in communications and government relations. |
Ellen Steel |
1st Vice Chair 2008-2010 |
Volunteer and Community Experience:
Girl Scouts of Columbia River Council board member; Council Realignment Committee member and Board Development Committee chair; founded and manage Lake Oswego girls’ youth lacrosse league; National Charity League; Northwest Business for Culture and the Arts leadership training for non-profit boards; Portland Symphonic Choir former board chair and chair of strategic planning committee; Goldenbond Rescue foster home for golden retrievers; former Girl Scout troop leader and cookie parent. Professional or Other Affiliation:
Vice president, Standard Insurance Company – 26 years managing life and disability claims and operations, retirement plan services nation-wide. |
Kerry Rasmusson |
Treasurer 2008-2011 |
Volunteer and Community Experience:
Girl Scouts of Western Rivers board first vice president, Finance Committee chair, Evaluation Committee chair; Council Realignment Committee member and Finance Committee co-chair; lifetime member of Girl Scouts; Alternative Work Concepts board vice chair; Eugene Rotary Club treasurer; Professional Women’s Forum president-elect; Eugene Hearing and Speech Center former board chair, treasurer, secretary of finance; strategic planning committees, CEO search committee chair. Professional or Other Affiliation:
Partner and CPA – Kernutt, Stokes, Brandt and Co. LLP. Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. |
Roberta Janssen |
Secretary 2008-2010 |
Volunteer and Community Experience:
Girl Scouts of Santiam Council board vice president, recipient of Thanks Badge; Council Realignment Committee’s Communications Committee member; State Defense Force deputy commander; long-term care ombudsman; Columbia River Chapter of the Association of the US Army board member. Professional or Other Affiliation: Semi-retired after serving 25 years in state service with the Oregon Military Department as director of state personnel and 28 years in the Oregon National Guard retiring as a colonel. Currently working part-time as the executive director of the Oregon National Guard Association. |