Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) Members

The Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) is a five-member, all volunteer, citizen panel appointed by the governor for four-year terms to serve as DEQ’s policy and rule-making board. Members are eligible for reappointment but may not serve more than two consecutive terms.

Bill Blosser Chair	Bill Blosser is owner of William Blosser Consulting. He is employed by, and has held several positions with, CH2M Hill in Portland. Bill served as Director of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development from 2001-2002 and was formerly president of Sokol Blosser Winery in Dundee, Oregon. Bill has served on and chaired numerous commissions and task forces, including terms as chair of the Water Resources Commission, chair of the Land Conservation and Development Commission and chair of the Policy Advisory Committee on Water Quality to the EQC. Bill has a bachelor of arts degree in history and humanities from Stanford University and a masters degree in regional planning from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Commissioner Blosser was appointed to the EQC in January 2006 and lives in Portland.
Donalda Dodson Commissioner	Donalda Dodson is Interim Executive Director of the Oregon Child Development Coalition. She served as Administrator of the Department of Human Services Office of Family Health and as Manager of the Maternal/Child Health Program at the Marion County Health Department. Donalda has a bachelor of science degree in nursing and a master's degree in public health. She has chaired or served on nearly a dozen public health committees and task forces and expresses a strong interest in bringing environmental issues into the public health arena. Commissioner Dodson resides in Salem.
Jane O'Keeffe Commissioner	Jane O’Keeffe, a native of northeast Oregon, has been an operating partner in the O’Keeffe Family Ranch, a fourth-generation cattle operation in Adel, near Lakeview, for more than 25 years and has served as partner in the Campbell Crossing Ranch in Kimberly since 2007. She has served as a member and co-chair of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board and has been active in other local natural resource boards involving forest lands and sustainability. Her public service also includes work as consultant to the National Forest Counties and Schools Coalition and seven years as a Lake County commissioner. Jane has a bachelor’s degree in agriculture and resources economics from Oregon State University. Commissioner O’Keeffe was appointed to the EQC in June 2008 and resides in Adel.
Judy Uherbelau Commissioner	Judy Uherbelau is a graduate of Ball State University with a B.S. in Economics/Political Science. She received a J.D. from UCLA School of Law and formerly worked as an attorney with Thomas C. Howser, PC in Ashland. Judy served in the Peace Corps and the Oregon House of Representatives as well as numerous boards and commissions. Commissioner Uherbelau was appointed to the EQC in February 2005 and lives in Ashland.
Ken Williamson Vice-Chair	Ken Williamson is head of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University and serves as Co-Director of the Center for Water and Environmental Sustainability. He received his B.S. and M.S. at Oregon State University and his Ph.D. at Stanford University. Commissioner Williamson was appointed to the EQC in February 2004 and lives in Corvallis.

Environmental Quality Commission Members