Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) Members

The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission is a five-member panel of Oregonians 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 master’s degree in regional planning from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Commissioner Blosser was appointed to EQC in January 2006 and lives in Portland. Terms of service: 1/23/06-6/30/09; 7/1/09-6/30/13
Jane O’Keeffe Vice-chair	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 EQC in June 2008 and resides in Adel. Term of service: 7/1/08-6/30/12; 7/1/12-6/30/16
Ed Armstrong Commissioner	Ed Armstrong has lived in Oregon for nearly six decades. He grew up in Washington County and served many years in the education field. He received a B.S. degree in biology from Portland State University. He has served as a high school teacher, director of an alternative education program, curriculum director, grant writer, and CEO of a national water treatment company. Armstrong has served on numerous boards and councils, and has been involved with watershed restoration projects with students over the years. His work has been recognized and received awards statewide and nationally. Commissioner Armstrong was appointed to EQC in February 2012 and lives in Hebo. Term of service: 3/1/12-6/30/15; eligible for reappointment
Morgan Rider Commissioner	Morgan Rider specializes in strategic corporate sustainability planning, environmental management system development and environmental health and safety compliance. She has managed and performed environmental compliance projects and audits for large commercial clients with national and international assets. Rider has worked as environmental compliance manager for LSI Logic and Nike, and has been the sustainability chair for the Pacific Northwest Cleantech Open since 2009. She holds a B.S. in civil and environmental engineering from Cornell University and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Oregon. Commissioner Rider was appointed to EQC in February 2012 and lives in Portland. Term of service: 3/1/12-6/30/15; eligible for reappointment
Colleen Johnson Commissioner	Colleen Johnson has been a Professor of Economics at Eastern Oregon University for over 26 years. She has a PhD in economics from Washington State University. She is a nationally known scholar on the effects of federal deficits on interest rates and the field of institutional economics. Her primary areas of teaching are macroeconomics, labor economics, public policy and public administration. Commissioner Johnson served for 16 years on the La Grande City Council, 14 of those as Mayor of La Grande. As Mayor, she also served on the Oregon Mayors Association Board of Directors and on the League of Oregon Cities Board of Directors. Commissioner Johnson was appointed to EQC in December 2012 and lives in La Grande. Terms of service: 12/13/12-12/12/16; eligible for reappointment

Environmental Quality Commission Members