The Board of Trustees
Danny Bailey
Staff Trustee
baileyd2@eou.edu
Education:Eastern Oregon University, Bachelor of Music; Western Oregon University, Master of Science in Education – Curriculum & Instruction
Occupation:Scholarship Coordinator, Eastern Oregon University
Biography:Danny is a Willamette Valley native and EOU Alum. He began working in the Financial Aid Office in 2016 and prides himself that his position helps other Mounties to be financially successful during their educational journey. When able, Danny enjoys participating in Music and Theatre performances around the valley. Most recently, he is the music director for two different performing ensembles in La Grande.
Richard Chaves (Chair)
rchaves@eou.edu
Education:Eastern Oregon University, Business Economics and Management.
Occupation:Chaves Consulting, Inc. (CCI)总裁兼创始人。
Biography:Richard has led CCI in the design and implementation of information system solutions for state and local government agencies throughout the United States. Over the past 35 years, he founded three companies, developed business and technology solutions, and received numerous recognitions from his customers and business partners for excellent service. In 2011, CCI was named Business of the Year by the Baker County Chamber of Commerce.
Tom Insko, President
Ex-officio Member
Education:威廉玛丽学院工商管理硕士;Eastern Oregon University, Bachelor’s in Mathematics and Business Economics.
Occupation:Eastern Oregon University President.
Biography:在担任EOU总裁之前，Tom在Boise Cascade工作了20年，主要负责运营管理。汤姆是土生土长的俄勒冈东部人，他在位于拉格兰德北部的家族农场长大。他曾担任EOU基金会主席和董事会成员。
Bill Johnson
bjohnson2@eou.edu
Education:Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Occupation:Owner of Sage Farms; a multi-faceted farm in the Treasure Valley.
Biography:Raised in Vale, Bill joined Microsoft after college where he led the design of early versions of Microsoft Excel. Later, he served as Vice President of Program Management at InterNAP, an internet routing optimization firm. He is a founding member of Malheur County Poverty to Prosperity and serves on several other business and agricultural boards. Sage farms produces crops on over 5,000 irrigated acres.
Tamra Mabbott
tjmabbott@eou.edu
Education:M.A. Urban Planning, UCLA; B.A. Political Science, UCLA
Occupation: Planning Director for Morrow County, Oregon.
BiographyTamra Mabbott在南俄勒冈州Rogue河沿岸的一个小奶牛场长大。在加州大学洛杉矶分校就读期间，她全职工作，并在各种政治组织做志愿者。她希望自己的职业生涯能够帮助社区的生存和健康，她选择继续学习城市规划，然后完成了财政研究的高级课程。她曾在波特兰发展委员会工作过一段时间，然后开始了30多年的土地利用规划师生涯。她在一个小城市工作了两年，担任社区发展主任，然后担任俄勒冈州土地保护与发展部的东部地区代表。虽然她说她的州职位是她的梦想工作，周游10个县地区，花时间与优秀的人和社区，她回来担任莫罗县的规划主任，在那里她可以把她的时间集中在一个较小的社区。
Cheryl Martin (Vice Chair)
martinca@eou.edu
Education:Eastern Oregon University, Bachelor’s of Science in Education.
Occupation:Rancher/Owner VP Ranch.
Biography:An Alumna of EOU, Cheryl taught in the Powder Valley School District for 27 years. She was awarded Oregon Middle School Science Teacher of the Year and Conservation Teacher of the year. She served on the Oregon Science Teacher Board, was president of Baker County Chamber of Commerce and serves on the executive board for Oregon Cattlemen’s Association. She owns and operates the VP Ranch in North Powder and is the sixth generation to live and ranch in the Powder Valley.
George Mendoza
gmendoza@eou.edu
Education:Northwest Nazarene University, Master of Education Leadership; Eastern Oregon University, Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education.
Occupation: Superintendent, La Grande School District.
Biography:George has over 20 years of experience working in education as an elementary school teacher, administrator, and coach. Prior to his current post with the La Grande School District, he was the Assistant Superintendent/Director of Special Education at Morrow County School District.
Cedric Riel
Trustee
cariel@eou.edu
Education:Eastern Oregon University, Masters of Business Administration
Occupation:Team Leader Production, Lamb Weston in Boardman, OR
Biography: Cedric Riel recently graduated from EOUsumma cum laudein both Economics and in Business. He was recognized as the Outstanding Student within the MBA program, which he completed this last academic year. While obtaining these degrees, Cedric has continued to compete in football, a sport of which has contributed to the development of his character. He is passionate about serving the EOU community and has been involved with ASEOU, serving as Senate Chair in 2019-20 and as Director of Financial Affairs in 2020-21. Now, he is excited to be beginning his management experience at Lamb Weston in Boardman while he also begins a permanent Trustee position this next year. He looks forward to being able to continue to serve the EOU community.
Brad Stephens
bstephens@eou.edu
Education:Harvard University, AB, 1964; Tufts University School of Medicine, MD, 1968; Dartmouth Medical School Orthopedic Residency, 1975.
Occupation:Retired orthopedic surgeon.
Biography: Brad established his orthopedic surgery practice in La Grande in 1975 and was the team physician for EOU, helping teach courses on athletic injuries. In 1993 he was named Medical Director of the United State Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, New York. He returned to Eastern Oregon in 2007 and settled in Wallowa County, where he practiced until 2014. He has served as Secretary to the EOU Foundation Board of Directors for the past two years and is the Chair of Wallowa Resources, a nonprofit dedicated to sustaining the working landscape in Wallowa County.
Maurizio Valerio
mvalerio@eou.edu
Education:University of California, Berkeley Master of Arts in Zoology; University of Parma (Italy) Doctoral Degree in Natural Sciences.
Occupation:Field Coordinator with The Ford Family Foundation (TFFF); Owner/Manager of the Eccoci Ranch in Union County.
Biography:Maurizio was born and raised in Italy and arrived in the US with a post-doctoral position at UC Berkeley. He taught Cultural Tourism at the University of Verona (Italy) and worked as an Instructor in the Biology Department at EOU for several years. In his current job as Field Coordinator with TFFF, Maurizio supports community building efforts in many rural communities across Eastern Oregon. He is also actively involved in a long-term forest stewardship plan on his own land for which he received the Forest Steward Award for Union County 2019 and is a nominee for the Oregon Tree Farmer Award for 2020.
Christopher Warner
cwarner2@eou.edu
Education:University of Oregon, Bachelor of Science in Journalism
Occupation:Director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation
Biography:克里斯是第六代俄勒冈人，贝克城人，现在居住在波特兰。他与俄勒冈州东部保持着密切的联系，他的很多家人继续在那里生活和工作。他在公共部门管理部门工作了20多年。作为一名政策和立法专家，他曾在地方、州和联邦各级任职，并在俄勒冈州和波特兰的许多最重要的交通政策倡议中发挥了领导作用。他喜欢和他的妻子、州众议员芭芭拉·史密斯·华纳以及他们的两个孩子一起探索俄勒冈州的自然美景和文化宝藏。
Anna Cavinato
acavinato@eou.edu
Education:Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Bari, Italy
Occupation:Professor, College of Science, Technology, Mathematics, and Health Sciences
Biography:Anna Cavinato她是东俄勒冈大学化学和生物化学系的化学教授，在那里她教授化学和科学课程。世界杯英格兰vs伊朗实时比分Cavinato博士获得意大利巴里大学分析化学博士学位。在加入东俄勒冈大学之前，她曾担任华世界杯英格兰vs伊朗实时比分盛顿大学过程分析化学中心的研究教授(1988-1992)和孟菲斯大学化学系的助理教授(1986-1988)。她还在橡树岭国家实验室(1983-1984)和田纳西州大学医学院孟菲斯分校(1984-1986)接受了博士后培训，从事蛋白质纯化和电化学领域的工作。她于1992年被任命为东方航空的首席执行官。她曾多次担任SMT部门、化学系的主席，以及多个校园委员会的成员。
Dr. Cavinato has been the recipient of research and/or educational grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), USDA, Murdock Charitable Trust, Oregon Sea Grant, Western Regional Aquaculture Center, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh. External grants for research and education total over $1.5 M. She has carried out research in collaboration with undergraduate students using near infrared spectroscopy to develop non-destructive methods of analysis for environmental and agricultural applications. Most recently, she has been working in the area of microfluidics to develop DNA-based nanosensors for bacterial detection. She has also received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for curricular initiatives including incorporating service learning experiences and developing research-supportive curricula in the chemical sciences. She is an active member of the Analytical Sciences Digital Library (ASDL), working with educators around the nation to develop and disseminate inquiry-based case studies and active learning resources in support of science instruction. Most recently, she was awarded an S-STEM grant from the NSF to provide scholarships to financially needy and academically talented students majoring in STEM fields.
Dr. Cavinato is very active within the American Chemical Society (ACS) both at the local, regional and national level. She has been the faculty mentor of the EOU Chemistry Club for almost twenty years, during which the club has garnered numerous outstanding awards from the ACS for their professional development and community outreach activities such as Girls in Science and Saturday Science. She was chair of the ACS Committee on PROJECT SEED which places economically disadvantaged high school students in academic or industrial summer internships and is currently the Program Chair for the Division of Analytical Chemistry, leading the organization of the Division’s technical program at national ACS meetings.
Christine Cronin
ccronin@eou.edu
教育背景:美国北达科他州大学理学学士。
Occupation:former EOU Regional Center Director in John Day, OR.
Biography:Christine was born in Burns and has lived in John Day for 40+ years. For twenty-three years she served students in Grant County and beyond, through EOU’s outstanding distance education programs. She believes that high quality K-20 public education is the key to our success as country, state, and region. She has been an educational advocate and policy-maker through her work on the Oregon School Board Association Board of Directors, as a current member of her local ESD board of Directors, and as a former board chair and 8-year member of her local school board. She was named EOU’s Distinguished Administrative Professional in 2017.