Our Board

Today's Foundation directors and officers, like the founders of the organization, are volunteers. Chosen to represent the diverse segments of the state's agricultural industry, they give generously of their time and expertise in setting policy and monitoring research results from Foundation projects. The directors meet twice each year to review policies, analyze Foundation activities, and plan programs for the next year.

OFFICERS

 
  President - Mike Macnab, Portland, Retired Non-Profit Finance Executive
  Vice President - Lance Lyon, Aurora, Nursery Industry
  Vice President - Ralph Fisher, Sublimity, Grass Seed
  Treasurer/Secretary - Russ Karow, Corvallis, Crop & Soil Science
  Appointed Secretary - Charlene Wilkinson, ARF Project & Outreach Coordinator

DIRECTORS

  David Beck, Amity, Wine Industry
  Stella Coakley, Corvallis, Associate Dean Emeritus, College of Agricultural Sciences, OSU
  Chelle Davis, Albany, Banking
  Tim Elbert, Central Point, Retail Nursery and Garden Center
  Loren Kellogg, Redmond, Forest Ecology
  Tami Kerr, Corvallis, Dairy Industry
  Caitlin Leslie, Bonanza, Potatoes
  Elizabeth Levi, Portland, Attorney
  Pat Malone, Philomath, Christmas Trees and Benton Co. Commissioner
  Jean McKinney, Wasco, Wheat Rancher
  Mike Omeg, The Dalles, Tree Fruit
  Bryan Ostlund, Salem, Commodity Commissions
  Ed Peachey, Corvallis, Horticulture
  Shelly Sorem, Corvallis, CPA
  Pete Szasz, Boardman, Cattle Feeding
  Gil Sylvia, Seal Rock, Marine/ Coastal
  Marty Vavra, LaGrande, Professor Emeritus, Rangleland Science, OSU
  Mike Weber, Madras, Row Crops
  C.J. (Bud) Weiser, Corvallis, Emeritus Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences, OSU

 

​​​​​HONORARY DIRECTORS

  • Staci Simonich, Corvallis, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences
  • Shawn Donkin, Corvallis, Associate Dean of Research, College of Agricultural Sciences
  • Jayathi Murthy, Corvallis, President, Oregon State University

FOUNDATION STAFF

  • Josh Kvidt, Executive Director
  • Ying Wang, Controller
  • Charlene Wilkinson, Project Coordinator

EMERITUS DIRECTORS

  • Lane Borg, Portland
  • Ellen Egan, Salem
  • Ken Messerle, Coos Bay
  • Sam Wade, Lostine

IN MEMORIAM

  • Roy Arnold, Corvallis, CAS Dean Emeritus
  • Roger Detering, Harrisburg, Tree Fruits
  • Larry Kaseberg, Wasco, Wheat
  • Phillip J. Walker, Salem, Hazelnuts and Cherries
 
For more information about the Ag Research Foundation, contact:
 
Josh Kvidt
Executive Director
Agricultural Research Foundation
Oregon State University
1600 SW Western Blvd., Suite 320
Corvallis, Oregon 97333
Phone (541)737-4066