OCCUPATION: Minister, First United Methodist Church in Stayton

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: I have been 34 years in the ministry of the United Methodist Church, serving churches in New York and Oregon

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Tangent Grade School, Tangent, Oregon; Albany Union High School, Albany, Oregon; Willamette University, Salem, Oregon - BA June 1963; Drew Theological School, Madison, New Jersey - Masters/Divinity May 1968; Additional academic work at Queens College, New York and Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, Oregon

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Appointed to City of Milton-Frewater Recreation Committee - 1971-1975; Appointed to Queens County District Attorneys Crime Prevention Board Narcotic Sub-Committee 1967-1969; Elected to Myrtle Creek City Council as the Councilman-at-large for City 1986-1990; Served on Myrtle Creek City Budget Committee; Member of Community Center Commission; Myrtle Creeks Representive on Douglas County FEMA Board; Appointed to Arlington (Oregon) City Budget Committee 1990-1992

Believing that city government should work for the good of all the people of the city, I want to bridge the gap that can exist between the government and the people. As your Councilman, I will work with you all to make Stayton the best community it can be. I know I can bring new ideas and new perspectives to the city council and to you the citizens of Stayton, Oregon.