OUNC Board
The OUNC Board is comprised of 21 members, all appointed by the Governor for a 4-year term. Each Board Member represents a specific industry segment and is nominated by their organization.
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Melanie
Lewis
Chairperson
Representing
Regulated Electric
Term
08/27/2023 – 08/26/2027
Committees
- Governance Committee
- DIRT Committee
- Contracts Committee
Jessica
Epley
Vice Chair
Representing
Telecom with over 50,000 access lines
Term
01/29/2024 – 01/28/2028
Committees
- Chair of Governance Committee
Jaimie
Lemke
Secretary
Representing
Natural Gas Distribution
Term
05/27/2022 – 05/26/2026
Committees
- Chair of Publicity Committee
- Governance Committee
Alba
Vogland
Treasurer
Representing
Counties
Term
03/8/2021 – 03/17/2025
Committees
- Governance Committee
- Chair of Budget & Audit Committee
Kevin
Hennessy
PUC Representative
Representing
PUC Representative
Term
8/30/22 – 10/31/2023
Committees
- Governance Committee
- Training & Education Committee
Nathan A
Rivera
Representing
MUNIs
Term
7/1/2024 – 6/30/2028
Committees
- Budget & Audit
- Chair of Contracts
- Data & Research Committee
Connor
Toney
Representing
Excavators
Term
08/27/2023 – 08/26/2027
Committees
- Publicity
- Training & Education
- Data & Research Committee
Mitch
Burghelea
Representing
Cable TV
Term
1/15/2022 – 1/14/2026
Committees
- Governance Committee
- Chair of Training & Education
- Damage Reporting/DIRT
- Publicity
Ken
Pearce
Representing
Representing Regulated Telecom < 50k
Term
3/5/2025-3/4/2029
Committees
Andy
Crocker
Representing
Special Districts
Term
8/30/22 – 8/29/2026
Committees
- Budget & Audit
- Publicity
- Contracts
Megan
Moore
Representing
PUD’s
Term
05/27/2022 – 05/26/2026
Committees
- Training & Education Committee
- Publicity Committee
Justin
Roberts
Representing
Interstate Natural Gas
Term
8/1/2024 – 5/26/2026
Committees
Budget, Audit, and Tariff committee
Aaron
Nakano
Representing
Contractors
Term
12/3/2024-12/2/2028
Committees
Brewster
Whitmire
Representing
Electric Cooperatives
Term
12/3/24 – 12/2/28
Committees
Konstantin “KC” Chumachenko
Representing
NULCA – representing utility locating professionals
Term
10/1/23 – 9/30/27
Committees
- Governance Committee
- Publicity Committee
- Data & Research Committee
Robbie
West
Representing
Cities of Population less than 25,000
Term
10/1/23 – 9/30/27
Committees
- Governance Committee
VACANT
vacant
Representing
Term
Committees
Lucas
Schauffler
Representing
ODOT (Oregon Department of Transportation)
Term
10/1/23 – 9/30/27
Committees
Matt
Barrett
Telecommunications Cooperatives
Representing
Telecommunications Cooperatives
Term
12/20/2023 – 12/19/2027
Committees
- Governance Committee
Lynn
Detering
OUCC Representative
Representing
OUCC
Term
12/20/2023 – 05/6/2026
Committees
VACANT
vacant
Representing
Railroads
Term
Committees
To contact an OUNC Board Member, please email us at [email protected].
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