Board of Directors
An elected five-member Board of Directors governs the Bend Park and Recreation District. The District's Board of Directors is responsible for developing District goals and setting policy. The Board meets the first and third Tuesday of each month.
Bob Woodward, Chair
Scott Wallace, Vice-Chair
Ted Schoenborn
George Thayer
Ruth Williamson
Bob Woodward
Bob
has been a writer and photographer for the past 30 years.
During those years he worked primarily as a freelancer but also
held editorial positions at Times-Mirror Magazines, CBS
Magazines, and The New York Times Magazine Group among
others.
A Bend resident for 28 years, Bob served six years
on the Bend City Council (1993 to 1999), was Bend's Mayor from
1997 to 1999, and served as chair of the Bend Development Board
from 2000 to 2002. He and his wife Eilleen (a former Park Board
member) have four adult children.
Scott Wallace
Scott moved
to Bend in 1969 and grew up participating in many youth
programs with Bend Metro Park and Recreation District. He
graduated from Bend High School in 1980 and attended college on
a baseball scholarship. After completing his competitive
baseball career and earning Bachelor and Master of Science
degrees in Geology from Southern Utah and Western Washington
University, respectively, he joined Kleinfelder, Inc., a
consulting engineering firm in 1987. Following stints in Las
Vegas, Seattle, and Portland, he returned to the community he
has always considered home, and founded Kleinfelder's Bend
office branch in 1997. Scott and his wife Karen have two young
children and are actively involved in many of the district's
recreation opportunities. Scott has a deep appreciation for
Bend's history and is committed to working with citizens and
fellow board members to provide the quality parks, trails,
facilities, and recreation programs which contribute to the
quality of life enjoyed by Central Oregon residents.
Ted Schoenborn
Ted has
been on the board since 2003. He is retired from a career in US
Public Health Service. He is also the station manager of (and
helped to build) KPOV LP FM, Bend Community Radio, a community
radio station that serves under-represented voices in the Bend
community. For nearly 20 years he served as Park Board Chairman
in Fort Mitchell, KY. The parks developed there won statewide
design awards. His experience in building parks and developing
recreation programs within budget continues in Bend.
George Thayer
George moved to Bend in 1984 from Southern California where he
had a 23 year career in education. He taught elementary school
for 8 years, completed his doctorate in education and taught at
Cal. State University, Long Beach and UCLA. George competed in
high school and college swimming and water polo. In 1991 he
joined the master swim program at Juniper Swim and Fitness
Center and continues to compete at the local, national and
world levels. He has five adult children and six grandchildren.
Ruth Williamson, Chair
Ruth
Williamson is an active community volunteer and mother of two
young children. Shortly after moving to Bend nearly10 years
ago, she left a successful 15 year career in sales in the
outdoor industry. Her association with the Park and Recreation
district began over six years ago, as board member and former
chair of the Park and Recreation Foundation. A passion for
trails inspired her, along with other volunteers, to create the
River Trail Ramble, a fund raiser and friend raiser to connect
the river trail, now in its fourth year. Ruth and her family
enjoy all that Bend offers in terms of outdoor recreation, and
brings a commitment to community and environmental stewardship
to her role as a Park Board member.
Click HERE to see Board
of Directors meeting agendas and minutes.
