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craigd@tigard-or.gov
Term Expires: 12/31/10
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An industrial designer for a local engineering consulting firm, Mayor
Dirksen has worked for over 30 years in the engineering field with experience in power generation,
microelectronics, pulp and paper and food processing. Mayor Dirksen has been a Tigard resident
since 1977. He grew up in Klickitat, Washington, in the Columbia Gorge, and graduated from Clark
College in Vancouver, Washington. Prior to his election to Council in 2000, Mayor Dirksen was an
active City of Tigard volunteer for more than 10 years. He has served on the Park Board, as a
facilitator for the Citizen Involvement Team, and on the Budget Committee. He and his wife Jackie
also devoted many years as board members and past presidents of the Tigard Soccer Club, and
Jackie currently serves as treasurer of the Tigard Public Library Foundation.
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sydney@tigard-or.gov
Term Expires: 12/31/10
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Councilor Sherwood is the Executive Director of the Good Neighbor
Center, the homeless shelter for East Washington County. Her career has included public
relations for Community Partners for Affordable Housing and the Pearson
Financial Group. She also was the owner and manager of Elite Graphics and
Graphic Expressions for over 13 years. She has lived in Tigard for 34 years.
Councilor Sherwood has served on the Tigard Budget Committee, Washington County
Advisory Board, Washington County Housing Authority, and the Regional Blue
Ribbon Housing Resource Development Task Force. She was also elected to the
Tigard Water District Board in 1990. She is the mother of three grown sons
who live in the Metro area.
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gretchen@tigard-or.gov
Term Expires: 12/31/10
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Councilor Buehner, an attorney since 1981, practices law in Tigard, focusing on
real estate and estate planning. An Oregon native, Councilor Buehner grew up in
the Portland area, obtained her BA from Mills College, Oakland, CA, did graduate work
at Portland State University, Portland, OR and received her JD from Northwestern
School of Law at Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR. She was elected to the
Tigard Water District Board in 1996. She became a Tigard volunteer in 1997 on the
Visioning Task Force. Since moving into the city in 2001, she has served on the
Tigard Planning Commission, Transportation Financing Task Force, Planned Development
Committee, Financing Strategies Task Force and City Center Advisory Commission.
She also served on the Washington County Long Term Transportation Citizen
Advisory Committee.
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nick@tigard-or.gov
Term Expires: 12/31/08
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Councilor Wilson is a founding partner of Atlas Landscape
Architecture, a site planning and urban design firm with offices in downtown
Portland. He served as Tigard City Councilor for four years, 2003-2006. He was
on the Tigard Planning Commission for seven years, six as chairman. He has
also worked on the Tigard Transportation System Plan Update Task Force,
the Tigard Development Code Update Task Force, the Washington Square Regional
Center Task Force, and the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force. Councilor Wilson,
a native Oregonian, has lived in Tigard for more than 15 years.
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tomw@tigard-or.gov
Term Expires: 12/31/08
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Councilor Woodruff has been on City Council since 2005.
He is a 7 year resident of Tigard. He is employed as a Senior Account Director
at United Behavioral Health in Tigard. He has worked in Washington County for
over 25 years focusing on mental health issues. He served for fours years as
an elected member of the West Union School Board. He has also been active in
the community as President of his Homeowners Association, President of a
School Community Club and Parent Teacher Committee, and a Board Member of
the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.
For the last two years he has represented Tigard on several Regional Water Consortiums,
the Budget Committee and the Visioning Committee.
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