Gretchen Buehner, Tigard City Council

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. Councilor Buehner was recently awarded a Silver Certificate of Leadership from the National League of Cities in honor of her achievements in their leadership program.

Jason Snider, Tigard City Council

Councilor Snider moved to Tigard in 1999 and began his full-time career as clinical manager at American Medical Response from 1999 to 2003. In 2003 to the present, he has been employed in a number of management roles at Kaiser Permanente Northwest and is currently the administrator of the Regional Gastroenterology Department. Councilor Snider began public service early in life, working as an Emergency Medical Technician his senior year of high school and served two years on the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Board during his junior and senior years in high school. He attended Willamette University in Salem, graduating with a BS in Economics and Biology. He received an MS in Evaluative Clinical Sciences in 1999 from Dartmouth Medical School. Councilor Snider volunteered as a Tigard Reserve Police Officer from 2001 to 2004 and was a member and Chair of the City of Tigard Budget Committee from May 2005 until December 2009.

Karen Bowerman, Lake Oswego City Council

Karen Bowerman’s service to the region includes business mentorship and strategic advising to start-up enterprises and firms ready for growth and expansion. She is a member of the Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce, was on the 50+ Advisory Board of Lake Oswego and holds many awards from communities she has served. Her professional background of experience in both the private and public sectors includes over 30 years in higher education, and service as Dean of the College of Business and Public Administration at California State University, San Bernardino where she was named Dean Emeritus.

Councilor Bowerman earned a Ph.D. in Administration from Texas A&M University and the Masters in Speech Communication from Kansas University. Dr. Bowerman has co-authored textbooks in business leadership.

Kent Studebaker, City of Lake Oswego

Mayor Studebaker attended school in Lake Oswego from grade school through high school.  After earning his undergraduate and doctor of jurisprudence degrees from the University of Oregon, he served on active duty with the Marine Corps for 3 years.  He then practiced law in both governmental and private corporate offices.  Following that, he owned his own successful manufacturer’s representative business for 21 years.  He served on the Lake Oswego Citizens Budget Committee.  Kent is married to Kim, his wife of over 40 years, and has two adult daughters.