Our Team
Union County
Name /Office
About
Charlie Gillis
La Grande, OR 97827
- Attorney
- Board Member, Blue Mountain Conservancy
- Retired Nurse Practitioner
- Interests: cross country skiing, bicycle touring, fishing
Kim Metlen
Imbler, OR 97841
- Co-owner Oregon East Cycling
- Co-owner, Joseph Branch Railriders
- Member, Regional ODOT Transportation Advisory Committee
- Promoter, Grande Tour Scenic Bikeway
Joe Kresse
La Grande, OR 97850
- Member of the Union County Planning Commission
- Bicycle Representative of the Union County Transit Committee
- Former President of the Friends of the Joseph Branch
- Former President of the La Grande Forestry & Landscaping Committee
Wallowa County
Penny Arentsen, 2018 President
Joseph, OR 97846
- Owner, Winding Waters River Expeditions
- Outdoor recreation interests
- Former coordinator of K-12 Natural Resource Science Programs at Wallowa Resources
- Interests: Raising & playing with my kids, Cycling, Horseback Riding, Skiing, Hiking, Rafting
Dr. Emily Sheahan
Enterprise, OR 97828

- Family Physician at Mountain View Medical Group
- Facilitator for Complete Health Improvement Program
- Member of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine
- Member of the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
- Board member of the Eastern Oregon Healthy Living Alliance
- Outside interests: spending time with my family enjoying the great environment that we live in hiking, rafting, camping, biking, running marathons, and playing volleyball.
John Baker, 2018 Treasurer
Wallowa, OR 97885
- Retired Business Owner
- Oregon Equestrian Trails, NE OR Chapter
- Interests: Equestrian, River Rafting and Biking
Ron Polk, Pharm.D.
Lostine, OR 97857

- Retired Emeritus Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- Interests: Fishing & Hiking
- Vice President, Nez Perce National Historic Trail Foundation
- Oregon Historic Trails Advisory Committee Member
- Retired Educator
- Equestrian Interests
Dick Seymour
Wallowa, OR 97885
Dennis Sands, Joseph, OR 97846
- Mayor of Joseph, OR
- City Councilor
- NEOEDD Board Member
- League of Oregon Cities Northeast Oregon Advisory Committee
- Northeast Oregon Commission on Transportation
Ralph Swinehart, P.E.
Enterprise, OR 97828
- Owner, Wallowa Mountain Engineering
- Board Member, Wallowa Band Nez Perce Trail Interpretive Center, Inc.
- Board Member, Friends of the Joseph Branch
Attorney, Paige Sully P.C., 2018 Vice President
Enterprise, OR 97828
- Member, Wallowa County Search and Rescue
- Race Director, Wallowa Lake Sprint Triathlon
- Treasurer, Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race
- Interests: Trailrunner, Triathlete, and Mountain Biker
Jennifer Wing, 2018 Secretary