Bob Hansen

I consider myself a social entrepreneur whose primary activities include organizing community events, environmental activism, and political organizing.

Current activities include
Chair and board member, Friends of the Columbia Gorge; Acting Chair, Klickitat County Democrat Party

Past board memberships: Klickitat Trail Conservancy, Society for Ecological Restoration, Northwest Chapter; Institute for Applied Ecology, Salem Audubon Society, Salem City Club, Oregon Association of County Engineers and Surveyors

Education:
Oregon State University, Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering, 1969
Portland State University, Masters of Business Administration, 1976
Harvard's John Kennedy School of Government, Program for Senior Executives in Local Government, 1990
University of Colorado at Denver, Rocky Mountain Program, 1996

Professional Career (last title listed and total period employed):
First Lieutenant, United States Army, 1969-71
Senior Engineer, City of Portland Bureau of Sanitary Engineering, 1971-1974
Assistant Director of Public Works, Marion County, Oregon, 1975-1978
Director of Public Works, Marion County, Oregon, 1980-2001

Other activities:
Traveled around the world from 1978-1980, primarily exploring the mountains of the world
Built a home in the Columbia Gorge, 1989-2003
Snowboarding, road and mountain biking, and bird watching (http://community.gorge.net/birding)

Being a father, son, brother and friend
Contact information: bobhansen@gorge.net 503 881 5889 ( c)
2060 SW 49th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333

July, 2005
This is not about knowing about me. It is about communicating how important our Corvallis experience is in my life, from the time I entered kindergarten at Harding School, Highland View Junior High and culminating with Corvallis High. You and our experiences are my reality, my reference point. As I go through life, I compare what I observe, with what I experienced during my formative years in Corvallis. What I generally conclude is that my classmates in Corvallis were some of the brightest, kindest, most interesting and fun people I have known and represent a very diverse spectrum of our society. Thank you for the critical times we shared. We can imagine things being different, like changing channels on a TV, but the reality is we are stuck with what we had and I believe it was very good. Thanks again.