City Council

Mayor - Virginia Carnes

Term Ending December 31, 2010
Address PO Box 542, Pilot Rock, OR 97868
Phone Home 541-443-5832, Cell 541-969-6033
Email vcarnes@centurytel.net
Education LaGrande High School, Eastern Oregon College of Education, Extensive post-graduate classes in education.
Current Occupation Retired, and busier than ever!
Employment History Retired Educator after 34 years at Pilot Rock School District 2R. Homestead Youth Lodge for 10 years, Umatilla County Jail for 3 years.
Community Service Pilot Rock Rural Fire District Board of Directors, Pilot Rock City Council, Swim Program Director, St. Helen's Catholic Church, Oregon Education Association, Pilot Rock Education Association, Community Action League, National Night Out Committee, SMART, Pendleton Center for the Arts, Pendleton Chamber of Commerce, Pilot Rock Chamber of Commerce, and other activities as needed/necessary.
Awards Pilot Rock First Citizen 1998
Hobbies Reading, sewing, pond gardening, cake decorating, crafts, quilting, woodworking and knitting.
Family 4 stepdaughters - Rebecca of Phoenix, AZ, Heather of Boise, Amy of Milton-Freewater, Sara of Walla Walla and 9 grandchildren.

Councilor at Large, Nancy Lankford

Term Ending December 31, 2010
Address PO Box 252, Pilot Rock
Phone 443-7411
Education Graduate of Pilot Rock High School
Current Occupation Sales
Employment History 24 years of sales
Community Service Pilot Rock Housing Development Board Member, Pilot Rock City Council 1991-95, Pilot Rock Budget Committee Member, Pilot Rock School Budget Committee Member, Pilot Rock Fire Board Budget Member
Hobbies Spending time with her grandchildren.
Family Husband Mike, Daughter Teri in Pendleton, 2 grandchildren

Councilor at Large, John Standley

Term Ending December 31, 2010
Phone 541-443-8132
Email john.standley@centurytel.com
Education BMCC 1970-71, Pilot Rock High School Class of 1968
Current Occupation CenturyTel Engineer
Employment History CenturyTel 1995-Present, US West Communications 1976-1995, Henkel and McCoy, Inc. 1969-1975
Community Service Umatilla County Planning Commission 2003-Present, Umatilla County Solid Waste Committee 2005-Present, Mayor of City of Pilot Rock 1981-2000
Awards Pilot Rock Male Citizen of the Year, 2001
Family Wife Robin, Children Arik, Keven, Jordan

Councilor at Large, Micheal Baleztena

Term Ending December 31, 2012
Phone 541-969-6359
Email mbalez1968@hotmail.com
Education Pilot Rock Elementary, Pilot Rock HighSchool and Blue Mountain Community College.
Current Occupation Umatilla County Road Department
Community Service Former Planning Commission member.
Family  

Councilor at Large, Glen Snively

Term Ending December 31, 2012
Phone  

Email

Education  
Current
Occupation
 
Employment History  
Community Service  
Hobbies  
Family  

Councilor at Large, Shawna Kirk

Term Ending

December 31, 2008

Phone

Home 541-443-2234

Email

shawnak@kinzuaresources.com

Education

Pilot Rock High School Graduate 1981.Attended Southern Oregon University and BMCC.

Current Occupation

Controller, Kinzua Resources.

Employment History

Nine years at Pendleton Grain Growers, currently eight years at Kinzua Resources.

Community Service 

Pilot Rock Booster Club, Community Day volunteer, Pilot Rock Chamber, Pilot Rock Together, and Pit Ridge Run volunteer, also a past School Board, Budget Committee and Little League Board member.

Family

Daughter Hannah is a junior at Eastern Oregon University.Parents:Karen and Bob Bopp of Pilot Rock.Sisters: Pilot Rock Elementary teacher Shellie Wyss and Shamria Kirk, an IT Manager at the Yakima Herald Register.

Councilor at Large, Dawn Alderman

Term Ending

 December 31, 2010                                                                                              

Phone

 

Email

 

 

Current Occupation

 

Education

 

Hobbies

 

Family