Susan Knudsen Obermeyer

Secretary

Retired from United States Forest Service as Operations Staff Officer overseeing Timber, Silviculture, and Special Forest Products.

Attended Elementary and High School in the Oakridge School District
Attended some college at Lane Community.
Completed many classes through the Forest Service in leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Board Leadership Certificate
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association “Gold Certificate” for continuing cooperative education.

Treasurer and Board member for the non-profit Southern Willamette Solutions, and the following committees:
- Oakridge Air and Ambassador
- Southern Willamette Forest Collaborative
  - Project-specific committees
  - Implementation Advisory Committee for watershed projects
  - Recreation committee
- Oakridge Fire Safe Council
Highway 58 Herald, an online local newspaper that stretches from Cresent to Pleasant Hill. Served as Treasurer.
State Forestry Advisory Committee to provide advice on the program of work.
Oakridge/Westfir Museum Board
Delivery Angel for Positive Community Kitchen to bring healthy food to folks going through health crisis due to life-threatening illness.
30+ years of coordinating and organizing Senior Citizen’s Christmas Baskets
12 years on the Oakridge School Board
Oakridge Tree Planting Mini Olympics.
Forest Service Scholarship Committee
Oakridge/Westfir PTA and Booster Club
Prior to becoming Management in the Forest Service, served as Union Representative and Treasurer for the Forest Service Union.