The Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) swore in a new executive committee during the 2024 AOC Annual Conference in Eugene, Ore. at the association’s annual business meeting.
Umatilla County Commissioner John Shafer now serves as the association president. Shafer is joined on the AOC executive team by first vice president, Tillamook County Commissioner Erin Skaar; second vice president, Sherman County Judge Joe Dabulskis; treasurer, Lake County Commissioner James Williams; and immediate past president, Marion County Commissioner Danielle Bethell. The executive team will work together during 2025 to lead the organization to success and ensure AOC meets its core mission of uniting Oregon’s 36 counties.
AOC currently has five policy steering committees. The committees are staffed by the Legislative Affairs department and are chaired by AOC members appointed yearly by the AOC president. President Shafer appointed the following co-chairs to AOC steering committees:
Governance, Revenue, and Economic Development
- Columbia County Commissioner Casey Garrett
- Clatsop County Commissioner Lianne Thompson
- Wasco County Commissioner Phil Brady
- Washington County Commissioner Nafisa Fai
- Union County Commissioner Paul Anderes
- Polk County Commissioner Craig Pope
- Baker County Chair Shane Alderson
- Polk County Commissioner Jeremy Gordon
Transportation and Community Development
- Umatilla County Commissioner Dan Dorran
- Benton County Commissioner Nancy Wyse
Contributed by: Erin Good | Communications Coordinator