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About Region 7

Connecting, Educating and Serving Right-of-Way professionals from the Great States of
​Alaska, Idaho, Montana, ​Oregon, and Washington.
Region 7 Chapters:
ALAKSA
SOURDOUGH - Chapter 49

IDAHO
Snake river - chapter 64

MONTANA
BIG SKY - CHAPTER 45

OREGON
BEAVER STATE - CHAPTER 3

WASHINGTON
PUGET SOUND - CHAPTER 4
INLAND IMPIRE - CHAPTER 19

Leadership

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Chair

Krista Chambers, SR/WA
Phone: 406-564-6383
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Vice Chair

Jesse Ray, SR/WA
Phone: 425-286-3683
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Secretary

Andrew Sorba, SR/WA, R/W-AC
Phone: 206-334-5520
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International Committee Representatives

Service Committees
International Ethics Committee
International Marketing & Membership Committee
International Nominations & Elections Committee
International Professional Education Committee
International Real Estate Law Committee
International Relations Committee
International Young Professionals Committee

Industry Committees
International Asset Management Committee
International Electric & Utilities Committee
International Environmental Committee
International Public Agency Committee
International Oil & Gas Pipeline Committee
International Relocation Committee
International Surveying & Engineering Committee
International Transportation Committee
International Valuation Committee




Vacant
Melissa Hoenisch
Claire Mueller, SR/WA - Chair
Krista Chambers, SR/WA, Andrew Sorba, SR/WA, Leslie Findlay, SR/WA
Matt Hansen
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Teresa Weaver, SR/WA, Dylan Swanson, SR/WA
Stephen Taylor, Rose Shea
Dianna McKeon, SR/WA
Pat Thayer, SR/WA, James Laramie, SR/WA
Cyndi Whelpley, SR/WA
Larry King
Teresa Weaver, SR/WA, Tim Sauber, RWA
Genesee Borges, Andrew Sorba, SR/WA- Chair
Historical Perspective – Region 7 “Gem of the Northwest”
Courtesy – Wayne Kennedy
As of the year 1961-62, there were only 5 Regions containing 38 States, Region 1 encompassed the following States: California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Utah, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta end Saskatchewan.


As of the year 1962-63, Region 7 was established containing the States of Oregon Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska (even though there was not yet a Chapter in Alaska), plus the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. At that time Region 7 had a Region Chair by the name of J. Arnold Cobley who worked for the Washington Department of Highways. I could not determine a Vice Chair. Region 8 was proposed in the year 1963-64 and established in the year 1964-65. It included all provinces in Canada. Region 9 was established in the year 1973-74 and subsequent to the Region 7 Chair for the year 1962-63, the following Region 7 Chairs and Vice Chairs were elected:

1963-64: Chair, J. Arnold Colbey & V. Chair, John V. Mulcahy
1964-67: Chair, John V. Mulcahy & V. Chair, (could not determine)
1966-67: Chair, John V. Mulcahy & V. Chair, Donald A. Wilcox
1967-69: Chair, Donald A. Wilcox & V. Chair, Chris J. Loutsis
1969-71: Chair, Chris J. Loutis & V. Chair, Robert S. Newell
1971-72: Chair, Robert S. Newell & V. Chair, Richard F. Everett
1972-73: Chair, Robert S. Newell & V. Chair, P. J. Sullivan


Region 9 was established in June 1973 and Region 7 Chairs and Vice Chairs were:
1973-74: Chair, Robert S. Newell & V. Chair, P. J. Sullivan
1974-75: Chair, P. J. Sullivan & V. Chair, Fred R- Ketron SR/WA


Region 10 was established in June 1975, at which time Region 7 was shown to contain the States of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. Therefore, from this point on the Regions as we know them today were constituted.
1975-76: Fred R- Ketron, SR/WA & V. Chair, Edwin M. Whiting, SR/WA
1976-77: Fred R. Ketron, SR/WA & V. Chair, Edwin M. Whiting, SR/WA

1977-78: Keith L. Densley, SR/WA & V, Chair (could not determine)
1978-79: Edwin M. Whiting, SR/WA & V. Chair, John E. Day, SR/WA
1979-80: John E- Day, SR/WA & V. Chair, Keith L. Densley, SR/WA
1980-81: John E- Day, SR/WA & V. Chair, Keith L. Densley, SR/WA
1982-83 Keith L. Densley, SR/WA, Chapter 4
1983-85 John Benson, SR/WA, Chapter 45
1985-86 John Berkowitz, SR/WA, Chapter 4
1986-88 Robert Mohr, SR/WA, Chapter 19
1988-90 Susan M. Serdahl, SR/WA, Chapter 4
1990-91 Betsy A. Tarrant, SR/WA, Chapter 45
1991-93 Reed Lommen, Chapter 19
1993-95 Diane DeRoux, SR/WA, Chapter 59
1995-97 Bernard W. Lea, SR/WA, Chapter 45
1997-99 Linda Streissguth, SR/WA, Chapter 4
1999-01 Barbara Meekins, SR/WA, Chapter 49
2001-03 Leslie Benckendorf, SR/WA, Chapter 3
2003-05 Stephen E. Hagen, SR/WA, Chapter 4
2005-07 Julie Cope, SR/WA, Chapter 19
2007-09 James Price, SR/WA, Chapter 4
2009-11 Fred Walasavage, Chapter 3
2011-13 Pat Thayer, SR/WA, Chapter 71
2013-15 Kerri Wittman, SR/WA, Chapter 4
2015-17 Brad Thomas, SR/WA, Chapter 4
2017-19 Dee Oakland, SR/WA, Chapter 45
2019-21 Jim Lingeman, SR/WA, Chapter 3
2021-23 Cyndi Whelpley, SR/WA, Chapter 4
2023-President Krista Chambers, SR/WA, Chapter 4
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