Jason Green was hired in 1996 as a Circuit Rider for Oregon Association of Water Utilities, and he later worked as Training Specialist. In 1998 he was offered the Executive Director position. Previous to employment at OAWU, he served on the OAWU board of directors for ten years, three being president, while also working for […]
Mike Collier grew up in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada which fostered a fondness for both sports and the outdoors. He attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo graduating in 2004 with double majors in Forestry and Natural Resource Management and in Environmental Management and Protection. After graduating, Mike went on to become an ISA […]
Barbara Baker joined OAWU in October of 2022 as an Administrative/Financial Assistant. Prior to OAWU, Barbara managed a dental office in Dallas. Barbara has lived in the Willamette Valley for her entire life. She has been married to her husband, Tony since July 2000, has two kids, Dafnie and Owen, and three Yorkies, Erine, Missie, and […]
Mark was the OAWU Office Manager for 20 years from 2000 – 2020. He could have retired in 2019, but who retires at 19 years? During the first few years with them, he returned to college and acquired his BA in Accounting at Linfield University. After a few years of retirement, he has returned to […]
Heather Davis joined the OAWU team July 2014. She was the office assistant for almost ten years and is now holding a brand-new position at OAWU as the Apprenticeship Coordinator. Prior to OAWU, Heather was working in the office at the Green Villa Barn Event Center in Independence helping brides plan their wedding to make […]
Tim Tice was born in 1963, he has been married to his lovely wife since 1989. He has two sons who are teaching him all over again. Tim spent 15 years in the hazardous materials /waste industry prior to being employed with OAWU in October 2000 as the solid waste circuit rider. Currently Tim manages […]
Scott Berry is serving our members as a Operations Manager/Training Specialist, and he specializes in domestic water distribution. Scott first came to OAWU in 2002 as our Training Specialist, he served in that position for 2 years. He has a background in surveying and engineering and has also filled the role of Manager for a […]
Heath’s career in the water and wastewater field began early in his high school years as he was employed to install septic systems specializing in sand filters. In 2004, he went to work for Luckiamute Domestic Water Cooperative, a rural water district that covering a 165 square mile service area near Monmouth, Oregon. As the utility […]
Hans has been in the water and wastewater industry since 1994. He started his career working for a small system of 540 connections as a laborer. He worked his way through the ranks to Public Works Supervisor. Hans is certified as a Water Collections I, Water Distribution I, Wastewater Collections II, Wastewater Treatment II and […]
Sam started in the water industry in 2015 with most of his work in wastewater and distribution. He has had a wide range of experience from installing septic tanks to installing water meters and trouble shooting plants. Sam has a degree from LBCC in Water/Wastewater technology and a degree in Firearms technology from the Sonoran […]