HomeMy Public PortalAbout2017.07.13 Terry Edvalson ResumeJuly 12, 2017
Bessie Jo Wagner, City Clerk
City of McCall
218 East Park Street
McCall, ID 83638
Dear Ms. Wagner,
I have enclosed a resume in support of my application for consideration to become a member of the City of
Mccall Library Board of Trustees.
My wife and I rented a home in McCall in January 2017 for three months for skiing and other recreational
pursuits. We subsequently decided we loved the community and in March purchased a condominium unit in
Alpine Village as our full time residence. While it has taken time to move and place our Oregon home on the
market, we are at a point where we have settled in and have time to contribute to the community. My wife,
Pat Blanchard, has become involved as a financial and accounting consultant to the Mccall Music Society.
I have been planning on visiting the library to find out what volunteer opportunities existed. Earlier this evening
I had a conversation with Jacki Rubin who suggested I consider applying for a position on the Library Board of
Trustees. The opportunity is intriguing and one in which I am interested and willing to invest time and energy
for the next five years.
I have had a long term interest in libraries as I know they are a core and critical community service. My past
employment as a university administrator and community and economic development consultant involved me
in projects ranging from the formation and funding of a regional library collaborative that provides an integrated
collection database, a universal library card, and interlibrary loan system across eastern Oregon (Pioneer Library
Network) to planning for the digitization of archived materials (Oregon State University Valley Library) and
funding the construction of a new public library (Pendleton City Library). I served for two years on the City of La
Grande, Oregon Library Advisory Council. I resigned when I was unable to attend meetings on a regular basis
because of business travel and related consulting commitments.
Please call or e-mail if additional information about my qualifications for and interest in the position are needed.
If necessary, I am available for an interview by the city manager, city council, library director, or the board of
trustees if I have advance notice so I can reschedule other activities.
Sincerely,
~
616 3rd Street, Suite 201
Mccan, ID 83638
Cell: (541) 377-6355
E-mail: tedvalson@eoni.com
Resume
Terry Edvalson
616 3rd Street, Suite 201
McCall, ID 83638 Cell Phone: (541) 377-6355
E-mail: tedvalson@eoni.com
Thirty six plus years of experience in administration and management, project development and
financing, funding application development, and group facilitation for myriad constituencies and
clients. Demonstrated leadership in fund raising, public policy, legislation, and administrative
rulemaking, and support for the development of business ventures.
Experience: 1999 -Present
Consultant
Terry Edvalson & Associates McCall, Idaho
• Provide project development and help obtain financial support for government agencies,
non-profit organizations, and small businesses. .
• Assist with strategic and annual business planning, including assessment, marketing and
related research activities
• Develop and provide group facilitation activities that result in increased collaboration
between citizens and government agencies.
• Packaged more than $29.5 million in financial resources for projects in rural Oregon
since 1999 for Native American tribes and public benefit corporation (not-for-profit)
clients, in areas of telecommunications, library infrastructure, higher education, and
human services.
• Support citizen-based organizations in developing public policy initiatives.
• Acting CEO of Pendleton Academies, a residential children's psychiatric center (Closed
the facility in 2006 (state downsized residential beds) but continued to support children's
psychiatric services in collaboration with Mind Matters, a Beaverton, Oregon psychiatric
practice and provide practice development support to Ph.D. level mental health
professionals in rural Oregon. In June 2017 moved organization funds to a donor advised
trust with the Oregon Community Foundation for the purpose of giving grants to support
children's access to mental health services.
1979 -1999 Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR
Director, Regional Services Institute
• Promoted the University's interests with constituents by offering planning services,
business counseling and consulting, public opinion polling, market research, program
assessment and evaluation, and engaging in applied research to solve local and regional
problems.
• Developed and supported adoption of public policies, legislation and administrative rules
to promote healthy, vital rural communities.
• Assisted University administrators and faculty members with grant writing, financial
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packaging, and program management in areas of library services, distance education,
computer services, academic program development, and faculty development.
Supervised college relations office and served as acting athletic director during early
tenure with the University. Developed LSCA and foundation funding to establish a
regional eastern Oregon library network hosted by Eastern Oregon University in concert
with regional public and education libraries.
• Packaged over $257 million in financial resources for projects, leveraging over $900
million in investments in infrastructure, business investments, and economic
development efforts.
1977 -1979 Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR
Director of Cooperative Education
• Developed private and public sector job opportunities for students.
• Developed program funding through grants and contracts, coordinated faculty
assignments, and supported supervision of students in field placements.
1974 -1977 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
Student Assistance Officer
Saipan, Mariana
Islands
• Responsible for administering district-level and territory-wide K-12 and post-secondary
student services programs.
• Work included developing procedures and guidelines for awarding financial aid grants,
loans, and scholarships. Responsible for management of the financial aid programs and
program offices in Saipan, at the University of Guam, and the University of Hawaii for
Micronesian students.. Initiated, obtained grant funding, and managed multi-million
dollar Micronesia Special Services Program with U.S. colleges and universities.
• Developed and administered scholarship programs for Micronesian students funded by
the Japanese and Australian governments.
• Provided support to students attending professional and graduate schools in the U.S. and
other countries.
1961-1974 Various Schools Oregon, Micronesia
Teacher and Administrator
• Spent 27 months as a classroom teacher in The Dalles and Coos Bay, Oregon schools.
• Five years as an administrator in the Guam public schools.
• Twelve years in various positions as elementary principal, territory-wide curriculum
director, and advisor to first Micronesian district director of education in Ponape, FSM.
Education: 1958 -1961, 1967-1968 Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
• Master of Education in Teaching (1968)
• Bachelor of Science in Education (1961)
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Memberships and Community Activities
State of Oregon and Pacific Northwest:
1. Oregon Student Assistance Commission. Appointed by Governor Kulongoski for the term
beginning August 2003. Served until 2007 when resigned to clear schedule for other
endeavors. The Commission establishes rules and policies for the management of the Oregon
Opportunity Grant, guaranteed student loan programs, and relationships between public and
private postsecondary institutions. Exercises fiduciary, financial, and programmatic
oversight of grant and scholarship programs.
2. Oregon Telehealth Alliance, founding board member participating in promotion of
telecommunications technology to improve access to services and improved care for rural
Oregonians. Founding member to present. Member of consortium that just received multi-
million dollar FCC grant to develop and Oregon Health Telecommunications Network.
3. Oregon Telecommunications Coordinating Council. Appointed by Governor Kulongoski in
2006. Resigned in 2007 to clear schedule for other business endeavors.
4. Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC). Appointed by Governor Neil Goldschmidt in
1989. Reappointed by Governor Barbara Roberts in 1993, and Governor Kitzhaber in 1996.
Chair of Council from 1996 to 1999. Term expired July 1999. Participated in siting of three
gas-fired turbines, numerous power lines, a NW Natural gas pipeline, the decommissioning
of Trojan Nuclear Plant, and several complete overhauls of Oregon Department of Energy
administrative rules. Participated in establishing Oregon's carbon tax and the Oregon
Climate Trust.
5. Oregon Climate Trust. Organized in 1997 to support and undertake projects that avoid,
sequester, or mitigate the long-term effects of carbon dioxide emissions from energy
facilities. Founding board member. Trust administers funds allocated from licensing of gas-
fired power plants in Oregon. Served for first two years and resigned in 1999 when final
term on EFSC expired.
6. Rural Oregon Telecommunications Consortium. 1994 to 2007. Founding member of
loosely structured statewide grassroots network, provide support for group's program and
public policy agenda. Primary interest is to ensure rural Oregon realizes the economic,
educational and health care benefits possible through broadband telecommunications. Most
recent accomplishments are the passage of SB 622 in 1999 which provided $170 million; $50
million for schools and $70million for improvements in rural telecommunications
infrastructure. In 2001 helped initiate and pass SB 229 which provides tax incentive
legislation to encourage telecommunications companies to invest in rural Oregon.
7. Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation Development
Consultant. 1989-1999. Assisted with development and management of revolving loan fund
to finance tribally-owed business projects and grants for economic and tourism development
projects in Indian Country.
8. Council for Advanced Science and Engineering Education/Research for Industry member.
1982-to 1986. Appointed by Chancellor of the State System of Higher Education.
9. Council for Economic Development in Oregon. 1982-1989. Founding member and member
Board of Directors.
10. National Association of Technical and Management Assistance Centers. 1985 to 1999.
Vice President and President-elect, 1987-1989. Resigned as President-elect to campaign for
Oregon elective office.
11. Oregon Advocates for the Arts. 1982-1987. Board of Directors. 1982-1986.
12. Oregon Arts Education Foundation. Board of Directors. 1982-1986.
13. Oregon Department of Energy/Bonneville Power Administration Alternate Energy Facilities
Siting Advisory Committee. Developed guideline recommendation for the siting of facilities,
including power lines. 1982-1985.
Local:
1. La Grande Library Board. Appointed December 1999 to begin four-year term in January
2000. Resigned in 2002 because of out-of-area consulting commitments conflicting with
meetings.
2. Union County Health and Human Services Advisory Committee. 1998-1999. Resigned as
unable to attend meetings because of business travel schedule.
3. Union County Land Use Planning Commission. 1983-1988.
4. Eastern Oregon Regional Arts Council Board of Directors. 1980-1989.
5. Eastern Oregon Community Development Council Board of Directors. 1978-1986.
6. Union County Economic Development Area Board of Directors. 1978-1986. (Chair for two
years.)
Awards and Commendations
1. Oregon Connects. Lifetime Achievement Award for accomplishments in advancing the
deployment of technology and telecommunications in rural Oregon. October 2003.
2. Northwest Indian Education Summit. Recognition for Contributions to Indian Education.
May 1996.
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3. Grant County Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award in Recognition of
exceptional leadership and contributions to economic development in Grant County,
Oregon.@ 1992.
4. Oregon Economic Development Leadership Award. 1989.
5. Council for Economic Development in Oregon's Tom Current Award for Outstanding
Contributions to Economic Development in Oregon.@ 1987.
6. Oregon Chapter, American Society for Public Administration. Award for Career Excellence.
1986.
References
Oregon University System
Mr. Curt Pederson
Associate Provost, Information Services
Oregon State University
681 Kerr Administration Building
Corvallis, OR 97331-2150
Telephone: (541) 737-1302
E-mail: Curt.Pederson@orst.edu
Business/Industry/Not-For-Profit Organizations
Mrs. Ginny Lang
Government Relations Director
Qwest (now CenturyLink)
421 S.W. Oak
Portland, OR 97204
Mr. Jim Schmit
Vice President--Idaho
Qwest (now Century Link)
Boise, Idaho
Dr. Albert Baxter
Board President
Pendleton Academies
P.O. Box 1909
Pendleton, OR 97801
Kathryn Brown
Publisher/Owner
East Oregonian
Pendleton, OR 97801
Telephone: (503) 242-6667
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(208) 385-2628
Telephone: (541) 276-8826
E-mail: baxter8826@eotnet.net
Telephone: (541) 278-2667
E-mail: kbbrown@eastoregonian.com
The Honorable David Nelson
State Senator (Retired)
1407 N.W. Hom
Pendleton, OR 97801
Other references furnished on request.
Government
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Telephone: (541) 278-1369
E-mail: snelson@oregontrail.net