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Blue Mountain Community College
Board of Directors
PO Box 100
2411 NW Carden
Pendleton, OR 97801
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Board Members
Molly Rill - Zone 1
Elected 2006 | Term Expires 2011
Molly Rill is currently a third grade teacher at Heppner Elementary School. She is married to husband Cecil and has two grown boys. Cecil and Molly live on their farm west of Heppner. Molly is a lifelong resident of Morrow County. She served on the Morrow County School District Board of Directors for five years. She worked for Morrow County School District as a confidential employee and also for Oregon State University Extension Service before attending BMCC and Eastern Oregon University to become a teacher.
Dr. Kenneth C. Dudley - Zone 2
Elected 2007 | Term Expires 2011
Kenneth C Dudley is a licensed psychologist who lives and practices in Baker City, OR. He joined the BMCC Board in 2007. Dr. Dudley is married and has three children in the Baker City schools. Dr. Dudley also sits on the Baker City Budget Board and the Northeast Oregon Area Health Education Center Board of Directors.
Ed Taber- Zone 3
Elected 2009 | Term Expires 2013
Ed Taber lives just south of Pendleton where he and his wife have lived for over 30 years. Ed works as a polygraph examiner since retiring after a 30 year career in law enforcement. Ed retired as the Pendleton Police Chief in 1999. Ed and both of his children received Associate Degrees from BMCC. Ed's association with BMCC began as a student in 1967 and has continued over the years.
Kim Puzey - Zone 4
Elected 1998 | Term Expires 2013
Kim B. Puzey lives in Hermiston, Oregon and is General Manager of the Port of Umatilla. He has degrees in Humanities, Religion, and Organizational Behavior. He is a former teaching assistant, instructor, or faculty member of Clovis (New Mexico) Community College, Chapman University, Eastern New Mexico University, and Brigham Young University.He is a director or officer of several educational and professional boards, commissions or associations.He is married to the former Julie Ann Romney. They have six children. Kim is serving as board liasion to the BMCC Foundation for 2004-2005.
Doug Voyles - Zone 5
Elected 2005 | Term Expires 2011
Doug Voyles is a 30 year resident of Umatilla county, maintaining two part-time residences in Zone 5, one in Pendleton and one in Hermiston. Doug works as a respiratory therapist at Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston where he has covered the week-end night shifts for the last 8 years. Working three-twelve hour days on the week-ends allows Doug to spend time during the week with his partner running a busy gas station C-store in Hermiston.
Doug was involved in medical equipment sales for six years, working for a large distributor in the Northwest. Doug has also co-owned a retail business in Pendleton that specialized in herbs and supplements and served the community for 5 years. In the late 70's, 80's, and early 90's Doug worked for St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton as a respiratory therapist.
Doug has three sons in his life, one adult, one teen-ager, and one third grader. Doug is active in the recovery community in Hermiston and Milton-Freewater.
Doug has been a Board member since 2005.
Dr. Anthony (Tony) Turner - Zone 6
Elected 2007 | Term Expires 2013
Tony and his wife Joyce moved to Milton-Freewater in 1978 and began to raise their family of three children. As an educator, Tony has worked in both the Milton-Freewater and Pendleton school systems serving as a teacher in grades 4 and 5 (mostly.) Tony has worked in different leadership roles within his church, and as a resident of Milton-Freewater, was a member of the city planning commission. After a recent move to the country around M-F, the Turner family enjoys working on their small acreage.
Bryan Branstetter - Zone 7
Elected 2007 | Term Expires 2011
Bryan Branstetter is a life-long resident of Pendleton & Umatilla County. He currently works as a Correctional Officer at E.O.C.I. and has been there since 1989. He is married and has children. Mr. Branstetter was educated here in our public schools including Blue Mt. Community College.
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