County Council Member

District #6

San Juan County, WA

Brief Resume of Bob Myhr

Bob Myhr, with his wife Joyce, lives on Lopez Island and has been a property owner in the San Juans since 1967.   He has been a member of the San Juan County Council (formerly Board of County Commissioners) since 2005.  He served as the first Chair of the six-member Council under the Home Rule Charter during 2007.  He has also served on the Board of Health, Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, and Council Government Subcommittee.

Bob’s represents San Juan County on regional and state agencies: Salmon Recovery Council, Northwest Regional Council (Area Agency on Aging), North Sound Mental Health Administration, Northwest Workforce Development Council, and Legislative Steering Committee of the Washington State Association of Counties.

Bob’s Background

Bob retired in 2002 from his position as Executive Director of The San Juan Preservation Trust after 17 years of service.  Prior to moving to the San Juans in 1985, he was an executive in the forest products industry and on the faculty of the University of Washington.

Bob serves on the Board of the Davis Head Homeowners' Association where he has volunteered to manage the homeowners' association water system for many years. His past participation on several countywide committees, along with service on the board of Orcas Power and Light Cooperative, provides Bob with additional opportunities to work on issues of countywide significance. On Lopez, Bob is a member of the Lions Club, Friends of the Library, and San Juan Islands Audubon Society. He is a supporter of the following Lopez organizations: Family Resource Center, Historical Society, Housing Options for Seniors, Hospice and Home Care, Senior Center, Community Land Trust, Friends of Lopez Hill, Chadwick Hill, and Odlin South, and other local nonprofits.

Bob had a history of involvement in countywide affairs prior to his election to the County Council:

• Initiated, in cooperation with the county Planning Department, the creation of the Open Space and Conservation Plan (1990-1991) that ultimately became part of the San Juan County Comprehensive Plan
• Member of the committee to establish the San Juan County Land Bank (1990) and to support successful renewal of the Land Bank (1999)
• Member of the San Juan County Comprehensive Plan committee (1993-1995)
• Member of San Juan Valley Heritage Plan Committee, San Juan Island (2001)
• Worked with Washington State Department of Natural Resources and US Bureau of Land Management to create natural preserves on government lands throughout the county (1985-2002)
• As Executive Director of The San Juan Preservation Trust, negotiated with private property owners for the protection of the open-space values of more than 8,750 acres of woodlands, open farmland, and natural shoreline on 15 islands throughout San Juan County (1985-2002)

Examples of Other Current and Recent Non-Profit Board Experience:

Board of Directors, Davis Head Homeowners' Association, Lopez Island
Board of Directors, Land Trust Alliance, Washington DC
Board of Directors, Land Trust Alliance-Northwest
Board of Trustees, Lopez Island Library
Board of Directors, Lopez Lions Club
Board of Directors, Orcas Power and Light Cooperative
Board of Officers, San Juan Islands Audubon Society
Board of Directors, Washington Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Board of Directors, Washington State Wildlife and Recreation Coalition
Advisory Council, Spokane District, US Bureau of Land Management

Work Experience:

2005- San Juan County Council, District 6 (Lopez/Shaw/Blakely/Decatur/Center Islands)                                                                                                                                                    

2002-2005 and Business and Non-Profit Organization Consultant
           Lopez Island WA 98261-8169
1985-2002 Executive Director, The San Juan Preservation Trust
           Box 327, Lopez Island WA 98261-0327
1974-1985 Manager, International Group, Weyerhaeuser Company
           Tacoma WA 98477
1966-1974 Assistant Professor, Political Science
           University of Washington, Seattle WA 98195

Education:

B.A. (cum laude) Amherst College, 1960 - Economics
M.I.A. Columbia University, 1962 - International Affairs and Economics
Ph.D. Columbia University, 1968 - Public Law and Government

Fellowships and Awards:

Charles W. Merrill Scholar, 1956-1960
Scholar of the School of International Affairs, 1960-1962
National Defense Foreign Language Fellowship, 1964-1966
Fulbright Scholar (Brazil), 1963-1964
Fulbright-Hayes Fellow (Chile), 1970-1971
US Department of State Executive-Diplomat Seminar, 1976

Business and Non-profit Management Experience:

• Management of successful land conservation organization in the San Juan Islands WA
• Management of international academic, economic, and environmental projects in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines
• Public testimony before local governments, state legislatures, and US Congress
• Author of numerous articles on economics, trade, and land conservation
• Consultant to private companies, non-profit organizations, USAID, and Asian Development Bank
• Member of numerous local community service organizations

Other Interests:

Birding, hiking, fishing, reading

BOB MYHR - 177 Caldwell Drive, Lopez Is WA 98261- myhr@rockisland.com - 360-468-2258

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