Meet the Committee

Your UGB Steering Committee was appointed to ensure diverse community representation and oversight of the Urban Growth Boundary amendment process. This hardworking group of volunteers began in 2006 and has assisted in public involvement activities, reviewed citizen input and has provided recommendations that are considered in the public hearing processes by the Urban and Rural Planning Commissions, Grants Pass City Council and Josephine County Board of County Commissioners.



  • Kathleen Seable

    Appointed: 12/06/2006

    Representation: Citizen at Large

  • Dave Snook

    Appointed: 12/06/2006

    Representation: Citizen at Large

  • Jay Eastwood

    Appointed: 12/06/2006

    Representation: Homebuilders Association of Josephine County

  • Jennifer Wheatley

    Appointed: 12/06/2006

    Representation: Arts-based employment sector (Artworks)

  • Gerard Fitzgerald

    Appointed: 12/06/2006

    Representation: The Grants Pass Association of Realtors

  • John Lopez

    Appointed: 12/06/2006

    Representation: The Small Business Development Center

  • Craig Harper

    Appointed: 07/01/2009

    Representation: RVCOG Natural Resources Program Manager (watershed health & water quality)

  • Ellen Tuohey

    Appointed: 08/23/2010

    Representation: Asante Health System (health care, employment, housing, professional employmee recruitment)

  • Dominique Whitaker

    Appointed: 07/01/2009

    Representation: ESAM (manufacturing, employment, housing, employee recruitment)

  • Ron Fox

    Appointed: 12/06/2006

    Representation: SOREDI (primary sector employment, land needs)

  • Nancy Groth

    Appointed: 12/06/2006

    Representation: Summer Jo's (raw and value-added products, tourism)

  • Michael Cavallaro

    Appointed: 12/06/2006

    Representation: Workforce housing perspective - RVCOG Executive Director

  • John Higgins

    Appointed: 12/06/2006

    Representation: School District 7

  • Dan Huber-Kantola

    Appointed: 04/16/2008

    Representation: Three Rivers School District

  • Bart Van Syoc

    Appointed: 11/19/2007

    Representation: RCC Director of Facilities and Operations, Josphine County

  • Robert Bedsole

    Appointed: 07/01/2009

    Representation: Student, Grants Pass High School


    • Committee Liasons

  • Loree Arthur

    Appointed: 11/19/2007

    Representation: Urban Area Planning Commission & Citizen Involvement Committee

  • Malcolm Drake

    Appointed: 04/04/2007

    Representation: Rural Planning Commission & Citizen Involvement Committee

  • Simon Hare

    Appointed: 01/13/2011

    Representation: Josephine County Board of Commissioners

  • Richard Michelon

    Appointed: 01/05/2009

    Representation: Grants Pass City Council