Task Force members served as volunteers representing their personal views. Affiliations are provided for identification purposes and do not indicate formal participation of an organization.

Richard Benner is an attorney for Metro. He previously served as director of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, was the first director of the Columbia River Gorge Commission, and was a senior staff attorney with 1000 Friends of Oregon.

Christine Caruso is a licensed architect and current vice president of the Portland Planning Commission. She has also served as Land Use Chair for the Roseway Neighborhood Association and Chair of the LivingSmartPDX design competition. 

David Cohan is representing Portland Peak Oil and works for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance. He has worked in the field of building energy efficiency for 16 years.

Angela Crowley-Koch is the executive director of the Oregon Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility.  She has a background in public education campaigns in the areas of public health, global warming, the environment, peace and security.

Lesa Dixon-Gray is a social worker and public health professional with the Oregon Department of Human Services.  She has extensive work experience in social services, public health systems and with low-income populations.

Allen Lee is a project director for Quantec, an energy consulting firm. He has worked in the energy consulting and analysis area for 30 years, including working on California’s energy shortage contingency plan and serving as a senior scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He has served on the Portland/Multnomah Sustainable Development Commission.

Jeanne Longley is a senior associate with the Zero Waste Alliance and has owned a consulting firm providing process improvement services. She is a board member of the Linnton Neighborhood Association and has an academic background in social psychology.

Bill Scott is the General Manager of Flexcar. He was chief of staff to Portland Mayor Neil Goldschmidt during the 1970’s energy crisis and worked for PacifiCorp subsidiaries in coal mining, oil and gas exploration, and real estate. He was director of the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department and served two terms on the Oregon Progress Board.

Sallie Schullinger-Krause is a program director for the Oregon Environmental Council focusing on global warming and transportation. She previously worked for the Northwest Energy Coalition and Greenpeace, USA on global warming and clean energy issues.

Marcus Simantel is a retired farmer. He has served as chair of the Portland-Multnomah Food Policy Council as president of the Agri-Business Council of Oregon.

Randy White is an advertising executive for KPOJ talk radio and previously worked as marketing director of a software company.                       

Rowan Wolf is a sociologist at Portland Community College and has published widely on social inequality and resource scarcity.  She advises a student group addressing peak oil.