Board of Directors and Staff

FINANCE / ENDOWMENT

Paul and his wife Kathy have been owners of McDonald's Restaurants for 32 years. In 2023, they won the McDonald's Community Leader of the Year Award. They have been very generous with both food donations and financial support of RSC. Paul worked on funding and planning for the kitchen remodel. He was an original board member for Rim rock Trails, served on Central Oregon Boys and Girls Club board, served on the Redmond School Board, and filled many other community roles. Their three children were raised in Central Oregon, and they now have two beautiful granddaughters. Paul is dedicated to helping to build programs and a strong financial base for RSC so it can serve the community for years to come. 

SECRETARY / MEMBERSHIP

Tom and his wife Vicki moved to Redmond 9 years ago from the coast of California. He retired from a career in gardening and landscaping in the Bay Area and moved to a home in Gualala, California with a 1 ½ acre garden where they made many friends and got to know many creative artists in the 16 years they lived there. He was a Lions Club member and learned how a senior center touched peoples lives. Tom has been a board member since before COVID and does whatever he can to spread awareness of the supportive services available at RSC. He served on the RSC Vision Team, and the success of RSC is very important to him. 

NEW MEMBER

Sharon Lanier is a member and volunteer within the Redmond Senior Center, also recently joining as a Board Member. Sharon moved to the Redmond area in 2021 upon retirement. She spent forty years within the Healthcare system, with a variety of focus areas; including nursing {RN), counseling, and hospital administration. As a certified Well-being Coach she continues to support others to reach their life goals. Being in service to others also has come through volunteering within the American Red Cross, Veterans Hospital and currently St. Charles Hospital Redmond. Sharon has also been a Board Member of Rural Nevada HealthCare Foundation, Juvenile Diabetic Organization and Reno Education/ Area Business Organization. She is inspired daily by her family, nature and well-being activities. 

PRESIDENT / MEMBERSHIP / BRANDING

Diana is an Oregon native whose family moved to Redmond in 1957. She graduated from RUHS (now Redmond City Hall). She's been a real estate broker for over 40 years and owned her own company for 10 years. Diana's been involved in the community since volunteering with her mother at the age of 12 and received the honor of being named Redmond Chamber Citizen of the Year in 2017. She also serves on the board of Redmond Community Concert Association, Redmond Housing and Community Development committee, and an active member of Redmond Rotary. She has two sons who grew up in Redmond. One now lives in CRR and the other in California with his wife and two very amazing children. 

VICE PRESIDENT / MEMBERSHIP

Joelle is the Community Education & Outreach Manager at Partners In Care, a local non-profit organization that provides hospice, home health, and other services to support people in medically fragile seasons of life. Joelle is a candidate for a master's in social work from Portland State University. She has worked in hospice for seven years after experiencing a personal loss. She is passionate about supporting people to find a new normal after a traumatic event such as a loss of a loved one. She lives in Powell Butte with her husband, grandmother, and her 3-year-old triplet daughters. 

STAFFING

 Ron grew up in a small town in upstate New York and moved to central Oregon two years ago. His work experience spans a broad range of endeavors, from working as an aide to a U.S. Senator to being employed by AARP as their legislative director to being in a senior management role for several Fortune 500 insurers that concentrated on new and innovative products in the Medicare, long term care, health care, and life insurance markets. He has served on the Board of Pensions of The Presbyterian Church USA, the Board and Session of Woods Presbyterian Church (in Severna Park, MD), The Redmond Senior Center Board, is the President-Elect as well as the Board of the Redmond Kiwanis Club as well as on the Board of Mountain View Community Development Corporation (Redmond's "Safe Parking Program" serving our community's homeless neighbors). Ron has three grown sons and 5 grandchildren. 

NEW MEMBER

Earl is a retired school administrator and has served as president of Redmond Kiwanis and President of Northwest ESD. He has also volunteered with St Charles Redmond gift shop and as a board member of Redmond Learning Center. He has a BA in Education from Central Michigan U and an MA in Education from Michigan State U. Before moving to Redmond, Earl worked with the Clatskanie Senior Center. Now that he is a senior, he wishes to share his previous community involvement experience to help expand the footprint of RSC in our community. 

TREASURE / ENDOWMENT / FINANCE

Jo Anne has served on the RSC Board since 2020 and has been instrumental in overcoming obstacles that threatened to close the doors during the COVID pandemic and beyond. She has a lot of experience in managing large organizations as she retired as the City Manager for Redmond, Madras, and LaPine. She was also Finance Director for the City of Redmond, and FEMA Flood Recovery Coordinator for Warm Springs Indian Reservation. She served on the Redmond Economic Development Board and the board of Central Oregon Boys and Girls Club. She is a native Oregonian and is surrounded by a large family in Central Oregon and beyond. 

NEW MEMBER

Steve is employed by the City of Redmond and was the liaison to manage the Federal funds during the kitchen remodel. He's been in the civil engineering profession for 28 years serving both private and government sectors. In addition to his civil engineering degree, Steve holds a Masters in Public Administration. His history of volunteer involvement is wide ranging including Habitat for Humanity, Florence Boardwalk Marketplace, Bridging Stars Educational Foundation, and Redmond Rotary Charitable Foundation, He looks forward to the opportunity to learn and grow in service to RSC.