Board of Directors
The activities of the Tom McCall Legacy Project are guided by a volunteer Board of Directors who share a love for Oregon’s beauty and want to encourage others to protect it by following the example set by Governor McCall. The board includes:
Lisa Nowak, President, Milwaukie
Lisa, the founder of the Tom McCall Legacy Project, is an author and small business owner with a deep respect for Tom McCall and an undying love for Oregon.
Elisabeth Miles, Vice President, Oregon City
Elisabeth Miles is a writer and artist whose “day jobs” have included working in libraries, colleges, and museums. She started learning about conservation and environmentalism in 5th grade, and has admired and appreciated Tom McCall and his achievements ever since.
Bill Hall, Communications, Newport
Bill is a journalist-turned-office holder (much like Tom McCall). He worked as a newspaper and radio reporter for most of his career before being elected a Lincoln County Commissioner in 2004. He has volunteered with a number of community organizations. His first active political involvement was as a volunteer in Tom McCall’s 1978 comeback campaign.
Moma Escriva, Secretary/Treasurer, Gladstone
Moma is a native Oregonian and has been a resident of Gladstone for over 30 years. Her work history includes positions at Lake Oswego Junior High School Library; Lewis and Clark College, Department of Graduate Studies; Providence Hospital, Human Resources; and Clackamas Community College, Public Affairs, among others. Moma became involved in library activities after retiring from CCC in 2005. She has volunteered at Gladstone Library and is a board member and current president of Gladstone Library Board as well as a director in the Gladstone Public Library Foundation Board.
Lisa Nowak, President, Milwaukie
Lisa, the founder of the Tom McCall Legacy Project, is an author and small business owner with a deep respect for Tom McCall and an undying love for Oregon.
Elisabeth Miles, Vice President, Oregon City
Elisabeth Miles is a writer and artist whose “day jobs” have included working in libraries, colleges, and museums. She started learning about conservation and environmentalism in 5th grade, and has admired and appreciated Tom McCall and his achievements ever since.
Bill Hall, Communications, Newport
Bill is a journalist-turned-office holder (much like Tom McCall). He worked as a newspaper and radio reporter for most of his career before being elected a Lincoln County Commissioner in 2004. He has volunteered with a number of community organizations. His first active political involvement was as a volunteer in Tom McCall’s 1978 comeback campaign.
Moma Escriva, Secretary/Treasurer, Gladstone
Moma is a native Oregonian and has been a resident of Gladstone for over 30 years. Her work history includes positions at Lake Oswego Junior High School Library; Lewis and Clark College, Department of Graduate Studies; Providence Hospital, Human Resources; and Clackamas Community College, Public Affairs, among others. Moma became involved in library activities after retiring from CCC in 2005. She has volunteered at Gladstone Library and is a board member and current president of Gladstone Library Board as well as a director in the Gladstone Public Library Foundation Board.
Honorary Board of Directors
The Honorary Board of Directors does not have a day-to-day role in the activities of the Legacy Project, but we welcome their guidance. This is a group of men and women who have a personal or political connection to Tom McCall and share our desire to extend his legacy.
Tad McCall, Chair
Tad McCall is the eldest son of Tom and Audrey McCall. His lifetime of distinguished public service has included twenty-four years in the United States Navy; two years as acting deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and seven years as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health. He is currently a consultant with a focus on sustainability.
Phil Keisling
Phil Keisling is director of the Center for Public Service at Portland State University. He’s also a former journalist and office holder. He has written for the Washington Monthly and Willamette Week, was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, and was Oregon’s Secretary of State from 1991 to 1999. He served on the staff of Tom McCall’s 1978 campaign for governor.
David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers graduated from North Eugene High School and calls Oregon home. He has performed in a wide range of television, film and stage roles, done extensive voice work for movies and television and has served as conductor or guest conductor for more than seventy orchestras. He is an advocate for environmental causes.
Doris Penwell
Doris Penwell is a consultant for the Oregon Association of Counties. She served as executive secretary to Tom McCall’s chief aide, Ed Westerdahl, during McCall’s first term, and was the governor’s executive secretary during his second term.
Don Jarvi
Don Jarvi is retired after a long career in public service and public relations. He served as director of Oregon’s Energy Information Center in the McCall administration. In that role, he conceived one of the best-remembered innovations of the McCall years, the odd-even gas rationing system to help deal with the shortages created by the 1973-74 energy crisis. He also was part of the staff for the 1978 McCall campaign.
Kathy Smith
Kathy Smith is now retired after a prominent career in broadcast journalism. She came to Portland from KIRO-TV in Seattle in 1975. She was an anchor at KATU television, and was a colleague of Tom McCall’s in the final phase of his career. She later anchored for KGW, and was one of the team that launched Good Day Oregon on KPTV.
Jacob Tanzer
Jacob Tanzer has had a distinguished career in the legal field, including service with the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1971, Governor McCall named him the first director of the newly created state Department of Human Resources (now Department of Human Services). Two years later, McCall appointed him to the Oregon Court of Appeals. He later served on the Oregon Supreme Court.
Vickie Berger
Vickie Berger was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2002 and served a dozen years in that body. She was previously a member of the Salem-Keizer School Board, and has been active in civic affairs. Her father, Richard Chambers, was the initial advocate for the Oregon Bottle Bill, one of the key pieces of the McCall era’s environmental legacy.
Darrel Buttice
Darrel Buttice began his public service in the staff of the Oregon Legislature and then joined Governor McCall’s staff. He was the first public information officer for the Department of Human Services and was later Public Affairs Director for the Port of Portland. He then joined cfm Communications, a marketing and public relations firm.
Norma Paulus
Norma Paulus is a former Oregon Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and member of the Oregon House of Representatives. Her service in the House came during the second term of Tom McCall’s governorship. When she was elected Secretary of State in 1976, she became the first woman in Oregon history to win statewide elective office. She helped raise funds for installation of the Tom McCall statue alongside the Willamette River in Salem.
Les AuCoin
Les AuCoin was born in Portland and began his career in public service by being elected to the Oregon Legislature in 1970, the same year Tom McCall won his second term as Governor. In 1974, he became the first Democrat to ever win the First Congressional District Seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat he held until he made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 1992. During his career in the House, he was a leader on environmental issues. After leaving Congress, he taught political science at Southern Oregon State University.
Tad McCall, Chair
Tad McCall is the eldest son of Tom and Audrey McCall. His lifetime of distinguished public service has included twenty-four years in the United States Navy; two years as acting deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and seven years as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health. He is currently a consultant with a focus on sustainability.
Phil Keisling
Phil Keisling is director of the Center for Public Service at Portland State University. He’s also a former journalist and office holder. He has written for the Washington Monthly and Willamette Week, was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, and was Oregon’s Secretary of State from 1991 to 1999. He served on the staff of Tom McCall’s 1978 campaign for governor.
David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers graduated from North Eugene High School and calls Oregon home. He has performed in a wide range of television, film and stage roles, done extensive voice work for movies and television and has served as conductor or guest conductor for more than seventy orchestras. He is an advocate for environmental causes.
Doris Penwell
Doris Penwell is a consultant for the Oregon Association of Counties. She served as executive secretary to Tom McCall’s chief aide, Ed Westerdahl, during McCall’s first term, and was the governor’s executive secretary during his second term.
Don Jarvi
Don Jarvi is retired after a long career in public service and public relations. He served as director of Oregon’s Energy Information Center in the McCall administration. In that role, he conceived one of the best-remembered innovations of the McCall years, the odd-even gas rationing system to help deal with the shortages created by the 1973-74 energy crisis. He also was part of the staff for the 1978 McCall campaign.
Kathy Smith
Kathy Smith is now retired after a prominent career in broadcast journalism. She came to Portland from KIRO-TV in Seattle in 1975. She was an anchor at KATU television, and was a colleague of Tom McCall’s in the final phase of his career. She later anchored for KGW, and was one of the team that launched Good Day Oregon on KPTV.
Jacob Tanzer
Jacob Tanzer has had a distinguished career in the legal field, including service with the U.S. Department of Justice. In 1971, Governor McCall named him the first director of the newly created state Department of Human Resources (now Department of Human Services). Two years later, McCall appointed him to the Oregon Court of Appeals. He later served on the Oregon Supreme Court.
Vickie Berger
Vickie Berger was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2002 and served a dozen years in that body. She was previously a member of the Salem-Keizer School Board, and has been active in civic affairs. Her father, Richard Chambers, was the initial advocate for the Oregon Bottle Bill, one of the key pieces of the McCall era’s environmental legacy.
Darrel Buttice
Darrel Buttice began his public service in the staff of the Oregon Legislature and then joined Governor McCall’s staff. He was the first public information officer for the Department of Human Services and was later Public Affairs Director for the Port of Portland. He then joined cfm Communications, a marketing and public relations firm.
Norma Paulus
Norma Paulus is a former Oregon Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and member of the Oregon House of Representatives. Her service in the House came during the second term of Tom McCall’s governorship. When she was elected Secretary of State in 1976, she became the first woman in Oregon history to win statewide elective office. She helped raise funds for installation of the Tom McCall statue alongside the Willamette River in Salem.
Les AuCoin
Les AuCoin was born in Portland and began his career in public service by being elected to the Oregon Legislature in 1970, the same year Tom McCall won his second term as Governor. In 1974, he became the first Democrat to ever win the First Congressional District Seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat he held until he made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate in 1992. During his career in the House, he was a leader on environmental issues. After leaving Congress, he taught political science at Southern Oregon State University.
