Cathy Clark

Cathy Clark and her husband Kevin have made Keizer, Oregon their home for over twenty years. Kevin and Cathy chose Keizer because of the community atmosphere, strong volunteer ethic, and family oriented activities. Over the years, they and their family have been involved in serving the community through their church and other civic organizations.

Cathy is originally from Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Palos Verdes High School, and then went north to attend college at UC Davis. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science with a double major of Biology and Wildlife Biology. At Kansas State University, she earned a Master of Science degree in Biology. Upon graduation, she and her dog, Heidi, moved to Corvallis for a job at the OSU Vet School as a research assistant. For the past 18 years, she has been a home educator and math/science tutor.

Kevin is a career firefighter/paramedic. He retired from Marion County Fire District, with the rank of Battalion Chief, after nearly 30 years of service. He is currently the Division Chief for Training at West Valley Fire District. Kevin also volunteers for Keizer as the coordinator for EVAK (Emergency Volunteers Assisting Keizer).

Cathy has been an active volunteer in the community, starting when the children were young with teaching Sunday school and serving on the Keizer Indoor Park board. She became involved in city government in the late 1990’s through the Back Yard Burn Committee and Community Policing. In 2002, she was appointed to the Budget Committee. In 2006, she was elected to City Council Position #4. Through her work on the Council, she strives to reflect our community values of strong connections with each other and of a quality standard of living which is also sustainable.

Current Committee Assignments

Keizer 23 TV Advisory Committee - 2009 to present

MWACT (Mid Willamette Valley Area Commission on Transportation) since 2007;

Vice-Chair 2008 to present.

SKATS (Salem Keizer Area Transportation Study), since 2007; vice chair 2008 to

present; representative to OMPOC (Oregon Municipal Planning Organization Consortium) 2008 to present.

Salem River Crossing - alternate to Oversight Team, 2007 to present

Chemawa Interchange Area Management Plan stakeholders committee - 2008 to present

Financial Audit Committee - 2009 to present

Economic Opportunities Analysis Task Force 2010

Budget – since 2002; vice-chair 2006, 2007; chair 2008

Amphitheater Task Force – 2010

Summer Concert Series Task Force – 2010

League of Oregon Cities, Transportation Policy Committee 2010

League of Oregon Cities, Community Development Policy Committee 2010

Work Experience:

Oregon State University, Research Assistant: 1981 – 1986

Home school educator: 1991 – present

Customer service: pool & spa company 2006 – 2007

Math & Science Tutor: 2000 – present

Prior Government Experience and Council Assignments:

Volunteer Coordinating Committee 2003 – 2006, Financial Audit Committee 2005 – 2006, Keizer 23 TV Task Force 2006 – 2007; EVAK (Emergency Volunteers Assisting Keizer) 2008 to present; Iris Festival Council city liaison  - 2008 & 2009; Transportation System Plan Task Force  2007 to 2009

Community Experience:

League of Women Voters Board 1992 – 1996, President 1995 – 1996

Kids Voting Oregon 1996 – 2000

Home School information contact 1997 -2006

Keizer Soccer Club treasurer 1998 – 1999

CCTV Board of Directors 1999 – 2006

Palma Ciea Swim Club treasurer 2002 – 2006

Iris Festival 2005 – 2009

Making Keizer Better Foundation  2009 – present

Friends of the Keizer Community Library 2009 to present

Councilor Clark can be reached via email by clicking here.