Board of Directors

Dirk Rohne
Zone 1/Term expires: 2015

Dirk Rohne was elected to the College Board July 2007.  He grew up in Brownsmead, where he currently lives with his wife Amanda and their son Kirk.  He is a graduate of Oregon State University and owns and operates a dairy farm.

Rohne also serves Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, Brownsmead Diking Improvement District and Brownsmead Grange.  Dirk formerly served with the Brownsmead Fire Department, Knappa Water Board and Clatsop County Planning Commission.

Rosemary Baker-Monaghan
Zone 3/Term expires: 2013

Rosemary Baker-Monaghan was appointed to the College Board in October of 2000 and is currently serving her third elected 4 year term of office. Rosemary and her husband Daniel Monaghan moved to Seaside in 1987. She is a graduate of Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management and a Masters of Adult and Continuing Education (Forest Management). Rosemary is the Executive Director of the Liberty Theater and a board member of CEDR, the Lewis and Clark National Park Association and chair of the Lower Columbia Tourism Committee. Rosemary served 12 years in public office from 1991 - 2003 with the City of Seaside, 4 1/2 years on the Planning Commission, 4 years on the City Council and 4 years as Mayor. She is the former Chair of the College Board having served 5 years in that capacity.

Dr. Frank Satterwhite
Zone 2/Term expires: 2013

Frank Satterwhite has been on the Clatsop College Board since September, 1998. Prior to that he worked in the field of education since 1961, teaching elementary grades, working in school psychology, and university/community college instruction. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Washington in 1970. Currently he is semi-retired and works part time as a psychologist in rural and bush schools in Alaska. Frank has lived in Clatsop County since 1980 and is married to Clatsop County native Betty (Justen) Satterwhite. They have three adult children, Jim, Melissa, and Will, all of whom graduated from Astoria High School and attended Clatsop Community College and Oregon State University. Their family now includes four wonderful grandchildren, Connor, Sophia, Kia, and Ashlyn.

Paul Gillum, Chair
Zone 2/Term expires: 2015

Paul Gillum is a retired Astoria Police Officer, who, parallel in time was and is a sculptor of fine art bronze, and currently owns Studio B in Astoria. Paul has lived in Astoria for about 46 years, and has been married to Jo Gillum a lifelong Astoria resident, for over 38 years. Paul was a US Marine, serving in Vietnam. Paul enjoys fine art, automobiles, and collects automobilia and soda fountain memorabilia, and loves to travel. Paul and Jo have a married son who is in the US Army and lives in Colorado.

Dr. Stephen Berk
Zone 2/Term expires: 2013

Stephen Berk spent thirty-four years as professor of American history at California State University, Long Beach, retiring in 2004 and moving to Astoria. He brings a lifetime of experience in higher education to his service on the Clatsop Community College Board. Since joining the Board, he has learned a great deal about community college education from Clatsop's excellent administrators and long serving fellow Board colleagues. Feeling a deep sense of gratification in witnessing the tremendous changes to the Clatsop College campus in the past two years, he looks forward to a growing endowment and range of course and program offerings.

Jim Scheller, Vice Chair
Zone 3/Term expires: 2015

Jim Scheller was appointed to the Board of Directors in April 2010, and elected in 2011, and represents zone 3 that includes Clatsop Plains where he lives with his wife Jann, two dogs and a cat. He retired in 2008 after a 30 year career as a Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA.  Jim's daughter attended CCC for her first year of college. Jim currently serves as chair of the North Coast Watershed Assn., the Skipanon Water Control District and the Warrenton Trails Assn.  Jim and his family enjoy hiking, biking, sailing and kayaking "our fantastic Columbia River region and actively support public use and protection of our outstanding natural resources."  Jim is excited and engaged regarding the progress of the renewed Jerome Campus and the offering of new and existing programs at Clatsop Community College.

 Kirsten Ayles
Zone 3/Term expires: 2015

Originally from Eugene, Oregon, Kirsten Ayles moved to Albuquerque, NM during grade school, and moved back to Oregon after finishing her Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of New Mexico.  Kirsten earned a Masters of Business Administration from Portland State University in December 2010,  She is currently employed by the City of Warrenton.  Kirsten Ayles has lived in Warrenton since 2006.

• Zone 1 includes Jewell #8, Knappa #4 and Clatskanie #6J School Districts
• Zone 2 includes Astoria #1C School District
• Zone 3 includes Seaside #10, Astoria #1C, Warrenton #30 and Jewell #8 School Districts