James G. (Jim) Barrett
OCCUPATION: Natural Resource Consultant; Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control.
OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Retired from USDA, Soil Conservation Service with 30 years as: Resource Inventory Specialist, West National Technical Center, Portland (1982-94); Land Use & Water Quality Specialist, EPA Regional Office, Seattle, WA (1979-82); Resource Planner, Davis, CA (1978-79); Erosion and Sediment Control & Water Quality Planner, Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, Monterey, CA (1976-78); Deputy Executive Director and Planner, California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission, Long Beach, CA (1975-76); District Conservationist, Lakeport, CA (1969-75); River Basin Planner, Berkeley, CA (1967-69); Conservationist, Redding, CA (1965-67) and Fresno, CA (1964-65); Self-employed, farming, Sanger, CA (1952-65), and; US Navy (1949-52).
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: BS in Agriculture, Fresno State (1956); Ecology & Environment, Yuba College (1973); Water Quality Studies, Cornell (1982); Economics & Statistical Methods, Texas A&M (1983)
PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District-Incumbent Director (1997-present) and Associate Director (1995-96); Board Member, ROSE Community Development Corporation (1991-present); President, ROSE Housing, Inc. (1994-present); President, Foster-Powell Neighborhood Association (1986-94); Board Member, Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program (1987-94); Steering Committee, Outer Southeast Community Plan (1993-95); Mt. Scott Community Center, Park Renovation Advisory Committee (1998-2000); Executive Committee, Johnson Creek Watershed Council (1998-present); Board Member, Foster Area Business Association (1995-present).
Jim is a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control with over 45 years of experience in land use planning, water quality protection and improvement, erosion prevention, sediment control, resources management, wildlife habitat protection, and agricultural land preservation; Authored Best Management Practices Handbook and Model Ordinances for Erosion and Sediment Control; Serves on the National Certification Review Panel for the Soil and Water Conservation Society, and is also a member of the National Association of Conservation Districts, the Oregon Association of Conservation Districts, and the International Erosion Control Association.
Jim has pledged to promote land uses that will maintain, improve, and protect our natural resource base, and improve the quantity and quality of our waters.
(This information furnished by James G. Barrett)