DPL - Meet the Board

BOARD MEMBER'S PROFILE

DESCHUTES PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT BOARD

Fact Sheet

Pat Lawrence: Pat has resided in Central Oregon for over twenty years. A major focus in Pat’s life is her love of watercolor painting. Her work is showing in the Redmond airport and other locations across Central Oregon. She also enjoys reading and horseback riding.
Library Affiliation: Member of the Deschutes Public Library District Board.
Member of the Redmond Library Advisory Council --15 years
Member of the Deschutes County Library Board – 15 years
Education: Bachelor of Science in Education, University of Arizona
Completed graduate courses at the University of California San Diego in mental health.
Current Occupation: Retired
Previous Occupation: Director of a psychiatric acute-care facility
Memberships: Founding member of the American Association of University Women (Redmond Chapter)
Central Oregon Arts Association
Commission on Ministry for the Dioceses of Eastern Oregon
Term Expires: July 1, 2011

Ann Malkin: Ann has lived in Central Oregon for 30 years and has been an active supporter of libraries since the mid-1990s when she worked on the campaigns to establish the Deschutes Public Library District and pass the bond issue to build the Bend Public Library. She was a founding board member of the Nancy R. Chandler Visiting Scholar program.
Library Affiliation: Member of the Deschutes Public Library District Board. Member of the Library District Budget Committee. Board member and past president of the Deschutes Public Library Foundation and past member of the Bend Library Advisory Council.
Education: B.A. in Journalism from the University of Oregon (1974).
Current Occupation: Director of Communications at Bend Research Inc.
Previous Occupation: Development Director for the Stanislaus (CA) County Library System; reporter and editor for The Bulletin.
Memberships: Senior member of the Society for Technical Communication, member of Kappa Tau Alpha, national journalism honorary society.
Term Expires: July 1, 2011

Ray Miao: Ray was born in China and moved to the United States when he was three years old. His father worked for the United Nations and was the Director of Intern Programs. Ray had a career in cancer research and business development. He is the Volunteer State President of AARP Oregon. Ray is a member of the Nature Printing Society and creates plant and fish prints (Gyotaku). Ray and his wife Chris have lived in Central Oregon since 1991. They enjoy gardening, bird watching, canoeing, traveling and agility training with their Corgi dog, Toomii.
Library Affiliation: Member of the Deschutes Public Library District Board
Member of the Bend Library Advisory Council for five years
Member of the County Library Board for three years
Education: Associate Bachelors in Chemistry, Queens College Ph.D. in Bio Chemistry, Duke University
Current Occupation: Retired
Previous Occupation: Corporate Vice President of national research firm
Vice President of Century West Engineering
Staff Scientist at the Stanford Research Institute
Term Expires: July 1, 2011

Mary Beth Pearl-Gent: Beth was born in Florida and raised in southern Illinois. Her mother was a school teacher and inspired Beth to follow suit. She became a language arts and social studies teacher and a school librarian. Beth worked as a teacher librarian for more than 25 years and is now an educational consultant for K-12 language arts, social studies, and school library curriculum. She resides with her husband, Harry Gent, on some acreage near Sisters and appreciates the beautiful landscapes of Central Oregon. She is an avid reader and enjoys quilting and traveling.
Library Affiliation: Member of the Deschutes Public Library District Board
Member of the Friends of Sisters Library Board
Oregon State Library Board Member - 2006 to present
Education: Masters of Library Science from the University of Oregon; Bachelor of Science & Education from Southern Illinois University
Teaching License with endorsement to teach secondary social studies & secondary language arts and K-12 library media
Lifetime Community College Library Certificate for the State of California
Current Occupation: Educational consultant
Previous Occupation: Beth began her career teaching language arts and social studies at Spencer Butte Junior High School in Eugene, Oregon. Her first employment as a school librarian was in Fair Oaks and Citrus Heights, California. From 1980-1996, Beth served as Library Media Specialist at Crook County Middle School in Prineville, and at High Desert Middle and Buckingham Elementary schools in Bend. She retired from the Bend-La Pine School District as Program Developer for Library Media Services and Social Studies in 2002.
Term Expires: July 1, 2009

George Riser: George was born in Baker City, OR to a mining engineer and a teacher of a one-room schoolhouse. He was the only boy of four children. He has lived in the Sunriver Area for the past ten years. George served as the project manager for the new Sunriver Area Public Library and was a founding member of the Sunriver Area Library Board. When he is not busy with library duties, he enjoys golf, tennis, cross-country skiing, stain-glass work, wood carving, and oil painting.
Library Affiliation: Member of the Deschutes Public Library District Board
Founding member of the Sunriver Area Library Board
Project Manager for the new Sunriver Area Library
Education: Bachelors degree in Human Relations & Organizational Development, University of San Francisco
Current Occupation: Semi-Retired
Previous Occupation: Manufacturing and Plant Manager for an electronics company -- 30 years
Term Expires: July 1, 2009