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Victoria is a soil scientist with experience in federal land management in forest soils of the Oregon Central Coast Range. She is finishing her M.S. in Geology and Soil Science at OSU.

Vice President: Andy Gallagher

Past President: Jalene Weatherholt

Jalene is a soil scientist with the US Forest Service serving the Santiam River Zone on the Willamette National Forest. Her roots in soils began at the University of Washington where she received a masters of science studying wildfire impacted soils and their erosional processes. She began her career with the Southwest Region Terrestrial Ecological Unit Inventory crew and has served as a forest soil scientist on the Tonto National Forest. Jalene became involved with OSSS when she returned to the PNW and is dedicated to uplifting the Oregon soils community.

Treasurer: Megan McGinnis & Tom Mitchell (osss.treasurer@gmail.com)

Megan is an Oregon State University alumnus working federal land management, currently with the BLM out of Springfield, OR.

Secretary: Sahalie Ellickson

Sahalie is a native Oregonian who recently earned her M.S. in Soil Science at OSU in 2025 and is beginning her career as a wastewater management specialist with Jefferson County.

Westside Director: Christian Lessey

Eastside Director: Todd Reinwald

Communications Director: Corinne Butler & Jen Valentine

Corinne is a second-year Soil Science M.S. student at OSU. She studies soil fertility and nutrient management in agricultural systems.

Sharpshooter Editor: Anna Perry (osss.editor@gmail.com)

Co-Student Liaisons: Isabel Christy & Kristin Dietz

Want to learn more about the roles and responsibilities of each OSSS board member? Check out our onBOARDing document.