OUR BOARD

The VHA is governed by a six-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Mayor of Vancouver, Washington. The Board meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the VHA's second floor board room. Meetings are open to the public.

RONALD K. KAWAMOTO, Chair
Mr. Kawamoto has been a commercial real estate broker for the firm of Norris Beggs & Simpson for the past 20 years. He has been a Fairview City Council member, Special Committees member in Multnomah County, and Board of Trustees Chairperson with Western Seminary and Hinson Church.

CECI RYAN SMITH, Vice Chair
Mrs. Ryan Smith is an educator who has taught in several U.S. cities and in the Phillipines. She is past president of the Clark College Alumni Association and has been a member of the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation.

ART MILES, Second Vice Chair
Mr. Miles, a Certified Public Accountant, was managing partner of the Vancouver office of Moss Adams LLP from 1977 through 2002, and currently is a partner working in the area of personal wealth services and business owner succession. He also serves on the Board of Directors of The Community Foundation of Southwest Washington.

DEBRA CONWAY , Resident Commissioner
Ms. Conway was appointed to the Board of Commissioners in April 2008. She is a life long resident of Clark County. After earning a degree in Chemical Dependency, she worked as a drug and alcohol counselor. During this time, Ms. Conway collaborated with the Washington DSHS Division of Children and Family Services in Clark County to create a new program called Parent Partners to assist parents to successfully navigate through the child welfare system. Ms. Conway currently works for Washington State as Parent Partner Lead in Clark County's Division of Children and Family Services office. She also serves on the Washington State Parent Advocacy Committee and Dependency Court Lobby Restoration Committe.

LLOYD HALVERSON, Commissioner, was appointed to the Board of Commissioners in February 2009.  Mr. Halverson has served as City Administrator for the City of Camas for over 19 years.  Previous professional experiences included seven years with a city in Oregon, the Executive Director of a non-profit corporation, and taught high school in California.  Mr. Halverson has been active in the partnership work between U.S. and Polish communities, and served as a municipal advisor in Poland, 1998-99.  Mr. Halverson has a BA degree from the University of California, a MA of Education, and a Master of Public Administration.  Mr. Halverson is multilingual and speaks German, Spanish and basic Polish. 

GREG KIMSEY, Commissioner,was appointed to the Board of Commissioners in February 2009.  Mr. Kimsey is a life long resident of Clark County, and has served as the Clark County Auditor since first being elected in 1999.  His previous experience includes the Chief Financial Officer for Vancouver Oil Company and Vice President in the Investment Banking Division of U.S. Bancorp.  Mr. Kimsey is one of the founding Board members of Columbia Land Trust and serves on the Board of Directors of the YWCA of Clark County and Vancouver School District Foundation. His past services include membership on the Columbia Arts Center Board of Directors, Clark County YMCA Board of Managers, and is a member of Rotary International. Mr. Kimsey received his B.A. degree in Business Administration from University of Washington, his Masters in Business Administration from Portland State University, and a designation as a Chartered Financial Analyst from The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts.

Recent Board agendas and minutes.