Background
Oakley, Carolyn Le was born on June 28, 1942 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Daughter of George Thomas and Ruth Alveta Victoria (Engberg) Penketh.
director City Manager State Legislator
Oakley, Carolyn Le was born on June 28, 1942 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Daughter of George Thomas and Ruth Alveta Victoria (Engberg) Penketh.
Bachelor of Science in Education, Oregon State University, 1965.
Educator Linn County (Oregon) Schools, 1965-1976. Owner Linn County Tractor, 1965-1990. Member Oregon Legislation Assembly, Salem, since 1989, assistant majority leader, since 1993, majority whip, 1994.
Appointed regional director region 10 Department Health and Human Services, Seattle, since 2002. Member executive board Oregon Retail Council, 1987-1990.
Chairman Linn County Republican Central Committee, 1982-1984. Chairman board directors North Albany Service District, 1988-1990. Chair Salvation Army, Linn and Benton Counties, since 1987.
Vice chairman board trustees Linn-Benton Community College Foundation, since 1987. President Women for Agriculture, Linn and Benton Counties, 1984-1986. Member STRIDE Leadership Round Table, since 1991.
State chair American Legislation Exchange Council, 1991-1996. National board directors, 199-99, executive committee, 1995, 1st vice chair, 1998. Member Education Commission of the States, since 1991, committee policies and priorities, since 1993, steering committee, since 1998, executive committee, 1998.
Member Leadership Council on Higher Education, since 1995. Member national policy board Danforth Foundation, since 1995. State director, Women in Government, since 1996.
State director, National Order Women Legislators, since 1993. Honorary member Linn-Benton Compact Board, since 1993. Active Linn County Criminal Justice Council, since 1994.
Volunteer Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation, State Land Trust for Affordable Housing, Majestic Theater. Board trustees Good Samaritan Foundation, since 2006. President Benton County Republican Women, 2000-2002.
Member National Conference State Legislators (chairman education committee since 1992), Albany C. of Chamber (board directors 1986-1993, 96—), Linn County Republican Women (legislation chairman 1982-1991, president since 2006), Greater Corvallis Rotary Club (board directors, since 2004), Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.
Children: Christine, Michelle.