Council Membership

Council membership, terms of office, and voting privileges are established in  HB2049 (2023) Section 3 . The Council consists of 21 appointed members (15 voting and 6 non-voting).

Current members are displayed below, click on their photograph to see additional information.

Voting Members:

The Governor, after consultation with the State Chief Information Officer and the Center’s director or the director’s designee, shall appoint 15 voting members as follows:

One member who represents Indian tribes, as defined in ORS 97.740;

  1. One member who represents the Association of Oregon Counties;

  2. One member who represents the League of Oregon Cities;

  3. One member who represents the Special Districts Association of Oregon;

  4. One member who represents regional governments;

  5. One member who represents the Oregon Association of Education Service Districts;

  6. One member who represents the Oregon School Boards Association;

  7. One member who represents the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators;

  8. One member who represents public universities listed in ORS 352.002;

  9. One member who represents community colleges;

  10. One member who represents the office of Enterprise Information Services;

  11. One member who represents a critical infrastructure sector in Oregon as defined by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security;

  12. One member who represents cyber-related industries in Oregon;

  13. One member who represents a public sector information technology association in Oregon; and

  14. One member who represents a private sector information technology or telecommunications association in Oregon.

̣Non-Voting (ex officio) Members:

The non-voting (ex officio) members of the Council are to be appointed as follows

  1. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one nonvoting member who is a member of the House of Representatives.

  2. The President of the Senate shall appoint one nonvoting member who is a member of the Senate.

  3. The Secretary of State shall appoint one ex officio, nonvoting member to represent the Secretary of State.

  4. The State Treasurer shall appoint one ex officio, nonvoting member to represent the State Treasurer.

  5. The Attorney General shall appoint one ex officio, nonvoting member to represent the Attorney General.

  6. The Director of the Oregon Department of Emergency Management shall appoint one ex officio, nonvoting member to represent the Oregon Department of Emergency Management.

Initially, the term of office for each voting member of the Council is as follows:

  • One-third shall serve for a term ending July 1, 2025.

  • One-third shall serve for a term ending July 1, 2026.

  • The remaining voting members shall serve for a term ending July 1, 2027.

Thereafter, the term in office for each voting member is four years, but in all cases, the member serves at the pleasure of the Governor and is eligible for reappointment.

Before the expiration of the term of a voting member, the Governor, after consultation with the State Chief Information Officer and the director of Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence or the director’s designee, shall appoint a successor whose term begins on July 1 following the appointment.

If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor, after consultation with the State Chief Information Officer and the Center’s director or the director’s designee, shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.

A majority of the council’s voting members must be geographically diverse representatives of public universities listed in ORS 352.002, local governments, regional governments, special districts, education service districts, school districts or libraries.

The term of office for each non-voting member of the Council is two years and is eligible for reappointment.

If there is a non-voting member vacancy for any cause, the appointing authority listed above shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term of the non-voting member.

Members of the council who are not members of the Legislative Assembly are not entitled to compensation, but the Center may reimburse a member of the Council who is not a member of the Legislative Assembly for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in performing the member’s official duties, in the manner and amounts provided for in ORS 292.495, from funds appropriated to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for purposes of the council.

Members of the council who are members of the Legislative Assembly are entitled to compensation and expense reimbursement as provided in ORS 171.072.