If you would like to contact any of our Commissioners, click HERE. Please include which Commissioner you are trying to reach in your email and it will be directed to them immediately. You are also welcome to call our offices at 541-271-2232.
Joe Mulkey – Vice President
Commissioner Mulkey grew up locally and graduated from Reedsport High School. After graduation he started working in the Commercial Fishing Industry. He is now the owner/operator of Pacific Challenger Fisheries. Joe is also on the ODFW Advisory Board for Squid and is involved with the Oregon Coast Crab Association. Joe enjoys hunting, fishing and riding horses with his wife, Kelsey and their three children. Position #3, term ends 6/30/2027
Donna Train – Treasurer
Commissioner Train was originally elected to the Port Commission in June 2011 and was elected to the Commission again in June 2025. Donna was born and raised in Reedsport. After graduating from Reedsport High School she attended Puget Sound College of the Bible in Seattle, Washington and graduated from Merritt Davis Business School in Salem, Oregon. Donna worked as office manager at Salmon Harbor for 10 years and left when her family moved out of the area. When she returned to Reedsport in 2005 she went to work for the Port of Umpqua, starting as Administrative Assistant and then Port Manager. She resigned as Port Manager in 2008 to take care of her parents. Donna serves on the Reedsport Urban Renewal Board, where she is one of the original members and, is Chair for the Reedsport Christian Church Congregation. She and her husband Mike have a daughter, 2 sons and 12 grandchildren. Position #1, term ends 6/30/29
Rhonda Black – Secretary
Commissioner Rhonda Black was elected to the Port Commission in May 2025 and began serving July 1, 2025. Rhonda moved to the Reedsport area in 1989. She graduated from Marshfield Senior High School and then attended Southwestern Oregon Community College. Her background includes working with natural resources, in the pulp and paper industry and ranching. Rhonda is currently the District Manager/Certified Conservation Planner for the Umpqua Soil & Water Conservation District. She has been involved as the Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers Director, Umpqua Soil and Water Conservation District Director, Douglas County Coastal Planning Advisory Committee Member and currently is working with the Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association, Oregon Conservation Education Assistance Network, Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers, and Elk Creek Watershed
Coalition Technical Advisory Committee Position #2, term ends 6/30/29
Tom Black – Assistant Secretary
Commissioner Tom Black was elected to the Port Commission in May 2025 and began serving July 1, 2025. Tom is a lifelong resident of Reedsport who grew up on a large dairy operation on the Lower Smith River. He is a Military Veteran, and currently is a beef cattle rancher and honeybee keeper. Tom is also a truck driver, heavy equipment operator, and has worked in the pulp and paper industry. Tom is a Local Advisory Committee Member with the Umpqua Basin Agricultural Water Quality Plan and Local Advisory Committee Member, Tom is also a District Director with Umpqua Soil and Water Conservation District. Position #5, term ends 6/30/29
Position #5 is VACANT, the term ends 6/30/27 – applications can be picked up at our office, 1877 Winchester Ave., Reedsport or downloaded HERE. Applications must be delivered to the Port of Umpqua Office by February 1, 2026.
Scott Kent – Port District Manager
Scott Kent was born and raised in Reedsport, Oregon with a family involved in construction, charter fishing, and education. Scott is a licensed professional engineer in both civil engineering and naval architecture/marine engineering. He is an Oregon State University graduate having earned the degrees of bachelor of science, master of science, and doctorate in engineering. Scott was previously a self-employed Residential Engineer, in Reedsport.