{"id":842,"date":"2013-12-04T14:17:28","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T22:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/portofumpqua.net\/?page_id=842"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:22:16","slug":"commissioners-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portofumpqua.net\/?page_id=842","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Commissioners & District Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you would like to contact any of our Commissioners, click HERE.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0 Please include which Commissioner you are trying to reach in your email and it will be directed to them immediately.\u00a0 You are also welcome to call our offices at 541-271-2232.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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<\/b>Joe Mulkey – Vice President<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Commissioner Mulkey grew up locally and graduated from Reedsport High School.\u00a0 After graduation he started working in the Commercial Fishing Industry.\u00a0 He is now the owner\/operator of Pacific Challenger Fisheries.<\/span>\u00a0 Joe is also on the ODFW Advisory Board for Squid and is involved with the Oregon Coast Crab Association.\u00a0 <\/span>Joe enjoys hunting, fishing and riding horses with his wife, Kelsey and their three children.\u00a0 Position #3, term ends 6\/30\/2027<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Donna Train – Treasurer<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Commissioner Train was originally elected to the Port Commission in June 2011 and was elected to the Commission again in June 2025.\u00a0 Donna was born and raised in Reedsport.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 She resigned as Port Manager in 2008 to take care of her parents.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Position #1, term ends 6\/30\/29<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Rhonda Black – Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Commissioner Rhonda Black was elected to the Port Commission in May 2025 and began serving July 1, 2025.\u00a0 Rhonda moved to the Reedsport area in 1989.\u00a0 She graduated from Marshfield Senior High School and then attended Southwestern Oregon Community College.\u00a0 Her background includes working with natural resources, in the pulp and paper industry and ranching.\u00a0 Rhonda is currently the District Manager\/Certified Conservation Planner for the Umpqua Soil & Water Conservation District.\u00a0 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 \u00a0Position #2, term ends 6\/30\/29<\/span><\/p>\r\n

\"TomTom Black – Assistant Secretary<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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.\u00a0 Position #4, term ends 6\/30\/29<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Cindy Simmons – Commissioner Simmons was recently appointed to the Port of Umpqua Board of Commissioners at the April 15, 2026, meeting.\u00a0 Previously, Commissioner Simmons was elected to the Port of Umpqua Board in 1997, serving through 2007.\u00a0 She holds a Bachelor of Studio Arts and a Bachelor of Social Work from Pacific University and a Master of Social Work from Walla Walla University.\u00a0 Cindy is the founder and owner of Umpqua Aquaculture in Winchester Bay.\u00a0 She has lived in Winchester Bay since 1982, raising her 2 daughters here.\u00a0 Commissioner Simmons previously served on the Board of the Winchester Bay Sanitary District from 1993 – 2011, overseeing a major treatment plant upgrade.\u00a0 She also served on the Douglas County Planning Commission from 2009 – 2011.\u00a0 Position #5, term ends 6\/30\/27.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\"\"<\/a><\/span><\/span>Scott Kent – Port District Manager <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Scott Kent was born and raised in Reedsport, Oregon with a family involved in construction, <\/span><\/span>charter fishing, and education.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Scott was previously a self-employed Residential Engineer, in Reedsport.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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