CHARLIE Swanson
President

Charlie is a retired physicist who taught at the high school, community college, and university level. He was president of his faculty union local at a small high school. Prior to teaching, he was a computer programmer at IBM. He has been active in HCAO since 2011, chair of the legislative committee of HCAO from 2015 to 2016, then of the HCAO-Action legislative committee when HCAO-Action was formed in 2016 and the committee moved to HCAO-Action. He is also treasurer of We the People-Eugene, which is a democracy organization formed in response to the Citizens United decision.

JOe Graf
Treasurer

Joe is a retired professor of geology and environmental studies and holds a Ph.D. in Geology and Geophysics. He held the academic administrative positions of Head of the Geology Department at Kansas State University and Dean of Sciences at Southern Oregon University. He is the current chair of the Rogue Valley Chapter of HCAO and served on the HCAO/HCAO-Action Budget Committee. He was a founding Board Member and Board President of the Deer Creek Center for Field Research and Education and Founding Board Member of the Siskiyou Field Institute. He currently serves as Board member and Treasurer of The Jefferson Center (an HCAO member organization).

Sandra Coyner

Debby Schwartz

Sandra is a retired Professor of history (Ph.D.), women’s studies, and was Director of several university interdisciplinary academic programs. She led in unionizing marginalized faculty and promoting quality in assessment of student learning. She was also President of the National Women's Studies Association. Her longest and deepest engagement in community activism has been in many facets of the feminist movement for many decades, up to and including current leadership in American Association of University Women. Passionate about challenging injustice and economic inequality, she was active in the Ashland Citizens Coalition on Homelessness; is an active supporter and occasional board member of several local and regional organizations that promote justice, nonviolence, and environmentalism; and has volunteered on local Democratic Party campaigns. She also currently leads two book discussion groups in Ashland. She serves on HCAO's Legislative Committee.

Beverly Deleonardis

Beverly has been a Rogue Valley HCAO member since its inception. She has a background in business administration and counseling psychology, and was an active union member. She has lived in urban, suburban, and rural areas. She has been a long-time member of the Oregon Action board, representing them on the HROP and HCAN boards. Beverly has also been a regional chair of the Alliance for a Just Society.