2024 LOC Board of Directors

Mayor Drotzmann was elected mayor of the Hermiston City Council in 2012.  He previously served on the LOC Board of Directors from 2017-2019 and was recognized as the League’s legislative advocate of the year in 2019.  Prior to his city council service, Mayor Drotzmann served eight years on the Hermiston School District Board of Directors. He’s been actively involved for years with multiple community organizations, including the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, and the Hermiston Booster Club, as well as a coach of youth and high school sports programs.  Dr. Drotzmann currently sits on the editorial team for The Oregon Way and is a partner in an eyecare practice in Hermiston.

Mayor Stovall was elected mayor of Gresham in 2021. He makes history as the first Black mayor of any large city in the Portland metro area and across the state. A longtime Gresham resident, Mayor Stovall is the owner and CEO of eRep, Inc. He also serves as vice president of the TriMet Board of Directors and has been featured in The Oregonian for his dynamic leadership when serving as president of the Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center. Mayor Stovall’s lengthy history of volunteer service in local government includes the Gresham Community Development and Housing Subcommittee; as chair of the city’s Charter Review Committee; and the Gresham Task Force on Housing to help create affordable housing units.

Prior to her election in January of 2023, Mayor Beatty served on the Maupin Planning Commission for two years and then served on the Maupin City Council for two years, filling in for a resignation.  Her career in education spanned 30 years as an English teacher, a high school counselor, a high school assistant principal, and 10 years as a middle school principal. Mayor Beatty and her husband built their house in Maupin 23 years ago, as they were drawn to the area by the Deschutes River, white water rafting and fishing.   They settled in Maupin full-time in 2017.  (Non-voting position.  Term ends December 2024)

Mayor Cross has led the city of Toledo since 2018. He ran for mayor to restore stability and civility to the city, and believes his biggest accomplishment has been giving staff and citizens the tools to not just survive the recent pandemic but to thrive during it. Toledo has had more projects completed in the last two years than the previous several years, including launching the ART Toledo initiative, the urban renewal project, and coordinated efforts to improve the city of Toledo with its school system. Mayor Cross currently serves as the President-Elect of the Oregon Mayors Association. (Term ends December 2025)

Councilor Emami was appointed to Happy Valley City Council in 2019 and elected to a four-year term in 2020. Prior to his appointment, he served on the Happy Valley Planning Commission, the Parks Advisory Committee, the Clackamas County Street Light Budget Committee and was president of his HOA. Councilor Emami previously served on the LOC Bylaws Committee and is currently the treasurer for the Local Government People of Color Caucus.   He also has extensive volunteer experience with local schools, state educational programs, local charities and non-profit organizations.  Born and raised in Oregon, Councilor Emami earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Oregon State University.  (Term ends December 2024)

Councilor MacInnes has spent the past 30 years volunteering for her community through a broad range of service activities.  She is currently an EMT-I for the local ambulance service, a reserve deputy for the sheriff's office, and a medicolegal death investigator for the district attorney's office, all in addition to her paying job as a victim advocate for Wheeler County. Elected in 2014, she served eight years as mayor and was appointed to the city council in 2023 after not running for re-election.  Councilor MacInnes previously served on the Oregon Mayors Association Board of Directors, representing all east side rural communities and was proud to be on the OMA Taskforce to address homelessness.   (Term ends December 2026) 

A resident of Seaside since 2002, Councilor Montero served six years on her city’s tourism board prior to being appointed and elected to the Seaside City Council in 2010.  Having been re-elected in 2014, 2018 and 2022, she is the longest-sitting elected city or county official in Clatsop County. Homelessness has been an important focus for her work.  Her prior community commitments include serving on the boards of the Seaside Downtown Development Association, Clatsop Behavioral Health, Clatsop CASA and Clatsop Development Resources, as well as serving as president of the Seaside Chamber of Commerce. She currently serves on the Clatsop County Budget Committee, the Senior Advisory Council for Northwest Disabilities and Senior Services, and the Clatsop Citizen Review Board.  Councilor Montero holds a bachelor’s degree in recreation administration and a master’s degree in library sciences, and her professional work includes health system and health plan executive management, and serving as executive director for Seaside Downtown Development Association. Councilor Montero assisted in the establishment of the LOC Women’s Caucus and currently serves as its president. (Term ends December 2025)

Mayor Rosener was initially appointed to fill a vacant council seat and went to on to win a special election and a subsequent general election. He now serves a two-year term that expires in January of 2025. Mayor Rosener has a passion for local government and currently serves as the chair of the LOC’s Broadband and Advocacy Communications Committee, as well as the Oregon Broadband Advisory Council.  As a leader in the U.S. Air Force, and later as a small business owner, the majority of Mayor Rosener’s 33-year career focused on delivering innovative technology and consulting services to more than 900 local governments across the United States.  He provided software solutions that helped cities with everything from running finance and payroll to planning and zoning, infrastructure asset management, utility billing, permitting, and community outreach/engagement.   His current focus is on giving back to his community, and he enjoys leveraging all he has learned in his career to help his hometown move forward.​​​​​​ (Term ends December 2026)

Councilor Browning is a native Oregonian, appointed in 2015 and elected in 2016 and 2020 to her current position. She has served on the Central Point Urban Renewal Agency and Budget Committee. Her commitments have also included the Central Point Visitor Information Center and the boards of the Rogue Valley Council of Governments, Medford Water Commission, and Jackson County Fire District No. 3. She is the founder of the public non-profit Direct Involvement Recreation Teaching, and is the managing partner of  CraterWorks MakerSpace LLC in partnership with the Central Point School District.