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Graham Kislingbury 1240 10th Ave. S.W., Albany, OR 97321 541-974-2075 Email: [email protected] Born: April 27, 1953, in San Mateo, Calif. Age: 64

Democratic Party Involvement • Registered Democrat since June 1972 • Linn County Democratic Central Committee Secretary, May 2016-February 2017 • LCDCC Acting Secretary, April 2017-present • LCDCC Publicity Committee Co-Chair, February 2017-present • Coordinated LCDCC Potluck Picnic & Pie Auction, July-Aug 9, 2017 • Staffed Dems booth at Linn County Fair and State Fair, July-Aug. 2017 • Canvassed, phone banked and held sign daily on Pacific Boulevard for Dem candidates, September-Nov. 8, 2016

Qualifications summary • Retired community journalist with nearly 40 years of experience that included reporting, copy editing, staff management, webposting and managing websites, social media, video production, photography, page design and pagination • Strong work ethic • Extensive public speaking experience • Has organized numerous community and church events, as well as events through work (before 2015) • Proficient with Word, Google Docs, iMovie, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter.

Employment history • Online editor, Mid-Valley Media Group (Albany Democrat-Herald, Corvallis Gazette-Times, Lebanon Express), 2006 until retirement in January 2015 • Oregon Outdoors Editor, Mid-Valley Media Group, 2011-2014 • Management team member, Democrat-Herald and Mid-Valley , 1987-2011 • Managing Editor, Albany Democrat-Herald, 1988-2006: coordinated news staff and Young Voices writing team • People Page Editor, Albany Democrat-Herald, 1986-88 • Sports Editor, Albany Democrat-Herald, 1981-85 • Sports Editor, Education Reporter, Editor, , 1975-81

Education and training • Bachelor’s degree in journalism, University of Oregon • Numerous journalism and management classes, workshops, conferences and webinars

Community/church involvement • Member of the Albany Human Relations Commission, 2015-present • Volunteer, South Albany High School Rebels Rising Mentor Program, September 2017-present • Trail volunteer at Silver Falls State Park, 2015-present • Volunteer with Jackson Street Youth Services Albany House, 2015-present • Organizing committee member for annual Fish of Albany Food Drive, 2016, 2017 • Board co-chair, Albany First Christian Church, 2014-15 • Board member, Linn County Mental Health Association, 2012-present • Youth group leader, Albany First Christian Church, 1998-2010 • Albany Extreme Sports coordinator (skateboard, inline skate competition), 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005

Interests • Hiking, swimming, bicycling, reading, history, working with youth, organizing events, camping, projects around the house and getting Democrats elected.

Family • Wife Nancy Anderson and adult daughters Lisa Anderson and Anna Anderson, all Democrats