| Oregon Liquor Control Commissioners |
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| About the Commissioners |
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The five citizen commissioners set policy for the OLCC. They meet monthly for one or two days to make decisions including liquor licenses, rules, contested case hearings, and appointments of liquor store agents.
Commissioners are appointed by the governor to four-year terms, subject to senate confirmation, each representing a state congressional district, with one from the food and beverage industry. Commissioners appoint the agency's executive director, who oversees the agency's 211 employees.
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| Chair Cassandra SkinnerLopata |
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CHAIR CASSANDRA SKINNERLOPATA
EUGENE
4th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Cassandra SkinnerLopata was appointed Chair of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s board of commissioners by Gov. John Kitzhaber on July 5, 2011. SkinnerLopata has been a member of the OLCC’s board of commissioners since June 2009.
She is a graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law and is currently General Counsel and Medicaid Program Director for Agate Healthcare, the parent company of Lipa (Lane Individual Practice Association) and Trillium Community Health Plan, all located in Eugene. She has held positions on the Governor’s Council on Domestic Violence, the Lane County Human Rights Advisory Committee, and the board of directors for Breaking Free, a non-profit organization promoting empowerment and self-defense for women and girls. SkinnerLopata’s broad range of community service includes volunteering for the Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force, Lane County Legal Aid, and several programs with the Oregon State Bar and the University of Oregon School of Law. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Head Start of Lane County, the Advisory Board for the Stop Violence Against Women Clinic Project and the Board of Directors for Oregon Women Lawyers. SkinnerLopata was recognized as one of Eugene Register Guard Blue Chip’s 20 under 40 for 2010.
1800 Millrace Dr., Eugene, Oregon 97403
E-mail: cass@agatehealthcare.com
Phone: (541) 431-1978
Fax: (541) 434-1109
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| Commissioner Robert Rice |
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COMMISSIONER ROBERT RICE
PORTLAND
1st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Robert Rice, a Portland restaurant owner, was appointed to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission in July 2003. Rice, who owns the Virginia Café, represents the hospitality industry as well as the 1st Congressional District. Rice serves on the boards of the National Restaurant Association and Liberty Northwest Insurance Companies. In the past, he worked for Arthur Andersen & Co. as a certified public accountant and head of the firm’s small business division for the Portland region. Rice also served as president of the Oregon Restaurant Association and the Columbia Edgewater Country Club, and was a board member of Associated Oregon Industries.
6850 SW Gable Parkway, Portland, OR 97225
E-mail: rarice1946@MSN.COM
Phone: (503) 319-6791
Fax: (503) 232-6771
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| Commissioner Ron Roome |
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COMMISSIONER RON ROOME
BEND
2nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Ron Roome was appointed by Gov. Ted Kulongoski to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission in May 2009. Roome has been a lawyer at Karnopp Petersen LLP since 1988 and has been litigation partner since 1994. Roome has served in multiple public service roles including President of J.R. Campbell American Inns of Court (2002-2003) and as President of the Deschutes County Bar Association (1997-1998). He currently serves on the Oregon State Bar Disciplinary Board. He is a Bend resident and a member of both the Oregon and California State Bar Associations.
1201 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97701
E-mail: rlr@karnopp.com
Phone: 541-382-3011
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| Commissioner Alex Duarte |
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COMMISSIONER ALEX DUARTE
PORTLAND
3rd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Alex Duarte was appointed by Governor Ted Kulongoski to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission in May 2009. Duarte currently serves as Compliance Counsel for Precision Castparts Corp. (PCC) at PCC’s global headquarters in Portland. Prior to joining PCC in 2011, Duarte served as Corporate Counsel for Qwest Communications in Denver and Portland, and before that, he was a litigation partner in a national law firm in San Francisco. Duarte has also served on the Oregon Board of Maritime Pilots (chaired from 2007 to 2008), and on the boards of the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce (chaired from 2005 to 2007) and the Malheur Home Telephone Company. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Stanford Law School.
4650 SW Macadam Ave., Suite 400, Portland, OR 97239
E-mail: alex.duarte@stanfordalumni.org
Phone: 503-777-6686
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| Commissioner Michael E. Harper, Sr. |
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COMMISSIONER MICHAEL E. HARPER, SR.
PORTLAND
5th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Michael E. Harper, Sr. was appointed by Gov. John Kitzhaber to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission in June 2011. Harper has been an agent with State Farm Insurance for more than 20 years. He played basketball for the Portland Trail Blazers during the 1980-81 and 1981-82 seasons, and spent the following six seasons playing across Europe. He has coached numerous basketball teams at the elementary, middle and high school level for over 10 years. In addition, he has coached basketball at the University of Portland and is currently an assistant coach at Lewis and Clark College. He has served on the Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board and the Oregon Commission on Children and Families.
2387 College Hill Place, West Linn, Oregon 97068
E-mail: meharpersr@comcast.net
Phone: 503-349-8733
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