The current election will be the last one in which Dr. Jim Moore of Pacific University dispenses his cogent political analysis to journalists and the public. Moore, who specializes in election politics, will retire in January from media analysis and in May from the Forest Grove university. He is an associate professor of political science and the director of political outreach for the university’s McCall Center for Civic Engagement. As of this week, he has been interviewed more than 8,000 times since 1991, first while a faculty member at the University of Portland and then for the past 22 years at Pacific University.

Zavier Borja is taking a job with Visit Bend and leaving Gov. Tina Kotek’s staff at the end of the year. He has been the Regional Solutions coordinator serving Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Klamath and Lake counties. The Governor’s Office is recruiting to fill his position, with applications being accepted through Nov. 4.

Jane Cigarran began work Monday in the Governor’s Office as executive assistant for tribal affairs and communications.

McGregor “Mac” Lynde will take over as executive director of the Oregon Travel Information Council on Nov. 18. He spent 22 years with the Oregon Department of Transportation, then moved in September to the Department of Emergency Management as special adviser to the director. Since April, Mike Auman has served as interim executive director for the Travel Information Council, a semi-independent state agency.

Clare Pierce-Wrobel will become the Oregon Health Authority’s director of health policy and analytics on Nov. 12. She was director of delivery system reform at the White House Domestic Policy Council, where her role included implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and policies related to Medicare Advantage and Part D, payment reform, health care competition, health information technology and lower drug pricing.

Winston Brown was appointed interim director of the Department of Human Services’ Stabilization and Crisis Unit. He has been the unit’s regional oversight manager.

The state Teacher Standards and Practices Commission voted to launch an open recruitment for executive director. Meanwhile, Melissa Goff remains interim executive director. Dr. Rae Ette Newman, dean of Eastern Oregon University’s College of Education, continues as commission chair.

Former North Marion schools superintendent Bill Rhoades is now the TSPC’s director of educator preparation and pathways. Rhoades has been superintendent or interim at Yamhill-Carlton, Woodburn and West Linn-Wilsonville school districts. He also taught at the University of Oregon, Portland State University and Lewis & Clark College.

The two new deputy directors of the Oregon Department of Agriculture are Lindsay Eng and Jonathan Sandau. Deputy Director Lauren Henderson retired Sept. 30. Eng returned to ODA in July as chief operations officer after leaving in 2018 for the private sector. At the time, she was ODA’s director of market access and certification programs. Sandau joined the department in 2020 as special assistant to the director, leading ODA’s legislative and government affairs work, and was appointed assistant director in 2022.

Dr. Danny Jacobs abruptly announced his resignation as president of Oregon Health & Science University, having served since 2018. However, the OHSU board tabled a proposal to immediately appoint Dr. Nate Selden, dean of the OHSU School of Medicine, as president for a three-year term. Jacobs continues serving as president.

Lauren Poor is now state government affairs manager at Portland General Electric after working for the Oregon Farm Bureau Federation and the Association of Oregon Counties. Ryan Krabill was hired as OFB’s government and national affairs manager.

The U.S. attorney for the Oregon district, Natalie Wight, announced that Assistant U.S. Attorney Ethan Knight, the Cyber and National Security Unit chief, will serve as district election officer. He will oversee handling of Election Day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or staff, and election fraud.

The League of Oregon Cities’ officers for 2025 will be: president, North Bend Mayor Jessica Engelke; vice president, Fossil Councilor Carol MacInnes; and treasurer, Gresham Mayor Travis Stovall. Joining the LOC board will be Gold Beach Mayor Tamie Kaufman, Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler, Oregon City Commissioner Adam Marl and Corvallis City Manager Mark Shepard.

At the recent LOC conference in Bend, exceptional service awards were presented to Independence Mayor John McArdle, Mark O. Hatfield Statesmanship Award; Hillsboro Mayor Steve Callaway, James C. Richards Award; and Condon City Administrator Kathryn Greiner, Herman Kehrli Award.