John Olson

 
City Council
Title: Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember Position 1
John Olson


Term: January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2023

Education

  • Chelan High School (1965)
  • Wenatchee Valley College (1972)
  • Western Washington University (B.S. marine biology and organic chemistry, 1974)
  • The Evergreen State College (M.S. Environmental Policy, 1994)

Military

  • U.S. Navy (1967 through 1971)
  • Radio-teletype operations
  • 1.5 years Okinawa
  • 2 years staff of the Admiral of the Western Pacific U.S. Navy operations
  • Top secret/crypto security clearance
  • Vietnam Veteran

Employment

  • The environmental under-ice diving research team, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (1976 through 1980)
  • Aquaculture Research, 10 years seaweeds, 2 years blue mussels (Puget Sound, British Columbia, South Korea, Japan, Maine: 1980 through 1990)
  • Real estate project development and sales (1975 through 2014)
  • Retired in 2014

Significant Past Affiliations

  • Cascade Land Conservancy/ForTerra (nationally recognized regional land trust) (1998 through 2013) Board of Directors, Acquisitions Chair, $5 Million through $10 Million annual budgets

Current Affiliations

  • Chelan Senior Center (CSC): Board of Directors, Vice-Chair 2018 and Chair-elect 2019
  • CSC ReRuns Thrift Store: pickups and deliveries; facilities manager
  • Friends of Lake Chelan: citizen-based wise-use public planning organization
  • Chelan Valley Open Space Forum: participant
  • Our Valley, Our Future: participant
  • Senior Living Initiative: steering committee and site selection committee
  • Watershed Planning Unit: participant
  • Chelan County Short Term Rentals project: participant
  • City of Chelan Short Term Rentals project: participant
 

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