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District 1

Ron Averill
Colonel, US Army Retired
County Commissioner District 1
Term: November 28, 2006 - December 31, 2012

Education:

  • Van Nuys HS (CA), Class of 1955
  • B.F.S. Degree in International Relations, University of Southern California 1959
  • M.A. Degree in Comparative and Regional Politics, The American University 1974
  • Command & General Staff College 1976
  • Defense Language Institute (Vietnamese) 1968
  • Army War College 1981

Past Employment

  • U.S. Army Signal Corps 1959-1964
    • 32nd Signal Battalion, Darmstadt, GER
    • Army ROTC Det, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
  • U.S. Army Military Intelligence Corps 1964-1989
    • 3rd Battalion, 525 MI Group, Can Tho, RVN
    • Human Resources Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, Arlington, VA
    • Headquarters, 525 MI Group, Saigon, RVN
    • Intelligence Center Pacific, Honolulu, HI
    • Commander Special Security Detachment, USAREUR, Heidelberg, GER
    • Commander Survey Section SHAPE. Mons, BE
    • Commander INSCOM Detachment, Western Command, Honolulu, HI
    • Deputy Chief of Staff Intelligence, Western Command, Honolulu, HI
    • Commander Intelligence Center Pacific, Honolulu, HI
  • Civil Defense Department, State of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
  • Professor of International Relations, Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu, HI
  • Professor of Political Science, South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA
  • Dean of Social Sciences, South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA

Family

Wife, Janice; daughter, Ellalou Morales ; and grandchildren: Mikey and Maleea

Expertise

Education and experience in federal, state and local government. Served on County Solid Waste Advisory Committee for fourteen years and participated in Growth Management planning for fourteen years. He has been an active member of community groups: 4th Degree Knights of Columbus (Past Grand Knight), Twin Cities Rotary, American Legion Post 17, VFW Post 2200, Veterans Memorial Museum, Past Coach Centralia HS JV and Varsity Soccer Team, Parish Council and Lay Eucharistic Minister for St Mary’s Catholic Church, Centralia.

Affiliations

  • Lewis County BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (current Vice Chairman)
  • Lewis County Board of Health (current Chairman)
  • Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District #1 
  • WSAC Legislative Steering Committee
  • WSAC Rural Counties Caucus
  • Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority (current Chairman)
  • Lewis-Mason-Thurston Area Agency on Aging Council of Governments (current Chairman)
  • Nisqually River Council (Current Vice Chairman)
  • SW WA Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RTPO)
  • Timberland Regional Support Network (Mental Health)-(alternate member)
  • Cowlitz-Lewis Economic Development District
  • Cowlitz-Lewis Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Committee
  • Centralia Land Fill Closure Group
  • Lewis county Public Benefit Rating System Board (Assessor’s Office)
  • Lewis County Rural Economic Development Public Facilities Advisory Committee (EDC)
  • Lewis County Emergency Planning Committee
  • Lewis County Law & Justice Committee
  • Lewis County Meth Task Force
  • Lewis County Alcohol & Drug Abuse Advisory Board
  • Lewis County Mental Health Coalition
  • Lewis County High Utilizers Task Force
  • Lewis County DUI Safety Task Force
  • Lewis County Drug Court Advisory Board
  • Lewis County Seniors
  • Lewis-Mason-Thurston Community Action Council