Erin Skaar - Commissioner Bio

Non-Partisan

Position #1

Term 1: Expires 12/31/2028

Education:
B.A. Occidental College

Employment:
Tillamook County Board of Commissioners
CARE, Executive Director
Tides of Change, Development Director
The Next Door, Development Director
San Jose Conservation Corps, Deputy Director

2026 Board of Commissioners Liaison Responsibilities:     

Adventist Health Tillamook Civic Advisory Committee (all three Commissioners)
Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) (all three Commissioners)
Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) Board of Directors (President)
Budget (all three Commissioners)
Contract Review Board (the Commissioners make up this Board)
Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (LPSCC)
National Association of Counties (NACo) (all three Commissioners)
Tillamook Intergovernmental Development Entity (TIDE) Board (Ordinance #67)
Association of Oregon & California Counties (O&C) Board of Directors
Columbia Pacific Coordinated Care Organization (CPCCO) (Board Member)
Community Action Resource Enterprises Inc. (CARE)
Community Action Team Board (CAT)
Council of Forest Trust Land Counties (CFTLC) (Vice-Chair)
Department of Community Development
Forest Trust Land Advisory Committee (FTLAC) (Vice-Chair)
Health and Human Services Department
Homeless Action Network
Northwest Senior & Disability Services (NWSDS) (Board Member)
Northwest Regional Solutions Advisory Committee
OURTillamook
Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA)
Tillamook County Mental Health Advisory Committee
Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Board of Directors
Tillamook County Short Term Rental Committee
Tillamook Family Counseling Center (TFCC)
Tillamook Lightwave Board of Directors (Alternate)
Tillamook Working Lands and Waters Cooperative

Prior Community Service:
Tillamook County Budget Committee
Tillamook County Compensation Board
United Way Treasurer and Board Member
Adventist Health Board Member and Civic Advisory Committee
Tillamook Early Learning Center Board Chair
Tillamook Kiwanis President and Member