Meet The Team
Office Staff
Executive Director: Ruth Linoz
Likes: Road trips, meeting and learning about people, planning and managing projects, and watching old movies.
Past Activities: Played the string bass in concert bands and orchestras; competed in volleyball, basketball, badminton, and coed softball; needlework.
Dispatcher: Misty Hutchinson
About Misty: Misty has been a part of the South Lane Wheels team since 2008. She joined South Lane Wheels as a part time dispatcher but loved the job so much, that when the opportunity for her to become the full time dispatcher arose, she eagerly accepted the position. Misty enjoys the daily interaction she has with all of the riders and looks forward to coming into work everyday. When Misty is not busy dispatching, she is kept even busier at home by her two teenage daughters, two cats, a dog, a snake and three fish.
Bookkeeper: Dawn Bryson
Drivers
Mary Everndon
About Mary: We moved to Cottage Grove from the coast in 1964 and I joined the Wheels team in 1994. It was Senior Wheels at the time. I saw a real need for transportation for seniors that were unable to drive and in care centers and I wanted to help make a difference. Our service enhances their quality of life and well being and I am very thankful to be part of the team. I am very family oriented and we do many things together such as riding our quads at the coast and taking motorcycle trips.
Eli Olson
About Eli: I joined the Wheels team about 3 years ago and primarily drive the Route·Around·Town bus.
It is always rewarding to hear from a rider how much they appreciate the service we provide. I take great pleasure in working with the Wheels team and with the riders. This is a fun a rewarding experience.
Don Hill
About Don: I applied for the job at South Lane Wheels and was hired to drive the Route bus. I like my job very much; helping people to get to their destinations. They turned out to be some of my best friends.
Cliff Kehler
About Cliff: As part of the South Lane Wheels team, Cliff sees to day to day vehicle and building maintenance as well as working as a driver. He is a retired Federal garage co-manager, fleet inspector, equipment mechanic, aircraft repairman, private speed-shop owner. As a transplant from Pennyslvania and California, he joined SLW in 2008 because he enjoys helping people.
Jim Hollamon
Mike Pentecost
Volunteers
Curtis Miller – Bus Cleaner
Martina Hewitt – Office helper
Drivers:
Keith Folkman
Downey Rosemark
Judd Van Gorder
Stephen Pettit
Pam Peltin
Board Members and Advisors
Board President Joe Raade : South Lane Fire Dist.
Vice President Mary Anne McMurren: Cottage Grove Comm. Hospital & Clinics
Treasurer Sue Ordonez: Siuslaw Bank, Creswell.
About Sue: I am the Branch Manager of Siuslaw Bank in Creswell. I have been employed by Siuslaw Bank for 17 years and have enjoyed every minute of my tenure. Siuslaw Bank is a “community bank” in every sense of the word based on a commitment to philanthropy and community involvement.
I have been a Board Member of South Lane Wheels since October, 2009. I have a strong passion for the community in which I live and work; Creswell, Oregon. I joined the Board to help South Lane Wheels develop and improve services within the Creswell community.
Secretary Russ Owens: Automotive Specialties.
About Russ: When I moved to Cottage Grove in 1983 I worked for B&B equipment on Main Street, which was a saw shop at the time. I was struck with the sincerity and the work ethic of the people I met there and I have retained those qualities to this day. Since that time I developed a successful business in Cottage Grove which included service work for South Lane Wheels. Over the years I watched the evolution of South Lane Wheels from a couple of special purpose vans to the modern fleet with the wider focus of purpose that it is today.
I am proud to have the privilege of serving on the South Lane Wheels board, working along with some of the best minds in Cottage Grove, addressing the challenges of keeping this great organization progressing forward to meeting the transportation needs of South Lane County.
George Potter: Retired business owner
Suzanne Huebner-Sannes: Senior and Disabled Services.
James Burke: Burke Properties LLC
Advisor:
Howard Schessor, Community Development Director & Emergency Program Manager with City of Cottage Grove
