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" have the greatest respect for every decision-maker that
we've ever had in this Tribe, and every Tribal member that
made the decision to put them in place."
Tribal Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr.
Grand Ronde Post-Restoration Tribal Councils
April 1984-May 1985: Kathryn Harrison, chair; Dean Mercier, vice chair; Candy Robertson, secretary; Frank Harrison, Merle Leno, Russell Leno, Darrell
Mercier, Mark Mercier and Henry Petite.
May 1985 - October 1985: Henry Petite, chair; Mark Mercier, vice chair; Kathryn Harrison, secretary; Cheryle A. Kennedy, Merle Leno, Russell Leno, Dar
rell Mercier, Eula Petite and Candy Robertson.
October 1985 - September 1986: Mark Mercier, chair; Merle Leno, vice chair; Kathryn Harrison, secretary; Cheryle A. Kennedy, Russell Leno, Darrell
Mercier, Eula Petite, Henry Petite and Candy Robertson.
September 1986 - September 1987: Mark Mercier, chair; Merle Leno, vice chair; Kathryn Harrison, secretary; Dorothy Greene, Frank Harrison, Bradley
Kowing, Russell Leno, Eula Petite and Candy Robertson.
September 1987 - September 1988: Mark Mercier, chair; Merle Leno, vice chair; Kathryn Harrison, secretary; Valarene Grout, Eugene LaBonte, Russell
Leno, Ray McKnight, Henry Petite and Candy Robertson.
September 1988 - September 1989: Mark Mercier, chair; Candy Robertson, vice chair; Kathryn Harrison, secretary; Valarene Grout, Merle Holmes, Marvin
Kimsey, Russell Leno, Ray McKnight and Henry Petite.
September 1989 (vacancies due to absenteeism): Mark Mercier, chair; Candy Robertson, vice chair; Kathryn Harrison, secretary; Wilmadene Butler,
Valarene Grout, Merle Holmes, Ray McKnight and Rick McKnight.
September 1989 - September 1990: Mark Mercier, chair; Candy Robertson, vice chair; Kathryn Harrison, secretary; Wilmadene Butler, Valarene Grout,
Merle Holmes, Ray McKnight, Rick McKnight and Bob Mercier.
September 1990 - September 1991: Mark Mercier, chair; Kathryn Harrison, vice chair; Valarene Grout, secretary; Larry Brandon, Merle Holmes, Ray
McKnight, Rick McKnight, Bob Mercier and Margaret Provost.
September 1991 - October 1991: Mark Mercier, chair; Kathryn Harrison, vice chair; Valarene Grout, secretary; Larry Brandon, Merle Holmes, Ray McK
night, Rick McKnight, Bob Mercier and Margaret Provost.
October 16-30, 1991: Mark Mercier, chair; Kathryn Harrison, vice chair; Valarene Grout, secretary; Larry Brandon, Merle Holmes, Ray McKnight, Bob Mer
cier, Margaret Provost and Candy Robertson.
Oct. 30 - Nov. 13, 1991 (vacancy): Mark Mercier, chair; Kathryn Harrison, vice chair; Valarene Grout, secretary; Merle Holmes, Ray McKnight, Bob Mercier,
Margaret Provost and Candy Robertson.
November 1991 - September 1992: Mark Mercier, chair; Kathryn Harrison, vice chair; Valarene Grout, secretary; Merle Holmes, Ray McKnight, Bob Mer
cier, Margaret Provost, Candy Robertson and Leon C. Tom.
September 1992 - September 1993: Mark Mercier, chair; Kathryn Harrison, vice chair; Candy Robertson, secretary; Merle Holmes, Andrew Jenness, Ed
Larsen, Ray McKnight, Margaret Provost and Leon C. Tom.
September 1993 - September 1994: Mark Mercier, chair; Kathryn Harrison, vice chair; Candy Robertson, secretary; Valarene Grout, Merle Holmes, Andrew
Jenness, Ed Larsen, Ray McKnight and Leon C. Tom.
September 1994 - September 1995: Mark Mercier, chair; Kathryn Harrison, vice chair; Ed Larsen, secretary; Valerene Grout, Bob Haller, Andrew Jenness,
Eugene LaBonte, Ed Pearsall and Leon C. Tom.
Sept. 20 - Oct. 11, 1995: Mark Mercier, chair; Kathryn Harrison, vice chair; Ed Larsen, secretary; Valarene Grout, Bob Haller, Eugene LaBonte, Ed Pearsall,
Margaret Provost and Leon C. Tom.
Oct. 12, 1995 - September 1996: Mark Mercier, chair; Kathryn Harrison, vice chair; Ed Pearsall, secretary; Valarene Grout, Bob Haller, Eugene LaBonte,
Ed Larsen, Margaret Provost and Leon C. Tom.
September 1996 - September 1997: Kathryn Harrison, chair; Ed Larsen, vice chair; Ed Pearsall, secretary; Bob Haller, Eugene LaBonte, Reyn Leno, Mark
Mercier, Margaret Provost and Leon C. Tom.
September 1997 - September 1998: Kathryn Harrison, chair; Ed Larsen, vice chair; Ed Pearsall, secretary; Valarene Grout, Reyn Leno, Bob Mercier, Mark
Mercier, Margaret Provost and Leon C. Tom.
September 1998 - September 1999: Kathryn Harrison, chair; Reyn Leno, vice chair; Ed Pearsall, secretary; Valarene Grout, Bob Haller, Ed Larsen, Bob
Mercier, Mark Mercier and Leon C. Tom.
September 1999 - September 2000: Kathryn Harrison, chair; Ed Larsen, vice chair; Ed Pearsall, secretary; Valarene Grout, Bob Haller, Earl F. LaBonte,
Reyn Leno, Bob Mercier and June Sell-Sherer.
September 2000 - September 2001: Kathryn Harrison, chair; Ed Larsen, vice chair; Reyn Leno, secretary; Bob Haller, Cheryle A. Kennedy, Earl F. LaBonte,
Ed Pearsall, Jan D. Reibach and June Sell-Sherer.
September 2001 - September 2002: Cheryle A. Kennedy, chair; Reyn Leno, vice chair; June Sell-Sherer, secretary; Valarene Grout, Bob Haller, Earl F.
LaBonte, Ed Larsen, Ed Pearsall and Jan D. Reibach.
September 2002 - September 2003: Cheryle A. Kennedy, chair; Reyn Leno, vice chair; June Sell-Sherer, secretary; Valarene Grout, Bob Haller, Ed Larsen,
Ed Pearsall, Jan D. Reibach and Valorie Robertson.
September 2003 - September 2004: Cheryle A. Kennedy, chair; Reyn Leno, vice chair; June Sell-Sherer, secretary; Jack Giffen Jr., Valarene Grout, Bob
Haller, Ed Larsen, Jan D. Reibach and Valorie Robertson. ,
September 2004 - September 2005: Cheryle A. Kennedy, chair; Reyn Leno, vice chair; June Sell-Sherer, secretary; Angie Blackwell, Jack Giffen Jr., Chris
Mercier, Jan D. Reibach, Valorie Robertson and Wesley West. -
September 2005 - September 2006: Cheryle A. Kennedy, chair; Angie Blackwell, vice chair; Chris Mercier, secretary; Jack Giffen Jr., Reyn Leno, Jan D.
Reibach, Wink Soderberg, Kathleen Tom and Wesley West.
September 2006 - September 2007: Chris Mercier, chair; Angie Blackwell, vice chair; Jack Giffen Jr., secretary; Cheryle A. Kennedy, Reyn Leno, Valorie
Sheker, Wink Soderberg, Kathleen Tom and Wesley West.
September 2007 - September 2008: Cheryle A. Kennedy, chair; Reyn Leno, vice chair; Jack Giffen Jr., secretary; Chris Mercier, June Sell-Sherer, Steve
Bobb Sr., Kathleen Tom, Valorie Sheker and Wink Soderberg.
September 2008 - September 2009: Cheryle A. Kennedy, chair; Reyn Leno, vice chair; Jack Giffen Jr., secretary; Chris Mercier, June Sell-Sherer, Steve
Bobb Sr., Kathleen Tom, Valorie Sheker and Wink Soderberg.
September 2009 - September 2010: Cheryle A. Kennedy, chair; Reyn Leno, vice chair; Kathleen Tom, secretary; Chris Mercier, June Sell-Sherer, Steve
Bobb Sr., Valorie Sheker, Wink Soderberg and Toby McClary.
September 2010 September 2011: Cheryle A. Kennedy, chair; Reyn Leno, vice chair; Kathleen Tom, secretary; Chris Mercier, Jack Giffen Jr., Steve Bobb
Sr., Valorie Sheker, Wink Soderberg and Toby McClary. ,
September 2011 - May 2012: Cheryle A. Kennedy, chair; Reyn Leno, vice chair; Jack Giffen Jr., secretary; Chris Mercier, Steve Bobb Sr., Valorie Sheker,
June Sherer, Kathleen Tom and Toby McClary.
June 2012 - September 2012: Cheryle A. Kennedy, chair; Reyn Leno, vice chair; Jack Giffen Jr., secretary; Chris Mercier, Steve Bobb Sr., June Sherer,
Kathleen Tom and Toby McClary.
September 2012 - Sept. 2013: Reyn Leno, chair; Jack Giffen Jr., vice chair; Toby McClary, secretary; Chris Mercier, Steve Bobb Sr., June Sherer, Kathleen
Tom, Cheryle A. Kennedy and Jon A. George.
September 2013 Present: Reyn Leno, chair; Jack Giffen Jr., vice chair; Toby McClary, secretary; June Sherer, Kathleen Tom, Cheryle A. Kennedy, Jon A.
George, Ed Pearsall and Denise Harvey.