Government

Crystal Shoji Mayor

Mayor Crystal Shoji has been the owner of Shoji Planning, LLC located in downtown Coos Bay since 1996.  A graduate of Western Oregon University, she is a certified planner through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and a certified facilitator.  She consults with organizations and individuals throughout Southwestern Oregon, and she has assisted numerous local groups in organizing for the future.

Prior to establishing Shoji Planning, LLC, Mayor Shoji was the executive director of the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce for eleven years, a local government planner and citizen coordinator, and an educator.  She is currently active in the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and the Coos Bay North Bend Rotary Club assisting with numerous cultural and civic endeavors throughout the community.  In the past, she was recognized as a Delta Kappa Gamma Society Coos Bay person of achievement and an Oregon Chamber Executive of the Year.

Mayor Shoji is committed to the citizens of Coos Bay.  “The City of Coos Bay is a wonderful place with a “can do” spirit,” she said. “We pull together to achieve our goals.”

Mark Daily Councilor

Mark Daily was elected to the City Council in November 2012.  Councilor Daily was originally elected and served on the Council from 2006 – 2010.  Prior to serving on the Council, Councilor Daily served six years on the City’s Planning Commission.  Councilor Daily attended both San Diego State University and Southern Oregon University Colleges. 

Councilor Daily, his wife Gina, and their two sons moved to Coos Bay in 1998.   Together they own and operate the Outdoor In and Coast Karate.  Councilor Daily is a member of the Downtown Association and the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce.
 

Jennifer Groth Councilor

Jennifer Groth was elected to the Council in 2010.  She has lived in Coos Bay with her husband and daughter since 2000.

Councilor Groth graduated from Kansas State University with degrees in Economics and Political Science, then earned a Master of Public Administration degree from Syracuse University.  Prior to moving to our community, she worked as a budget analyst and supervisor for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and she was employed by the American Funds Service Company in San Antonio as a business analyst and operations supervisor.

Since arriving in Coos Bay, Councilor Groth has become involved in the community as a Business Manager and subsequent volunteer at the Boys & Girls Club, has served as the President and Vice-President of the Coos County Historical Society, as the Treasurer of the Coos Bay Schools Community Foundation, the League of Women Voters, and the Zonta Club of the Coos Bay Area, and as the Coordinator of the Coos Waterfront Walkway Partnership.

Stephanie Kramer Councilor

Stephanie J. Kramer was elected to the City Council in November 2006.  Councilor Kramer has lived in the Bay Area since 2002.  She grew up in Ft. Collins, Colorado where she attended Colorado State University.  She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science and Nutrition.  Stephanie and her husband Thomas moved to Coos Bay from San Diego, California where she was the general catering manager for San Diego State University.

Stephanie and her husband own the Old Tower House Bed and Breakfast, and Coos Bay Marine Towing and Salvage holding contracts with Vessel Assist/Board US.  She has been on the board and a charter member of the Concerned Citizens of Empire, is a member of the Charleston Merchants Association, and the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce.  She currently serves as a Council representative on Alternative Youth Activities, Boat Building Center Board, Community Coaliiton of Empire, and Mingus Park Pool Management Board.

Gene Melton Councilor

Councilor Melton is a lifelong resident of Coos Bay.  Gene worked in the trucking business for 46 years and is not new to city service.  Councilor Melton served on the Coos Bay City Council from 1992 to 1994 and on the Budget Committee from 2007 to 2008.   Prior to his positions with Coos Bay, Gene served as City Councilor for the City of Eastside in the 1970s, as Chief at the Eastside Fire Station, and served 16 years as a reserve police officer for Eastside.

Councilor Melton was appointed to the City Council February 5, 2008 to fill the vacancy left by Roger Gould’s resignation and he was re-elected on November 2008.  Gene also serves as a Council representative on the Boat Building Center Board, Coos County Urban Renewal Agency, Egyptian Theatre Preservation Association, Enterprise Zone Committee, Library Board, and South Coast Development Council.

Councilor Melton and his wife, Carol, live in the Eastside area of Coos Bay and enjoy being involved in the community working with the local Veterans groups.

John Muenchrath Councilor

Dr. John Muenchrath was elected to a four year term on the City Council on November 2, 2010.

Councilor Muenchrath has lived in the Bay Area since 1971.  He graduated from Marshfield High School and attended Creighton University, Oregon Health Sciences University, and the University of Oklahoma.

Councilor Muenchrath is employed as an Urologist at Bay Area Hospital and North Bend Medical Center.

Councilor Muenchrath serves as a council representative on the Egyptian Theatre Preservation Association, Oregon Coast Historical Railway Committee, and the Committee to End Homelessness.

Mike Vaughan Councilor

Councilor Vaughan filled a vacancy that occurred in May of 2011, Counclior Vaughan was later appointed by a unanimous vote of the current council, sworn in and sat down for his first council meeting June 7, 2011. 

Councilor Vaughan has served on the City’s Design Review Committee, Parks Commission, and Coos County Weed Advisory Board forming a volunteer group to systematically eradicate invasive plant species in the community.

Councilor Vaughan earned a Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Oregon in 1992, and he has operated Mike Vaughan Landscape Design office since then designing residential & commercial landscapes as well as urban planning here in the community.  The Vaughan family has been in the Coos Bay/North Bend community for over 100 years participating in civic and governmental affairs and the timber industry.