Mayor and Council
Mayor Studebaker attended school in Lake Oswego from grade school through high school. After earning his undergraduate and doctor of jurisprudence degrees from the University of Oregon, he served on active duty with the Marine Corps for 3 years. He then practiced law in both governmental and private corporate offices. Following that...
Theresa M. Kohlhoff has lived in Lake Oswego since 1989 with her husband, Mike. Together they have 6 grown children and 6 grandchildren. She has a BA in English from Portland State University and a JD from Lewis & Clark Law School. She has been a practicing attorney since 1980.
John LaMotte is a city planner with expertise in land use, community development and conflict resolution. He has held senior management positions with his own consulting companies, international design firms and a large economic development agency.
Jackie Manz is a business and strategic management consultant and twenty-four year resident of Lake Oswego. Her governmental experience includes a completed term on council, serving as co-vice chair on the Lake Oswego Citizens Budget Committee and Chair and Vice-Chair of the Hallinan Heights Neighborhood Association. She served on...
Daniel Nguyen is a restaurateur, businessman and community volunteer. Born to Vietnamese refugee parents and raised in the Pacific Northwest, he and his wife Katherine moved to Lake Oswego in 2010 with their two school-aged daughters.
Skip O’Neill is a local business owner and community volunteer. In addition to his work with the Lake Oswego School Foundation, he has served on the Lake Corporation Board as both member and past-president. He is a Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce Member
John Wendland graduated from Lake Oswego High School. He earned a BS in Commerce degree in Accounting and a Certificate of Retail Studies at the Retail Management Institute from Santa Clara University.