Commissioner - Phil Chang
Commissioner
Email: Phil.Chang@deschutes.org
Phone: (541) 388-6569
Phil came to Deschutes County in 2004 looking for a great place to raise a family, to continue his career in natural resource management, and to enjoy the great outdoors. His connection to the community grew deeper as he helped to bring people together to steward our forests, represented our community to Washington DC as a Congressional staffer, and raised a son here.
Phil has served on the Boards of Bend 2030, the Deschutes Chapter of Trout Unlimited, and the River West Neighborhood Association. He enjoys volunteering for trail maintenance and river stewardship projects with a variety of local non-profits. He holds a B.A. from Columbia University and a M.S. from U.C. Berkeley.
Commissioner Chang serves on the following committees:
- Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
- Coordinated Homeless Response Office (CHRO)
- Deschutes Basin Water Collaborative
- Deschutes Collaborative Forest Project
- Deschutes County Public Safety Coordinating Council
- Deschutes County Public Health Advisory Board liaison
- Deschutes Cultural Coalition Board
- Steering Committee of the Deschutes Trails Coalition
- Deschutes County Fair Association
- COIC’s Regional Housing Council
- Oregon Transportation Commission – Governor’s appointment
- Redmond Airport Community Advisory Committee
- Deschutes County Wolf Depredation Compensation & Financial Assistance Committee
- National Association of Counties –Public Lands Policy Steering Committee
He is an alternate for the following committees:
- Central Oregon Area Commission on Transportation (COACT)
- Central Oregon Health Council (COHC)
- Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC)
- Sunriver – La Pine Economic Development Committee
