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Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is comprised of volunteers, elected at the museum’s annual meeting each April. Changes that occur during a board member’s term require board approval.
Board meetings take place at noon on the third Wednesday of every other month on the steamer Portland. Museum members are welcome to attend.
Officers
- Brad Duval, President
- John DeHaas, Vice President
- Elizabeth Ryan, Membership
- John De Haas, Secretary
- Brad Duval, Treasurer
Board of Trustees
- Russ Albertson
- Derek Aldrich
- Fred Boss
- John De Haas
- Steve Lietz
- Fred Meyer
- Rob Rich
- Liz Wainwright
Honorary Trustee
- Captain Jack Taylor
Brad Duval, President
Bradford first began volunteering with Oregon Maritime Museum in 2016 and then was elected President in 2018. He has served in both the military and for the police force. Bradford spent many years on the water and is very experienced with ships and maritime activities.
“If you like ships, if you like boats — you can’t do any better than this!”
- Brad Duval
- Central High School in Ft. Pierce Fl Class of 1976
- U.S. Coast Guard Communications Expert (Radioman)
and deck seaman Yorktown, VA USCGC Reliance/ Petaluma CA/ Honolulu HI - U.S. Coast Guard Communications Expert (Radioman)
- Coast Guard Reserve / Group Astoria
- Oregon State Police, Trooper / Fraud Detective (19 years) 1992-2011
- Oregon Maritime Museum - Volunteer 2016
- Oregon Maritime Museum - President 2018-present
“If you like ships, if you like boats — you can’t do any better than this!”
- Brad Duval
Brad Duval, OMM President
My wife was taking a film making course at PSU when she decided to make a small documentary about life on the river. She researched most of her information from the Oregon Maritime Museum (OMM) Library at the time. I became involved when I agreed to do the interviews of the Captains and the men that were instrumental in the restoration of the Steamer Portland owned by OMM. I was fascinated by the fact that the ship actually function as a ship assist tug boat instead of a passenger ship. I could not understand the concept of a stern wheeler (paddle wheel) being a ship assist tug boat until I looked into the history of the paddle wheel boats and discovered they were the first tug boats.
Oregonians do not realize the significants of this history or the fact that the Steamer Portland is the only operational steam powered, stern wheel, ship assist tug boat in the United States. As I was working aboard the ship as a laborer, I fell in love with it, in terms of its history and what an engineering marvel it is. There are several OMM volunteers in love with the ship for the same or different reasons. When the previous President of OMM, Susan Spitzer, stepped down in 2018, no one else seemed interested in being President. I decided to run for President because I did not want to see the ship in the scrap yard. During my presidency, I faced COVID19, rioting in Waterfront Park where the ship is docked, an increase in crime and a severe revenue shortage but I am determined to keep the dream of its operation alive!
I was very athletic when I was younger but now that I am retired my hobbies are walking with my wife and dog along the river and coastal beaches; occasionally playing tennis, basketball or going to the gym (this doesn't happen that often) so I can prove to others, "I still got it!".