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Welcome our City Administrator Joe Riker

Dr. Riker is a native Oregonian, born and raised in Klamath Falls, OR.  He graduated from Henley High School; he attended Oregon State University and obtained a Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Animal Science, and a master of Science (M.S.) in Zoology.  Traveling eastward he was a graduate student of Purdue University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Resource Management.  Joe's working career began with teaching animal science and horse management at the college level. This included doing research, and being an extension agent: first for the University of New Hampshire and then Colorado State University.  In 1971, he came back to Oregon as a professor at Oregon Institute of Technology (in his hometown of Klamath Falls), in the Environmental program and the Health Sciences program.

After 10 years at OIT, Dr. Riker joined the staff of the City of Klamath Falls. Here Joe served as Planner, Planning Director, and Community Development Director, for 14 years.  Then, he was hired as the City Administrator of the City of Mt. Shasta, CA, serving there for five years. Joe was then hired by the City of Orland, CA, as their City manager in 2002.  He retired from this position at the end of 2008. Now, finding retirement a bit tiresome, he is now returning to public administration, as City Administrator for the City of Shady Cove.

Joe's special areas of expertise are planning, community development, economic and business development, as well as grant writing.  Joe and his wife Joan have six daughters (yours, mine and ours), 12 grandchildren, one great granddaughter and another expected soon. Several live in the Medford and Klamath Falls areas, as does his 96 year old father.

Joe and Joan are glad to be back in Oregon after 13 years in California, and he looks forward to working with the Council and the Citizens of Shady Cove.