Mayor & Council

Mayor Kenneth Jackola

Mayor Kenneth Jackola -

Education
Oregon State University: Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Sciences 2013
U.S. Army NCO Leadership Center of Excellence: Sergeant Major Academy 2009 (42 weeks)
Linn Benton Community College: Reserve Police Academy 1993
Lebanon Union High School: Graduate of Class 1986

Wayne Dykstra

Councilor Wayne Dykstra (Ward 1) -

​Being Minister of several Christian Churches since 1987, leadership and administrative experiences bring a diverse background to the position of City Council, including Oregon, Washington, Tennessee, and Arizona.  Wayne retired in 2013 to pursue other areas of interest, including history and genealogy. While Senior minister of a church in Arizona, Wayne gave oversight to a $1.2 million dollar building project, including capital campaign financing, and the usual demands of a 

Councilor Carl Mann

Councilor Carl Mann (Ward 1) -

Professional Biography 
Retired Army with 20+ yrs. of service

Personal 
My wife and I moved to Lebanon in 2017 with our two boys.

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Councilor Kim Ullfers (Ward 2) -

U.S. Army for 21 years, Deputy Sheriff, Business Owner. He now runs an affording housing non-profit. 

He has been married for 45 years and has two kids.

Lebanon Budget Committee - 8 years
Lebanon Soup Kitchen
Warming/Cooling Center

Councilor Dave Workman

Councilor Dave Workman (Ward 2) -

Currently the Chief Recovery Officer at LinnCo Federal Credit Union and am a Certified Financial Counselor and Certified Lending Expert.

Married to my wife, Renee, for 35 years. We have two beautiful grown daughters who live here in Lebanon with our 1-year old grandson.

My family on both sides has been here in Lebanon since the 1940's. I live in a house my Grandparents built in 1965, next to the one they built in the 40's.

 

 

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Councilor Jeremy Salvage (Ward 3) -

Associates of Applied Science - Chemeketa Community College - Paramedic (2002)
Fabricator - South Fork Industrial (1999-2003)
Firefighter/Paramedic - Salem Fire Department (2003-2019)
Fire Captain - Salem Fire Department (2019-2022)

Married to Amanda with 3 school-age kids
Lifetime Lebanon resident

Councilor Michelle Steinhebel

Councilor Michelle Steinhebel (Ward 3) -

Michelle was elected to City Council in November 2018. She is the Communications Director for Greater Albany Public Schools (GAPS). Prior to joining GAPS, Michelle worked in public relations and government affairs for Western University of Health Sciences from 2011 to 2021. Michelle has a background in journalism, serving as the editor of a local newspaper from 2009 to 2011 and a newspaper in Prineville from 2004 to 2006. Michelle holds a master’s degree in