Mayor Jessica Engelke, North Bend

Mayor Engelke was elected by her community to serve the City of North Bend as Mayor in November 2022 and was the first female mayor. Her current term expires in November of 2024. Mayor Engelke had served previously as a North Bend Council Member after being elected as mayor in November 2018. 

Jessica Engelke is a longtime North Bend resident invested in making our community a better place. She is a tenured Business Professor at Southwestern Oregon Community College and teaches a variety of business classes. 

Jessica is very active in the community, besides her volunteer position as North Bend's Mayor she serves on several local boards and, in 2017, was the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce President. 

After having the opportunity to live in Los Angeles, New Jersey, and Amsterdam, she returned home to North Bend in 2010 with her husband, Steven Ryan, and two daughters, Emily and Sophia, and has remained active in the community ever since. 

Jessica has over 30 years of hands-on experience in the business community.

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