Joann Linville

Dr. Joann E. Linville was appointed to the Wilsonville City Council on Sept. 5, 2019, and re-elected in Nov. 2020 to a term that continues through Dec. 31, 2024.  Prior to her appointment, she served as chair of the City's Development Review Board (Panel A).

Linville began her career as a nurse before transitioning into higher education, where she spent more than 30 years in faculty and administrative leadership capacities at several community colleges. Before retiring and moving to Wilsonville in 2011, Linville served as the Vice President of Learning Services at Arizona Western College (Yuma, Ariz.).  Since retirement, she has consulted at several colleges, including a stint as the Interim Vice President of Instruction at Rogue Community College (Grants Pass, Ore.). 

Linville has earned two post-graduate degrees in education, a Masters from Western Washington (1994), and a Doctorate from the University of Washington (2003).  She also served on the Board of Directors for the Yuma Regional Medical Center. 

Linville was appointed by Governer Tina Kotek to serve on the 18-member Oregon Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Board. A resident of Charbonneau, she is also is a member of the Charbonneau Women's Golf Association, Charbonneau Women's Association, Cypress Branch of Boys and Girls Aid and a volunteer for Oregon Golf Association events.

Current Board & Committee Memberships

• Aurora State Airport Master Plan Planning Advisory Committee
• French Prairie Forum Local Governments Working Group - Alternate
• Greater Portland, Inc., (GPI) Small Cities Consortium (SCC)
• Wilsonville-Metro Community Enhancement Committee