PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gail Achterman, a Portland lawyer whose career as a public servant spanned nearly 40 years, has died at age 62.
Her husband, Charles McGinnis, says she died Saturday.
Achterman had recently retired as director of the Institute for Natural Resources at Oregon State University and as chairwoman of the Oregon Transportation Commission. She served for 10 years on the commission.
She had worked as assistant for natural resources to Gov. Neil Goldschmidt from 1987 to 1991, and on numerous state councils and boards charged with developing policies on issues that included water, land use, energy, environmental quality, recreation and climate change.
The Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/xFmkNF) she had a role in drafting the legislation that created the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area in 1981.
