Glenn Barker
Glenn has served in various positions within the accounting profession and as a small business owner. His accounting and finance positions include General and Cost accounting, Credit Manager, and Registered Financial Representative with a regional bank. As a business owner, he was heavily involved in the trucking industry, with positions as Owner, Dispatcher, and Truck Broker. He also served as an owner/manager of a Tax and Small Business Consultant company.
On a personal level, Glenn has served within churches as Chairman of Deacon Boards and Sunday School teacher, Finance Director and Treasurer, as well as other positions within the church environment. He also served as Pastor of a rural church (Beaver Lake Community Church) for 4 years and as an Associate Pastor of Molalla Baptist Church for 4 years. He served as worship leader as well as a bass guitar band member for over 15 years.
On a community level, Glenn was a member of his local Rotary Club. In that group he served as the chairman of the Silverton Rotary Foundation, President of the club, Sergeant of Arms, and in the Rotary Clubs’ local Homer Davenport Days community festival as director of the Vendors park. He served as Chairman of the local Merchants Committee for a year and then served as a Director in the local Chamber of Commerce for a 3-year term.
Since his retirement 3 years ago, Glenn has worked with several businesses and nonprofit organizations as an accountant, bookkeeper, informal auditor, and consultant. He has helped nonprofit organizations with significant accounting and business issues.
Glenn has been blessed with over 50 years of marriage to his beautiful wife Nancy Martin Barker. They have 3 children with spouses and 7 grandchildren.