Mike Guebert earned his B.A. in geology from Humboldt State University. Retired as metro program manager at the former St. Johns Landfill in North Portland, Mike worked with a small staff to monitor and improve environmental quality, operate and maintain a landfill gas extraction and reuse system, and make habitat improvements on the reclaimed grassland covering the landfill. Mike and his wife own and operate a small farm in Corbett, Ore., where they raise a variety of pasture-based livestock including dairy cows, goats, chickens and turkeys. Mike is very active in the small farm community, serving on several committees and panels, often testifying to the state legislature in support of bills to help family farmers, and providing advice and assistance to beginning farmers.
Appointed an associate director in 2012, Mike became the Zone 3 director in 2015 and was last elected in 2022. He is serving a four-year term, and his seat is next up for election in November 2026. Mike is secretary of the board and serves on the budget, and land legacy committees.
