Meet the Board

Cara Cantonwine moved to Vancouver in 1995 and immediately obtained her Fort Vancouver Regional Library Card! She enjoyed participating in summer reading programs as a child and teen and now enjoys story time activities with her toddler son throughout the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District. Cara is a graduate cum laude of the University of Puget Sound with a B.M. in Vocal Performance and Music Education. She is the Director of Programs for the Fort Vancouver National Trust and has volunteered with other service organizations including the Evergreen School District's Foundation.

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Devin Jackson is a long-time Clark County resident, growing up in Vancouver and attending Skyview High School (the first four-year graduating class!). Devin graduated from Skyview as Valedictorian and went on to study business at Gonzaga University in Spokane. At Gonzaga, Devin was involved in intramural soccer, basketball, and badminton sports programs, a VP in the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity, a mentor in an at-risk youth program known as Campus Kids, and graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Devin returned to the Clark County community after graduation and has worked at Regents Bank as a commercial banker for the past six years. Devin has been involved in the Big Brother Big Sister program for four years, mentoring the same Little Brother since 4th Grade (now in 8th grade!). Devin is actively involved in his church as a financial officer and as the treasurer of his homeowner's association.

Devin was the 2010 recipient of the George C. Marshall Public Leadership Award and has been active with the Celebrate Freedom activities organized by the Fort Vancouver Historical Trust. Devin was recognized as one of the Accomplished and Under 40 in 2011. Devin is currently participating in the Leadership Clark County class of 2012.

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Dennis Johnson is a retired Federal Employee. For most of his 35-year career at the Bonneville Power Administration he managed maintenance programs and maintenance employees. Since his retirement in 1996 he has been an avid bicycle rider, kayaker, and hiker, spending his days outdoors to the extent possible. He is also an active volunteer in the community, serving in a leadership capacities in several organizations.

Currently, he is on the boards of the Fairgrounds Neighborhood Association, the Vancouver Bicycle Club, the Friends of the Three Creeks Community Library, and Vancouver's International Discovery Walk Festival.

His involvement in local library issues began in 1998 with assisting in the campaigns to create a Library Capital Facilities Area and establish bonding authority for construction of the Three Creeks library branch. He resides in the Mt. Vista/Salmon Creek area with his wife, Karen.

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Michael Langsdorf is the President of the Law Offices of Michael G. Langsdorf, a Family Law law firm. He graduated in 1963 from Oregon State University and again in 1969 from the University of Washington with his MBA and JD. Michael was a Navy Officer from 1963 until 1966.

Michael has worked with for-profit business organizations, nonprofit organizations, governments, and Community Services Northwest. He has served on the Vancouver Board of Adjustment, 12 years on the Vancouver Planning Commission, five years on Regional Planning, and Co-Chairman of Oregon Washington Bi-State Commission on Education, air quality and transportation issues. He has taught at Clark College (criminal and real estate law), and in the Marylhurst College MBA program.

Michael was raised in Vancouver and graduated from Fort Vancouver High School in 1959. He has been married to Carole Langsdorf since 1971 and has two grown children in their 30's. His mother, Dorothy Langsdorf, was the first Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation President.

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Paul N. Montague III was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and moved to Vancouver from Los Angeles 18 years ago. He is an accomplished sales and marketing professional, with more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including roles in training, sales and marketing. Paul holds a master's degree in Communications Management from the Annenberg School of Communications, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and a bachelor's degree in Speech Communication, Economics and Computer Science from North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

For the past six years, Paul has had the pleasure of working in several roles at the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. He is currently focused on Membership Development, meeting and recruiting new member businesses into the over 1,050 member Chamber. He is also currently an Adjunct Professor at ITT Technical Institute in Portland.

Paul serves on the Columbia Credit Union Board and is currently involved in the Greater Clark County Rotary, the Hazel Dell Salmon Creek Business Association, East Vancouver Business Association, the Hazel Dell Parade of Bands, the Vancouver Relay for Life and his church. He has a fourteen year old daughter Emma, who is in the eighth grade at Thomas Jefferson Middle School and is an active student of taekwondo. Paul is also a licensed commercial and private pilot.

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Christy Osborn was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and has been a resident of Vancouver since 2003. She is a graduate of Eastern Washington University with a degree in Urban and Regional Planning.

As a practicing professional land use planner since 1989, Christy has worked for both public agencies and private sector firms where her expertise is focused on growth management planning, environmental analysis and project management.

Christy has been active in many professional organizations and activities and is a graduate of Leadership Clark County. She also has been active in many community related organizations including volunteering for the Vancouver School District, Habitat for Humanity, the Conservation District Envirothon and Kids in the Creek.

Being the mother of two young children and a strong proponent of life long learning, Christy realizes the value that a strong library system provides.

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Donna Rush first came to the Pacific Northwest in 1971. Falling in love with the area, she immediately made the Columbia River Gorge her new home. Donna began her career in banking in 1975 and has held a number of positions with the Bank during her career. Her depth of experience, combined with years of continuing education, has led her to her current role as a Vice President with the Learning and Development team.

An important part of Donna's professional role is coordinating training and mentoring others. In order to be an effective leader, Donna recognizes the importanc eof reading in order to keep abreast of things. And, of course, reading is a vital component in the training process.

In addition to her roles within the Bank, Donna has been active for the last 30 years in the communities in which she has lived and worked. Her roles have included a member of the Stevenson City Council for 8 years, multiple executive board positions for the Skamania County Chamber of Commerce, Stevenson Business Association, and Skamania County Economic Development Council, a board member of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and Washington Economic Investment Board since the early 90's, and a member of numerous other organizational boards.

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