Oregon Matters of State

Rich Vial, Deputy Secretary of State, and Mary Beth Herkert, Director of Civics Education talk about the Oregon Kid Governor program. Learn more at http://orkg.kidgovernor.org/

Rich Vial, Deputy Secretary of State, Peter Threlkel, Information Services Director, Jared Rhoades, Service Desk Manager, and Dean Woodward, Application Architect discuss the challenges of providing the information services that make government run.

Rich Vial, Deputy Secretary of State, and Steve Trout, Elections Director talk about the initiative process in Oregon. Find more online: https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/initiatives-referendums-referrals.aspx

Rich Vial, Deputy Secretary of State, talks with Brett Fuller, Reference Archivist, about the current exhibit at the Oregon State Archives: Rust, Rot, and Ruin, Oregon Ghost Towns. Visit the Archives at 800 Summer St. NE, Salem, OR.

Rich Vial, Deputy Secretary of State, talks with author John T. Kesler about policy and politics.

Rich Vial, Deputy Secretary of State, and Kip Memmott, Audits Director, talk about Kip's trip to the Chuuk State in Micronesia for training in audits.

Rich Vial, Deputy Secretary of State talks with Ruth Miles, Corporation Division Director, Trevor Leahy, Small Business Ombudsman, and Secretary of State Bev Clarno about the Small Business Advocacy Program. http://sos.oregon.gov/businessSoS

Rich Vial, Deputy Secretary of State, and Ginger McCall, outgoing Public Records Advocate, discuss public records policy in Oregon. Ginger's report mentioned in this recording can be found here: https://sos.oregon.gov/public-records/Pages/resources.aspx

Rich Vial, Deputy Secretary of State, Kim Memmott, Audits Director and Jamie Ralls, Audits Manager discuss data analytics and high impact audits in Oregon.

Audits discussed in this interview include the SNAP Fraud Investigation: http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6038454

Oregon's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program:

http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/6380203

Child Welfare System Foster Care in Oregon:

http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordpdf/5849909

Rich Vial, Deputy Secretary of State, and Tasha Petersen, Human Resources Director talk about the workforce at the Oregon Secretary of State. See job openings at: https://sos.oregon.gov/Pages/employmentopportunities.aspx