Rick Van Beveren

Councilor Van Beveren was appointed to the City Council in November 2015 and then elected in 2016 to serve his first full term. He currently serves on the Transportation Committee as well as the Hillsboro Community Foundation Board.

Rick is President of Reedville Café, Inc. and Reedville Catering, Inc. and is Principal at Van Beveren Development. Formerly, he served as president of the Hillsboro Community Foundation Board, TriMet Board, Vision Action Network, and the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce. He is a former member of the TriMet Finance Committee, Metro Transit Representatives, Portland Rose Festival Association, Hillsboro Chamber Vision 2020 Committee, Hillsboro Vision 2020 VIC Committee, and the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Committee.

Rick has lived in Hillsboro since 1980, growing up in nearby Reedville. He graduated from Jesuit High School and received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Business from the University of Notre Dame.

He and his wife, Cheryl, have two grown children and are passionate about finding ways to engage and help support the local community.