Councilor Leo Groner

Cell: 503-568-2804

Email: lgroner@westlinnoregon.gov

Council Term: March 14, 2023 - December 31, 2026

Biography:

I arrived in the US at age one as an immigrant family that escaped the Holocaust. I grew up in Pittsburgh, PA. I have three kids, six grandchildren, and one dog. America has been good to me.

An activist all of my adult life, I have worked for civil rights, marched against the VietNam and Iraq wars. I received a BS at Carnegie Mellon, MS at Syracuse, MBA at U of NC and a Teaching Credential at Cal State. Despite my opposition to war, I served in the US Army, in a missile unit in Korea. 

I have worked as a Computer Engineer at IBM, Citrix, Akamai and several Silicon Valley start-ups. I have been a high school, college and grad school educator.  I now tutor students in computer science and physics part time. 

I enjoy hiking, walking my dog, traveling and reading history and biography. I have served on several boards: Day Care center, Mental Health Associations, HOA and Science Fair Treasurer.

Through the Army, academia and business I have seen many parts of the world and lived in many parts of the US, these experiences  and, especially, what I hear from the citizens of West Linn inform my city council role.