Board Member
Ben Williams lives in French Prairie, in the community of Butteville. He was born and raised overseas, moving back to the United States for college. He graduated from College of Southern Utah and holds an MA from Fuller Theological Seminary. He spent his career in various sales leadership positions in the medical device industry.
Ben has been involved in leadership development programs in both the corporate and nonprofit space, and was part of founding Friends of French Prairie (a 1000 Friends of Oregon affiliate) in 2008, and has served as President of the Board since then. He has been active in local land use advocacy and efforts to protect farmland and promote local agriculture.
Read Ben’s latest article, "Earth Month win: Egregious, illegal dump site on farmland thwarted"