Urban Renewal Agency

Tim is originally from Dayton, Ohio, and moved to the Sherwood area in 1975 with his family. He grew up roaming the hills and woods between Newberg and Sherwood, walking the railroad tracks into Sherwood and Newberg to visit his friends and the local arcades, and spend the money he earned picking strawberries.

After graduating High School in 1984 in Newberg, he enlisted in the Air Force, working as a Helicopter Search and Rescue Crew Chief at Vandenberg Air Force Base. In 1987, he transferred to the USAF Reserves and started a new career as a software engineer for a small local software company.

In 1997, he met his future wife Sharon. In their first year as a couple, they built a house in Woodhaven and got married. In 2004, they took a big step and started a family with the birth of their daughter Anna, followed by the birth of twins, Jack and Molli 3 years later. All three of their kids attend Sherwood schools.

Tim has a passion for local government. As a leader and small business owner, the majority of his 33-year career was focused on delivering innovative technology and consulting services to over 900 local governments across the United States. He provided software solutions that helped cities with everything from running finance and payroll to planning and zoning, infrastructure asset management, utility billing, permitting, and community outreach/engagement. He spent most of his career on the ground, working with local governments and city councils all across our great country. Since leaving this career, he is now focused on giving back to the community that he lives in. He enjoys leveraging all he has learned in his career to help his hometown move forward.

Council President Young was born and raised in San Diego, California. She has spent 30+ years in contract management, project accounting and payroll in the construction industry. She attended Palomar College and Point Loma Nazarene College in San Diego.

Council President Young and her family moved to Oregon 18 years ago after her husband retired from the Navy. They fell in love with Sherwood and their family began to plant their roots here. She has served on the local Charter School Board for 8 years as Vice-Chair and Treasurer as well as its Parent Advisory Committee as Co-chair, Treasurer and Secretary. She has also spent time volunteering for Voices for the Performing Arts, the Sherwood High School Performing Arts Boosters, Cruisin’ Sherwood, the Robinhood Festival and Bowmen Boy’s Tennis.

Council President Young has been married to her husband Scott for 28 years and they have 2 grown children. 

Renee Brouse is originally from Auburn Indiana, a small town in the Northeast corner of the state. Renee, married to her husband Rob back in 1990. They have two grown children, Brittany and Brandon, two grandsons, and a dog, lovingly called ‘the princess’, Daisy. The family moved to Sherwood in November of 2006.

Renee has served in the Non-Profit service sector for over 21 years. She currently serves as the CEO of the Sherwood Chamber of Commerce.  Her career brought Renee and her family to the Pacific Northwest where she worked for the YMCA of Columbia-Willamette and served as the Executive Director of the Sherwood branch.  Renee has a BA with a double major in Political Science and Spanish with an emphasis in International Studies. Renee has also completed course work towards an MBA.

Renee is passionate about serving. This is seen in her involvement with the Sherwood Police Foundation, Just Compassion of East Washington County, Sherwood School District, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club of Sherwood, Faith in Action, International Service in La Plata Colombia and much more. She has held a variety of leadership roles and is willing to help whenever possible. Renee believes in giving back and setting others up for success. She does this through leadership development and is a recognized national trainer in professional development and coaching.

Taylor Giles was born in Portland, but raised in Palo Alto, CA. After marrying Sarah Oscarson, having 2 kids, and graduating with a degree in Computer Science, he decided to take a family vacation to see the city of his birth. As they drove through Sherwood, it was love at first sight! In 2003, they moved to Sherwood and started to put down roots. Although they were impressed with the school system, they were a bit disappointed by the lack of performing opportunities for their young family. Together, with Cindy Christensen and others, they created the Voices for the Performing Arts Foundation (VPA) with the only provision that board meetings had to be at the Giles house, due to lack of babysitters for their young kids! Taylor designed their first logo, built their first website and served as President. He can still be spotted taking tickets or occasional stage performances. 

Taylor served as the chair of the Bond Oversite Committee for 3 years to ensure that Sherwood got everything promised in the bond for our beautiful schools. Then he served for 2 years on the Sherwood Planning Commission to help plan Sherwood’s responsible growth. He has also served as a volunteer soccer coach, baseball coach, church youth leader, STEM teacher and in multiple roles at city festivals. His other hobbies include cooking, reading, and adventures with his wife and 5 kids (and dog, Pabu).

As a Product Manager and then Product Executive, Taylor has worked to improve access to healthcare for most of his career. One thing that he has learned, in his career and public service, is that feedback is crucial to building software and cities. He welcomes feedback, thoughts, and concerns from his Sherwood neighbors about ways to support and grow the city that he loves.

Councilor Mays most recently served as Mayor of Sherwood from 2018-2022 after previously serving as Mayor from 2005-2012. He also served as Council President from 2001-2004.  Over the past 20-plus years, Councilor Mays has served as president of the Oregon Mayors Association, the Sherwood Chamber of Commerce, the Friends of Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge and the Willamette River Water Coalition.  He has also served as a member of Metro’s MPAC and on several League of Oregon City committees. In 2019, Keith served as Treasurer for League of Oregon Cities.

Keith is a third generation Oregonian, a graduate of North Eugene H.S. and Linfield College, local trade sector business owner, and resident of Sherwood for more than 20 years.  Councilor Mays is a Sherwood Rotarian and currently sits on boards and committees for several local and regional non-profit and government organizations advocating for and serving Sherwood families.