Before the age of four, Reed Mueller lived in Moscow, Idaho. It is in Corbett, Oregon that he spent the rest of his childhood years. His family lived on Trout Creek Rd. where he spent many, many hours exploring and playing in the woods and fishing in the streams. Today Reed is married to his college sweetheart and is raising his own family in a heavily wooded area on Larch Mtn. to enjoy the same cedar, hemlock, and doug fir trees of his youth. Reed says he loves the fact they get no ice and plenty of snow up on the mountain. He also appreciates the crisp, cool air of the forest. Graduating in 1988 from Corbett High School, Reed went on to Pacific Christian College in CA. to get his bachelor's degree. From there Reed went on to BYU and met Erin Primus from Iowa. Both were in the clinical psychology doctoral program at the school. Falling in love, they both moved to Oregon for post doctoral work at OHSU in 1995. Married in 1997, Reed made a huge decision. Offered a position as a part of OHSU faculty, Reed felt called instead to ministry. Today he not only is a pastor of a small local church in Troutdale (Columbia Ridge Community Church) but he also is an owner of Pacific Research and Evaluation, evaluating the effectiveness of social and educational programs and initiatives. Erin went on to be a full time professor of pyschology at Concordia Univ. in Portland. BUSY lives, and yet community is a HUGE priority for the Mueller's. Reed feels strongly that "coming back home" is indeed a gift, not to be taken for granted. He is involved with coaching both baseball and basketball for his two children, Jackson and Abigail. Reed appreciates the fact that his own kindergarten teacher in Corbett, Susan Benitendi, was a substitute teacher for his own son! Reeds says he realizes just how important it is for folks to not only know others, but be known as well. Corbett offers that on a high level and he appreciates it!
