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EAST METRO ECONOMIC ALLIANCE

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• Matt Wand, president Matt Wand is an attorney that require strong partnerships between local K
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in Gresham who has served as a State government and the private sector.
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Representative and Troutdale City Councilor. He • Sue O’Halloran, director. President, Kohler T NE N PTC
lives in Troutdale with his wife and three Meyers O’Halloran, Inc., (KMO) a commercial/ ATEAARE
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• Deane Funk, past president (Employed by is well recognized for its long-standing
Portland General Electric, responsible for commitment to East County economic
government affairs in the ive counties and 52 development. Sue is also President of Gresham’s
cities served by PGE. He has been working with Center for Arts Foundation and serves as Chair NS
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of City of Gresham’s Finance Committee.
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• Ryan Parker, secretary. Ryan Parker has been • Doug Daoust, director. Doug Daoust is the NITNA M
Mayor of Troutdale, where he has enjoyed living VEMDION
with the Port of Portland for 20 years working LEA SRRT
across the spectrum of Aviation, Marine, and since 1990. Doug served on the Troutdale City CCICABA
Industrial Development and has served on the Council 16 years prior to becoming Mayor in HYRIB A
East Metro Economic Alliance board since
January, 2013.
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2008. As Development Manager, Ryan’s current KPBL
• Shane Bemis, director. A local business owner
duties include the development of Troutdale and Gresham Mayor, now serving in his second
Reynolds Industrial Park and Gresham Vista term, Shane Bemis brings a focus on economic
Business Park for local and regional beneit.
development and public safety to City
• Gretchen Nichols, Treasurer. (She is employed at Hall. Bemis is the father of three boys, and a N
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center.)
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• Kathy Clevenger, director. Kathy Clevenger, Vice attract 144 small businesses to locate or expand TELEDLLL
President of Fab 4 Operations, Microchip ENMILYHA
Technology Inc.
in Gresham, illing 225,000 square feet of E TO’
previously vacant retail space in key areas of EVTTHNE
• Patricia Smith, director. Patricia Smith has been Gresham, during the height of the recession.
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Mayor of Wood Village since 2011, but has
been serving the City Council since
• Casey Ryan, director. Casey Ryan is a Senior
Vice President and Director of Corporate
2005. Mayor Smith is actively engaged in Development at MBank. He has served on the
various community programs, and deeply cares
about the economic needs of the residents in East Metro Economic Alliance Board for seven
the City, and the entire East County region.
years and is dedicated to economic development L
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• Barb Cardinale, director. Barb Cardinale is a VP wife and two children.
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Manager at KeyBank where she manages a • Tim Brunner, director (Axis Design Group.) DE Y S
Graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture from UGANSEAVI
business portfolio of locally owned the University of Oregon in 1993, Tim is a OHAR
companies. She has been involved with EMEA DSCT
since it’s inception serving on the board as licensed Architect in both Oregon and
member and past Treasurer.
Washington with over 15 years experience in
the ield. For the past nine years he has owned
• Lisa Barton Mullins, director. Councilor Lisa and operated Axis Design Group. In addition to
Barton Mullins has lived in East County for more Y
his passion for excellent design and service, Tim OR
than 40 years. She serves as President of the strives to take an active roll in the community R
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Fairview City Council.
that he lives in, and for the past 10 years has BEGRSLHA
• Steve Entenman, director. Steve Enteman is the served on various councils and committees RE SE
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Structural Engineering Manager at Harper Houf including the Gresham Area hamber of K HEAN HE
Peterson Righellis Inc. With over 35 years of Commerce, the East Portland Chamber of ARICRIAT
varied experience, Steve has proudly served on Commerce, and the East Hill Church Council.
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the East Metro Economic Alliance (EMEA) Board
Manufacturing engineer in the Auburn • Mark Garber, director (president, Community
since its inception.
Newspapers, including The Outlook, Sandy renovations/redevelopment, seismic upgrades
Machining Business Unit. Upon starting with • Matt Miller, director. Matt is a 4th generation Post, and Estacada News, and the Portland and retail.
Boeing, Matt had responsibility for process Tribune.)
• Travis Stovall, executive director, East Metro
improvement and new machine cell acquisition family member to work at Gresham Sanitary and
and start up. Matt has served in several irst line currently holds the GM position there. He also is • Michelle Gregory, director (Mt. Hood Economic Alliance.
serving as President of the Gresham Area Community College.)
• Mathew Eha. Matt became the Manufacturing
leadership roles including machine shop and Chamber of Commerce for 2014.
assembly operations as well as Manufacturing • Brian Lessler, director (Persimmon Development Director at Boeing Portland in August 2013.
Engineering in both metal and composite • John Tydlaska, director. John Tydlaska, Economic Group.) Brian Lessler is President/CEO of PDG Matt has responsibility for all factory operations
fabrication. He has also held several senior Development Director at Multnomah County, Construction Services, Inc., providing for the site including product delivery, quality
works both internally and with the business improvement, cost performance and safety.
manager positions including Advanced Metal commercial General Contracting and
Structures, Integrated Aerostructures, and community to identify opportunities to develop Construction Management services to clients The Portland site employs approximately 1,800
Advanced Developmental Composites. He holds or modify County programs and policies that throughout Oregon and Washington. Lessler people and serves as the manufacturing area of
a B.S. in Mechanical Systems Engineering from can help increase the economic success of all brings 40 years of successful construction, excellence for complex machining, gear systems
county residents. With degrees in business and
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. Matt has development and real estate investment and pilot controls for all Boeing Commercial
been married to Amy for 23 years and has 3 law, John has close to ifteen years of experience experience to his leadership post at PDG, which Airplane programs including the 737, 747, 757,
daughters aged 18, 14, and 14 and enjoys negotiating complex business deals and, in the specializes in senior housing, health care, 767, 777 and the 787 Dreamliner. Matt joined
woodworking, hunting and golf.
public sector, developing policies and programs
multifamily, mixed use structures, building
the Boeing Company in 1991 as a