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Committees

Executive Committee | Earned Media Committee | Education Committee
Legislative Committee | Marketing Committee | Oregon Prospector Committee
Trade Show Committee | Membership Committee

Executive Committee

Renate Mengelberg, President
Clackamas County renatem@co.clackamas.or.us

Ron Fox, Vice President
SOREDI

Jody Christensen, Secretary
McMinnville Economic Development Partnership

Edward “Bud” Prince, Treasurer
Redmond Economic Development

Colin Sears, Past President
Portland Development Commission

Earned Media Committee

Funding partners work with professional public relations experts to promote Oregon's economic development successes, innovative initiatives, and the many advantages to Oregon as a business location. To join contact Nathan Buehler at 503-986-0550 or email

Nathan Buehler, Chair State of Oregon
nathan.buehler@state.or.us

Charlie Allcock, Portland General Electric

Ray Burstedt, SEDCOR, Strategic Economic Development Corporation

Helga Conrad, Umpqua Economic Development Partnership

Bill Fashing, Hood River County

Ron Fox, SOREDI, Southern Oregon
Regional Economic Development, Inc.

Krista Hildebrand, The Frause Group

Roger Lee, EDCO, Economic Development for Central Oregon

Glenda Polling, Lane Metro Partnership

Pam Treece, Portland Development Commission

Trey Senn, Klamath County Economic Development Association

Education Committee

Help develop top-notch professional development training for OEDA members and economic development practitioners. Opportunities include spring and summer training programs and the 2008 Back2Business conference. To join, contact Colin Sears at 503-823-3320 or email.

Colin Sears, Chair
Portland Development Commission
searsc@pdc.us

Erik Anderson, State of Oregon

Claire Berger, State of Oregon

Chris Chandler DiTorrice, Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County

Richard Ebbert, City of Albany

Bill Fashing, Hood River County

Maury Forman, CTED 

Allison Larsen, Chabin Concepts

Renate Mengelberg, Clackamas County

Carolyn Sanco, State of Oregon

Steve Vincent, Avista Utilities

Legistative Committee

Develop a legislative agenda and action plan for the upcoming 2008 session and longer-term strategy for 2009. OEDA is an effective statewide advocate for Economic Development programs and policy. To join contact Ray Burstedt at 503-588-6225 or email.

Ray Burstedt, Chair
President, SEDCOR
rburstedt@sedcor.com

Nathan Buehler, State of Oregon

Steve Dahl, City of Grants Pass

Art Fish, State of Oregon

Ron Fox, SOREDI, Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Inc.

Jim Hagar, Oregon Bridge Delivery Partners

Seth Hudson
Portland Development Commission

Tim McCabe, State of Oregon

Renate Mengelberg, Clackamas County

Doris Penwell, Oregon Association of Counties

Glenda Poling, Lane Metro Partnership

Marketing Committee

Colin Sears, Chair
Portland Development Commission
searsc@pdc.us

Susan Appleby, SEDCOR, Strategic Economic Development Corporation

Ray Burstedt, SEDCOR, Strategic Economic Development Corporation

Helga Conrad, Douglas County

Bill Fashing, Hood River County

Ron Fox, SOREDI

Roger Lee, EDCO - Economic Development for Central Oregon

Tim McCabe, State of Oregon

Renate Mengelberg, Clackamas County

Steve Vincent, Avista Utilities

Oregon Prospector Committee

Review and recommend upgrades and policy for the Oregon Prospector website to promote industrial sites and buildings in Oregon to site selectors and businesses. Develop and participate in outreach efforts to encourage members and others to list sites effectively. To join contact Renate Mengelberg or email.

Renate Mengelberg, Chair
Clackamas County
renatem@co.clackamas.or.us

Charlie Allcock, Portland General Electric

Nathan Buehler, State of Oregon

Ron Fox, SOREDI, Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Inc.

Erik Herst, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Tim McCabe, State of Oregon

Pablo Monzon, GIS Planning

Colin Sears, Portland Development Commission

Carmen Spuhler, State of Oregon

Shawna Sykes, State of Oregon

Bev Thacker, State of Oregon

Anatalio Ubalde, GIS Planning

Steve Vincent, Avista Utilities

Ted Werth, State of Oregon

Trade Show Committee

Develop a tradeshow agenda for the year and work together to coordinate strategic and effective tradeshow marketing. This effort generates targeted business leads for the OEDA members and the State of Oregon. To join contact Steve Vincent at 541-858-4773 or email.

Membership Committee

Recruit new members, network and find ways to reach out to current members, and develop ideas for adding more value to our members. To join contact Renate Mengelberg at 503-353-4327 or email.

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