CEDR NAMES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS

Clatsop Economic Development Resources elected new board members during their Annual Meeting on November 25^th.  The new board members were elected for a three year term. 

The new board members are Chris Nemlowill, Co-owner of Fort George Brewery representing the Craft Brewing Cluster, Kurt Englund, Owner of Englund Marine Supply representing the Marine & Fishing Sector, Linda Beck Sweeney, Owner of Cannon Beach Vacation Rentals representing the Hospitality Industry, and Mark Morgans, Area Manager for Lewis & Clark Timber/Campbell Global Group, representing the Forestry & Forest Products Sector.

 

Rosemary Baker-Monaghan, Executive Director of the Liberty Theater, representing the arts & culture cluster, was re-elected to a three year term, and will also continue to serve on the CEDR Executive Committee as Board Secretary and Treasurer.

They join the five other private sector board members: Skip Hauke, Executive Director of the Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce and CEDR Board President, Larry Popkin, Attorney, Campbell & Popkin LLC, also serving as the Vice-President of the CEDR Board, Pam Rush, branch manager Bank of the Pacific-Warrenton, Erik Andersson, Economic Development Manager, Pacific Power, and Paulette McCoy, Public Affairs Manager, Providence Seaside Hospital.

The public sector is represented by County Manager Scott Somers, executive committee member, President of Clatsop Community College Dr. Larry Galizio, executive committee member, Astoria City Manager Brett Estes, Cannon Beach City Manager Brant Kucera, Gearhart Mayor Diane Widdop, Seaside City Councilor Tita Montero, Warrenton Mayor Mark Kujala and Port of Astoria Commisioner Bob Mushen.

Advisory board members are Erik Thorsen, Chief Executive Officer for Columbia Memorial Hospital, Kristi Ward, Community Relations Manager for Georgia Pacific Wauna Mill, Susan Huntington, Executive Director of the Seaside Chamber of Commerce, Court Carrier, Executive Director of the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce, and Jeff Hazen, Executive Director of Sunset Empire Transportation District.

Kevin Leahy serves as the Executive Director for CEDR and the Clatsop Community College Small Business Development Center.

CEDR is the Economic Development Organization for Clatsop County, whose sole purpose is economic development of Clatsop County, with a mission statement that speaks to delivering business-driven economic development services to CREATE, GROW and RETAIN Clatsop County Businesses, with a focus on retention and growth of existing businesses. 

CEDR and the Clatsop Community College SBDC have served over 270 business clients over the past year and a half, providing free and confidential business advising, contributed to over 67 new and retained jobs, 11 new business starts, over $1,400,000 in financing assistance with local businesses, 77 workforce training workshops with over 780 attendees, and oversees the official Clatsop Community College SBDC Small Business Management program, serving 29 businesses in the program that has been part of Clatsop Community College since 1979.

CEDR is currently in the midst of a membership campaign and continues to focus on the free and confidential advising for the business community, workforce training, business development and retention, and focus on the key employment sectors in Clatsop County of Hospitality/Tourism/Retail Trade, Health Care, Forestry/Wood Products, Marine/Maritime/Fishing, Manufacturing, Entrepreneurs and the important Historic Preservation and Arts & Culture cluster.

Executive Director Kevin Leahy at kleahy@clatsopcc.edu or 503-338-2342 can be contacted to provide a membership application, member benefits, and answer any question. The CEDR website at www.clatsoped.com can also be accessed to learn more about CEDR and the CCC SBDC.