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| Brian Vandetta - President - Born and
raised in Lebanon, Brian began working for Udell Engineering in 1993 and
now is the owner of the firm. Married 10 years with three
children; Andrew, Makenna and Colton. |
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| Dala Johnson - Vice President -
Dala has
been with Lebanon Police for 23 years. She has been in Community
Services for the last 4 years. And she is involved with Law Enforcement
Torch Run, Special Olympics, Lebanon Partners for Progress, Lebanon
Chamber of Commerce and Lebanon Communities that Care. |
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| Nancy Chlarson - Past President -
Native Oregon
resident raised in Grants Pass BS degree from OSU in education with
minor in science and masters from Western Oregon College in Special
Education Taught school for 7 years Moved to alalfa farm in central
Oregon and began raising alfalfa hay and llamas and started Quality
Llama Products as a home business in 1978 which has grown to be the
largest supplier of llama and alpaca products in north America. Raised
llamas as well as exotic wild cats, primates, emu, rhea and goats for
many years. Moved to Lebanon in 1995. Currently own six businesses
including Lebanon Indoor shooting range, straight shooters sporting
goods, santiam hobbies, gateway imprints, quality llama products, and
alternate livestock supply. Past president of Partners for Progress and
2010 business person of the year. |
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| Kari Lasswell-Dennison - Treasurer |
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| Dirk Foley - Dirk Foley was born and
raised in Seattle, Washington. He had his first encounter with Oregon as
an undergraduate at Willamette University in Salem. After graduating
with a BA in International Studies, he returned to Seattle and worked in
sales and in the non-profit sector for the American Cancer Society. Dirk
returned to Oregon in 2004 to work for FamilyCare, Inc. a Medicaid
managed care organization where he served as the Director of Network
Development. In 2003 Dirk was invited by Western University of Health
Sciences to lead the Northwest Track Program. He has spent the past
eight years working to increase the osteopathic physician supply for the
northwest region. In 2009, Dirk received his Master of Arts in Applied
Behavioral Science from the Leadership Institute of Seattle. Dirk now
serves as the Director of Student Affairs for the College of Osteopathic
Medicine of the Pacific – Northwest in Lebanon, OR.
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| Roseann Hartness |
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| Kent Haworth - Born & raised in the
Midwest, trained as an elementary school teacher with a Masters in Ed
Administration, I taught for 8 years. I have been a licensed real estate
broker for 26 years, principal broker and office manager of Coldwell
Banker Valley Brokers since 1993. I have been very involved in this
community since 1990 when I joined Linn County Affordable Housing, a
private, non-profit housing developer. I became President in 1995 and
helped develop almost 100 units of affordable housing in Linn County and
still serve as President. I have also served on the Lebanon Area Chamber
of Commerce, Downtown Lebanon Redevelopment Association (no longer in
existence) Santiam Board of Realtors, serving one year as President,
Lebanon Rotary Club, also serving one year as President, and am
currently on the OSU Federal Credit Union board of directors.
I am very interested building preservation issues and the
economic vitality of Lebanon so it was a natural for me to offer to join
the board of Partners for Progress when it was formed a few years ago.
The future of Lebanon as an education center as well as a commercial hub
for East Linn County is very promising and I look forward to helping in
the changes that are coming. |
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| Jan Kern -
Has been in business in the same location in downtown
Lebanon for 6 years. Chose to be in the downtown area because I believe
it is important to be in the hub of the shopping area, and a bookstore
is ideal, as it is also a place for people to visit and get other
information for the area.
Chose to be on the PFP board as I believe it takes a cross section of
the people who work and live in our town to understand what is important
in keeping our town a vital place to shop in the area. As a business
owner, but not a property owner, I represent a large portion of the
people running businesses downtown. |
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| Mary Garner - I have a strong passion for
Lebanon as a community; I was raised here and am a 5th
generation Oregonian. We moved to Lebanon in its economic prime and
we’ve struggled with this city through some tough times. I started
working for the Lebanon Chamber of Commerce in 1997 and have been amazed
at how much I have learned about business and business people. I see
Lebanon with such a vision for greatness. I joined the Partners for
Progress Board because I believe in our mission and am confident that
the partnership between PFP and the Chamber of Commerce can and will be
beneficial to Lebanon both for the residents and for the prosperous
future of business. |
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| Michelle Morford - I'm a financial
representative for Country Financial and have been in the insurance and
financial services industry for 10 years. I moved to Lebanon in 2006
with my daughter Claudia. Since then, I've been very active in both the
Lebanon and Albany Chambers of Commerce. I am the secretary for
Partners for Progress and the manager of the Downtown Lebanon Farmers
Market. I'm a big believer in Lebanon as an exciting place that is on
the warpath to growth and prosperity. My passions are education,
community service, and growing my strong network of family and friends. |
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| Walt Wendolowski |
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