Group photo of RARE AmeriCorps Members from Year 4 (1997-1998)

Past Projects and Members

We have been delivering critical capacity to rural communities and empowering young professionals using our tried-and-true service-learning model since 1994. We are incredibly proud of the impact we have had across rural Oregon and the leadership we have developed within our 500+ alumni through the years.

To learn more about the types of placements and communities we work with, you will find information on all past RARE AmeriCorps Members and projects below, broken down by year and placement.

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Year 29 (2022 – 2023)

  1. Bohemia Food Hub – Carly Boyer
  2. Cascades East Transit – Laura Scully
  3. City of Grants Pass – Allegra Starr
  4. City of Halsey – Julia Fox
  5. City of Monroe – Chris Rivera
  6. City of North Plains – Doug Kean
  7. City of Roseburg – Nik Ramstad
  8. City of Toledo – Katy Keuter
  9. City of Woodburn – Beny Penaloza-Betancourt
  10. Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council – Alex Van Grunsven
  11. Eastern Oregon Regional Educator Network – Willow Ryon
  12. Eastern Oregon Visitors Association – Catie Boucher
  13. Elkton Community Education Center – Kendra Peterson
  14. The Environmental Center – Grace Andrews
  15. Glide Revitalization – Mae Hollister
  16. IPRE – Clackamas County – Gianna Alessi
  17. IPRE – Lane County – Hannah Shafer
  18. Klamath Grown – Sarah Akbari
  19. Klamath and Lake Community Action Services – Xitlali Torres
  20. Lake County Resources Initiative – Alaina Kuhlman
  21. Marion County Economic Development – Frank Glover
  22. Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council – Autumn Wilson
  23. Mt. Hood/Columbia River Gorge Regional Tourism – Kristen Cianci
  24. Northeast Oregon Economic Development District – Eli Heindricks
  25. Oregon Coast Visitors Association – Finn Johnson
  26. Oregon Department of Energy – Angela Singleton
  27. Rogue Climate – Maeve Hogan
  28. Rogue Valley Food System Network – Ella Burke
  29. South Willamette Solutions – Dustin Rymph
  30. Travel Grants Pass – Alice Jones
  31. Travel Southern Oregon Coast – Annie Williams
  32. Wy’East Resource Conservation and Development Area Council – Michael Kluz

Year 28 (2021 – 2022)

  1. CCD Business Development Corporation – Jake Long
  2. Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council – Ciara Williams
  3. City of Cave Junction – Rowan Fairfield
  4. City of Lebanon – John Coon
  5. City of Roseburg – Kate Bentz
  6. Eastern Oregon Visitors Association – Kate Harbour
  7. The Environmental Center – Grace Andrews
  8. Greater Bandon Association – Mark Preslar
  9. Indy Idea Hub – Karin Edsall
  10. Lake County Resources Initiative – Johnathan Van Roekel
  11. Lane County Public Works – Cody Kleinsmith
  12. Marion County Economic Development – Eli Heindricks
  13. Mid-Columbia Economic Development District – Natasha Blaircobb
  14. Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments – Sarah Allaben
  15. Oakridge Air – Grace Kaplowitz
  16. Pendleton Development Commission – Patrick Holzman
  17. Rogue Climate – Maeve Hogan
  18. Rogue Valley Food System Network – Abigail Blinn
  19. Siskiyou Field Institute – Alice Jones
  20. South Central Oregon Economic Development District – Alison Smith
  21. South Wasco Alliance – Emily Wingard
  22. South Willamette Solutions – Dustin Rymph
  23. Travel Southern Oregon Coast – Annie Williams
  24. United Way of Lane County – Matt Penberthy
  25. Willamette Valley Visitors Association – Jessy Fabrizio-Stover

Year 27 (2020-2021)

  1. CCD Business Development Corporation – Janelle Polcyn
  2. Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council – Ciara Williams
  3. City of Ashland – Bridgette Bottinelli
  4. City of La Grande – Lorrie McKee
  5. City of Oakridge/Good Company – Grace Kaplowitz
  6. City of Roseburg – Katie Fischer
  7. City of Sisters – Emme Shoup
  8. City of Veneta – Bradleigh Jenkins
  9. Clackamas County Sustainability & Solid Waste – Kelsey Maass
  10. Columbia Gorge Food Bank – Eva Kahn
  11. Columbia Gorge Tourism Alliance – Aliza McHugh
  12. Columbia-Pacific Economic Development District – Lydia Ivanovic
  13. Downtown Cottage Grove – Molly Murai
  14. Eastern Oregon Visitors Association – Kate Harbour
  15. Greater Eastern Oregon Development Corportation – Bree Cubrilovic
  16. Lake County Resources Initiative – Johnathan Van Roekel
  17. Lane County Community and Economic Development – Alexandra Corvello
  18. Marion County – Peter Cohen
  19. McKenzie River Trust/City of Yachats – Sam Hillman
  20. Mid-Columbia Economic Development District – Jane Allen
  21. Northeast Oregon Economic Development District – Chantal Ivenso
  22. OSU Extension Service for Wasco County – Emily Whittier
  23. Port of The Dalles – Anna Shank-Root
  24. Rogue Valley Food System Network – Abigail Blinn
  25. Siskiyou Field Institute – Morgan Murray
  26. South Central Oregon Economic Development District – Alison Smith
  27. Southern Willamette Forest Collaborative – Katie Fields
  28. Travel Lane County – Brian Saunders
  29. Travel Southern Oregon – Josias Escobedo
  30. Willamette Valley Visitors Association – Katie McFall

Year 26 (2019-2020)

  1. A Greater Applegate – Ryan Pernell
  2. Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council – Sienna Fitzpatrick
  3. City of Brookings – Erik Orta
  4. City of Coburg – Megan Winner
  5. City of Cornelius – Sarah Birkle
  6. City of Falls City – William Sullivan
  7. City of Florence – Sarah Abigail Moehrke
  8. City of Lincoln City – Jodi Mescher
  9. City of Reedsport – Emily Bradley
  10. City of Roseburg/Roseburg Public Library – Katie Fischer
  11. City of Talent – Michael Hoch
  12. City of Veneta – Laura McGinnis
  13. City of Warrenton – Morgan Murray
  14. Clackamas County Sustainability & Solid Waste – Kelsey Maass
  15. Columbia Gorge Food Bank – Eva Kahn
  16. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation – Eleanor Williams
  17. Cottage Grove Main Street – Molly Murai
  18. Discover Klamath – Lydia Ivanovic
  19. Gordon Elwood Foundation, followed by Rural Organizing Project – Paige Crenshaw
  20. Illinois Valley Soil and Water Conservation District – Erica Mooney
  21. Lake County Resources Initiative – Emma Gerona
  22. Lane County Community and Economic Development – Alexandra Corvello
  23. Mid-Columbia Economic Development District – Tatiana Eckhart
  24. Oregon Dunes Restoration Collaborative/Travel Lane County – Brian Saunders
  25. OSU Wasco County Extension – Hannah Fuller
  26. Port of Columbia County – Tabitha Tolsma
  27. Travel Southern Oregon – Josias Escobedo
  28. Wallowa Land Trust – Tia Hatton
  29. Willamette Valley Visitors Association – Katie McFall

Year 25 (2018-2019)

  1. City of Banks – Michael Walker
  2. City of Florence – Sarah Abigail Moehrke
  3. City of Hermiston – Darin Foster
  4. City of Coburg – Emma Vallillo
  5. City of Monroe – Taylor Evans
  6. City of Newberg – Bayoán Ware
  7. City of Pendleton – Kaitlyn Cook
  8. City of Phoenix – Brelyn Dhenin
  9. Reedsport Main Street Program – Emily Bradley
  10. City of Roseburg – Adrienne Groves
  11. City of Talent – Michael Hoch
  12. City of Veneta – Corum Ketchum
  13. Clackamas County Resource Conservation and Solid Waste Program – Claire Trevisan
  14. Columbia Gorge Food Bank – Caitlin Seyfried
  15. Community Connection of Northeast Oregon – Carolina Negron
  16. Cottage Grove Main Street – Jared Sidman
  17. Dallas Downtown Association – Gabriel Leon
  18. Discover Klamath – Patrick Lynch
  19. Eastern Oregon Healthy Living Alliance – Alexi McHugh
  20. Gold Beach Main Street Program – Ariel Kane
  21. Illinois Valley Soil and Water Conservation District – Sienna Fitzpatrick
  22. John Day River Territory – Conrad Hock
  23. Marion-Polk Food Share – Taylor West
  24. Mid-Columbia Economic Development District – Tatiana Eckhart
  25. Oregon Coast Visitors Association South Coast – Liz Gronert
  26. Oregon Community Food Systems Network – Lauren Johnson
  27. Oregon Dunes Restoration Collaborative – Jeff Malik
  28. Revitalize Downtown Stayton – Emily Connor
  29. Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce – Alexander Jonas
  30. OSU Wasco County Extension – Sarah Kersten
  31. Columbia Gorge Tourism Alliance – Lauren Kolojejchick-Kotch

Year 24 (2017-2018)

  1. City of Astoria – Jason Pollack
  2. City of Banks – Michael Walker
  3. City of Canby – Grant Schillinger
  4. City of Coburg – Emma Vallillo
  5. City of Independence – Alexandra Ferrara
  6. City of Monroe – RJ Theofield
  7. City of Reedsport – Emerson Hoagland
  8. City of Sandy – Emma Porricolo
  9. City of Scappoose – Garett Peterson
  10. City of Talent – Connor Shields
  11. City of Umatilla – Matt Tsui
  12. City of Veneta – Corum Ketchum
  13. Columbia Gorge Tourism Alliance – Lauren Kolojejchick-Kotch
  14. Dallas Downtown Association – Norah Owings
  15. Department of Land Conservation and Development (on behalf of Hood River and Gilliam Counties) – Nicholia Mehrling
  16. Friends of Old Town Stayton – Issac Kort-Meade
  17. Hood River County – Marla Harvey
  18. Lake County Resources Initiative – Nicholas Johnson
  19. Marion-Polk Food Share – Taylor West
  20. NeighborImpact – Andrew May
  21. NeighborWorks Umpqua – Kate Ayres
  22. Northwest Oregon Works – Ciera Guerrero
  23. Oregon Coast Visitors Association (North) – Michael Barbieri
  24. Oregon Coast Visitors Association (South) – Liz Gronert
  25. OSU Extension Service for Wasco County – Kiara Kashuba
  26. Polk County Tourism (City of Independence) – Alison Salzer
  27. Port of The Dalles – Bayoan Ware
  28. Revitalize Ontario! – Kayla Kirksey
  29. Travel Lane County – Alexis Amavisca
  30. Umpqua Tourism Initiative – Mae Hollister
  31. United Community Action Network – Sander Lazar

Year 23 (2016-2017)

  1. City of Hermiston – Emma Porricolo
  2. City of Jacksonville – Alexis Amavisca
  3. City of Pendleton – Lora Elliott
  4. City of Reedsport – Erik Hesseling
  5. City of Scappoose – Ben Tolles
  6. City of Seaside – Christian Montbriand
  7. City of St. Helens – Jasmine Jordan
  8. City of Talent – Norah Owings
  9. City of Umatilla – Matt Tsui
  10. City of Veneta – Marina Brassfield
  11. Columbia River Gorge Visitors Association – Sara Mercier
  12. Dallas Downtown Association – Emma Guida
  13. The Dalles Main Street Organization – Jeremiah Paulsen
  14. Downtown Oregon City Association – Justine Ealy
  15. Greater Bandon Association – Dana Nichols
  16. Hood River Energy – Marla Harvey
  17. Independence Downtown Association – Imani Hall
  18. Lakeview Community Partnership – Will Wright
  19. Marion County Community Services – Mark Christensen
  20. McKenzie River Action Team – Ashley Adelman
  21. Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments – Michelle Patrick
  22. Oregon Community Food Systems Network – Anya Moucha
  23. OSU Extension Services – Tess Krampien
  24. Pendleton Downtown Association – Molly Turner
  25. Polk County Rural Tourism – Emily Gluckin
  26. South Central Oregon Economic Development District – Katie Jameson
  27. United Community Action Network – Nicole Mandall

Year 22 (2015-2016)

  1. City of Astoria – Ian Sisson
  2. City of Canby – Mariah Dodson
  3. City of Coquille – Anne Duquennois
  4. City of Pendleton – Haley Meisenholder
  5. City of Rogue River – Elisa Dawson
  6. City of Scappoose – Nicholas Sund
  7. City of St. Helens – Anya Moucha
  8. City of Veneta Economic Development – Claudia Denton
  9. Clatsop County Emergency Development – Bijan (BJ) Fayyez
  10. Columbia-Pacific Economic Development – Orion Stand-Gravois
  11. Greater Bandon Association – Julie Luu
  12. Healthy Klamath (Sky Lakes Medical Center) – Kimberly Thomson
  13. Klamath Falls Downtown Association – Chantal Alatorre
  14. Lake County Resource Initiative – Sara Mercier
  15. Lake Health District – Emmie Harcourt
  16. Marion-Polk Food Share – Lexi Stickel
  17. McKenzie Community Development – Ashley Adelman
  18. Mid-Columbia Economic Development District – Mark Heystek
  19. NE-OBDD Infrastructure Finance Authority (IFA) – Yelena Varley
  20. NeighborWorks Umpqua – Victoria Binning
  21. NW-OBDD Infrastructure Finance Authority (IFA) – Kyle Kearns
  22. Reedsport Urban Renewal District – Katie Lockard
  23. Sustainable Cottage Grove – Julia Reynolds
  24. Woodburn Downtown Association – Aldo Rodriguez

Year 21 (2014-2015)

  1. City of Brookings – Austin Dunn
  2. City of Canby – Mariah Dodson
  3. City of Creswell – Maia Hardy
  4. City of Gold Hill – Molly Bradley
  5. City of Oregon City – Katelynn Essig
  6. City of Reedsport – Emesha Jackson
  7. City of Sandy – Jennifer Marks
  8. City of Seaside – Jeremy Goldsmith
  9. Clatsop County Emergency Management – Nicholas Sund
  10. Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County – Rachel Cotton
  11. La Grande Main Street Downtown – Saira Siddiqui
  12. Lake County Resource Initiative – Kelli Roemer
  13. Marion County Community Services Department – Dan Lokic
  14. Marion-Polk Food Share – Lexi Stickel
  15. Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments – Ethan Stuckmayer
  16. Multnomah County Land Use and Transportation Planning Division – Rithy Khut
  17. Northeast Oregon Economic Development District – Lauren Johnson
  18. Northeast Oregon Regional Solutions Team – Isaac Dalke
  19. Oregon Food Bank-Clackamas County – Julia Reynolds
  20. Port of St. Helens – Warren Clauss
  21. Port of Tillamook Bay – Garrett Jensen
  22. Rural Development Initiatives – Sean Reiss
  23. South Coast Development Council – Jameson Jackson

Year 20 (2013-2014)

  1.  City of Cascade Locks Tourism Committee – Rebecca Sergeant
  2.  City of Creswell – Maddie Phillips
  3.  City of Gold Hill – Nicolas Lennartz
  4.  City of Myrtle Point – Jessica Ortiz
  5.  City of Pendleton – Michael DeHart
  6.  City of Seaside – Jeremy Goldsmith
  7.  City of St. Helens – Jenny Dimsho
  8.  City of Sweet Home – Laura Goodrich
  9.  City of The Dalles – Main Street – Matthew Klebes
  10.  Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation – Benjamin Schmidt
  11.  Columbia County Economic Team – Andrew Barbier
  12.  Columbia River Gorge Commission – Jason Sergeant
  13.  Coos Bay Downtown Association – Katherine Hayes
  14.  Curry Soil & Water Conservation District – Carrie Courtney
  15.  La Grande Main Street Downtown – Saira Siddiqui
  16.  Lake County Resources Initiative – Katie Kargol
  17.  Mid-Columbia Economic Development District – Margaret Hanna
  18.  Milton-Freewater Downtown Alliance – Alina Launchbaugh
  19.  Multnomah County Land Use and Transportation Planning Division – Maia Hardy
  20.  NeighborWorks Umpqua – Gabby Pauling
  21.  Oregon Food Bank – Washington County Services – Jessica Abad
  22.  Port of St. Helens – Blake Helm
  23.  Port Orford Main Street Revitalization Association – Ben Morgen
  24.  Sandy Main Street – Aubrey Erwin
  25.  South Coast Development Council – Timothy Smith

Year 19 (2012-2013)

  1.  Astoria Downtown Historic District Association – Rebecca Frick
  2.  Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation and Development – Katy Giombolini
  3.  City of Cascade Locks – Rebecca Sergeant
  4.  City of Coburg – Laura Comstock
  5.  City of Creswell – Stephen Dobrinich
  6.  City of Florence – Katya Reyna
  7.  City of Myrtle Point – Joshua Shaklee
  8.  City of Pendleton – Aniko Drlik-Muehleck
  9.  City of Seaside – Sarah Bronstein
  10.  City of Tillamook – Terra Wilcoxson
  11.  Columbia Pacific Food Bank – Valerie Walker
  12.  Coos Bay Downtown Association – Nathan Jurey
  13.  Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians – Joseph Edmonds
  14.  Food Roots – Taylor Larson
  15.  Greenbelt Land Trust – Elizabeth Records
  16.  La Grande Main Street – Alana Garner
  17.  Lake County Resource Initiative – Katie Kargol
  18.  Milton-Freewater Downtown Alliance – Alina Launchbaugh
  19.  Neighborworks Umpqua – Laura Stroud
  20.  Oregon International Port of Coos Bay – Khristina Fulkerson
  21.  Port Orford Ocean Resource Team – Carrie Courtney
  22.  Port of Cascade Locks – Jason Sergeant
  23.  Umpqua Business Center – Alexa Carey
  24.  Umatilla Basin Watershed Council – Joshua Allen

Year 18 (2011 – 2012)

  1. Astoria Downtown Historic District Association – Blaire Buergler
  2. Benton Soil and Water Conservation District – Liz Graham
  3. City of Canby – Annie Tran
  4. City of Creswell – Stephen Dobrinich
  5. City of La Grande & La Grande Main Street – Alana Garner
  6. City of Pendleton, Oregon Solutions – Hilary Lovelace
  7. City of Seaside – Joe Otts
  8. City of Toledo – Allen Stewart
  9. Clackamas County Emergency Management – Laura Comstock
  10. Columbia Pacific Food Bank – Valerie Walker
  11. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation – Noelle Richards
  12. FOOD For Lane County – Danielle Hummel
  13. Illinois Valley Soil and Water Conservation District – Nancy Smebak
  14. Jackson County Roads and Parks – Kelsi Kruger
  15. Josephine County Food Bank – Jillian Tucker
  16. Lake County Resource Initiative – David Wade
  17. Marion Soil and Water Conservation District – Patrick Pirtle
  18. Mid-Columbia Council of Governments (1) – William Clark
  19. Mid-Columbia Council of Governments (2) – Garrett Jensen
  20. Mid-Columbia Economic Development District – Caryn Pipinich
  21. Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation – Stephanie Scafa
  22. Northeast Oregon Economic Development District – Joshua Russell
  23. Oregon Rural Action – Bridget Callahan
  24. Port of Cascade Locks – Holly Howell
  25. Port Orford Ocean Resource Team, Seafood Community – Stephanie Webb
  26. Port Orford Ocean Resource Team, Water Festival – Tyson Rasor
  27. Port of St. Helens – Scott Jensen
  28. Port of The Dalles – Michael Held
  29. Ten Rivers Food Web – Spencer Masterson

Year 17 (2010 – 2011)

  1. Astoria Downtown Historic District Association (ADHDA) – Blaire Buergler
  2. City of Adair Village – Ethan Erickson
  3. City of Brookings – Cody Erhart
  4. City of Creswell – Wesley Johnson
  5. City of La Grande – Erin Montgomery
  6. City of North Plains – Angeline Lehnert
  7. City of Pendleton – Lindsey Hardy
  8. City of The Dalles – Thomas Gilbertson
  9. City of Toledo – Jeff Bean
  10. City of Umatilla – Karla Nelson
  11. City of Veneta – Kyle Roberts
  12. City of Warrenton – Derek Partridge
  13. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation – Noelle Richards
  14. eDev – Ellen Kaufmann
  15. Grant County – Hannah Ancel
  16. Klamath and Lake County Community Action Services – Roopika Subramanian
  17. Lake County Resource Initiative – David Wade
  18. Lane Council of Governments – Fraser MacDonald
  19. Marion Soil and Water Conservation District – Patrick Pirtle
  20. McKenzie River Trust – Melanie Knapp
  21. Oregon Coast Community College – Hannah Klausman
  22. Port of Cascade Locks – Rachel Burand
  23. Port Orford Ocean Resource Team – Stephanie Webb
  24. Ten Rivers Food Web (Lincoln) – Chloe Rico
  25. Ten Rivers Food Web (Linn) – Spencer Masterson

Year 16 (2009 – 2010)

  1. Benton County Health Department – Mac Gillespie
  2. Cities of Nyssa and Vale – Jenny Blue
  3. Cities of Scio and Mill City – Ryan Taylor
  4. City of Adair Village – Ronald Mercer
  5. City of Creswell – Titus Tomlinson
  6. City of Jacksonville – Aaron Reyna
  7. City of La Grande – Jason McNeil
  8. City of Maupin – Bradley Bobbitt
  9. City of Pendleton – Lee Jorgensen
  10. City of Roseburg – Virginia Elandt
  11. City of Rufus – Kim Gonzalez
  12. City of Sherwood – Alexis Bozzo
  13. City of Stayton – Angeline Lehnert
  14. City of Veneta – Kyle Roberts
  15. Clatsop Community Action Regional Food Bank (ARRA) – John Dean
  16. Columbia Blue Mountain Resource Conservation and Development – Allison Arnold
  17. Community Action Program of East Central Oregon (ARRA) – Katie Weaver
  18. Devils Lake Water Improvement District – Seth Lenaerts
  19. Gorge Grown Food Network (ARRA) – Kate Stoysich
  20. Lakeview County Development (CORE) – Brian Hider
  21. Northeast Oregon Economic Development District (CORE) – Annie Thompson
  22. Oregon Coast Community College (CORE) – Hannah Klausman
  23. Oregon Rural Action – Teresa Roark
  24. OSU Extension, Grant County (ARRA) – Hannah Ancel
  25. Port of Cascade Locks – Anna Tompkins
  26. Port of The Dalles – Nora Donovan
  27. Port Orford Ocean Resource Team – Briana Goodwin
  28. Samaritan Health Services – Mary Adams
  29. Southeast Oregon Regional Food Bank (ARRA) – Chloe Rico
  30. Umpqua Community Development Corporation (CORE) – Gena Max
  31. Warm Springs Ventures (CORE) – Evan Abramowitz

Year 15 (2008 – 2009)

  1. City of Lowell – Stephen Amraen
  2. City of Pendleton – Jese Batty
  3. City of Maupin – Bradley Bobbitt
  4. Warms Springs/Eagle Tech – Travis Comfort
  5. Columbia County – Mary Deschene
  6. Port of The Dalles – Nora Donovan
  7. City of Roseburg – Virginia Elandt
  8. Illinois Valley Soil and Water Conservation District – Casey Gatz
  9. Benton County – Mac Gillespie
  10. Port Orford Ocean Resource Team – Briana Goodwin
  11. OCCC – Joshua Havener
  12. Lake County Development (CORE) – Brian Hider
  13. Housing Authority of Yamhill County – Bonnie Ingalls
  14. City of Vernonia – Seth Lenaerts
  15. Cities of Nyssa and Vale – Jason McNeil
  16. City of Adair Village – Ron Mercer
  17. Northest Oregon Economic Development District – Julie Mullen
  18. City of Madras – Francesca Patricolo
  19. Clackamas County – Laurel Reimer
  20. Columbia Blue – Aaron Reyna
  21. City of Warrenton – Stephanie Scafa
  22. City of Creswell – Raja Shah
  23. City of Lebanon – Mark Swenson
  24. Port of Cascade Locks – Anna Tompkins
  25. Southeast Oregon Regional Food Bank – Katie Weaver

Year 14  (2007 – 2008)

  1. Lake County Development (CORE) – Erin Malone
  2. Chiloquin Visions in Progress – Kelsey Sheridan
  3. Rogue Valley Transportation District – Jon Sulliva
  4. City of Myrtle Creek – John Lazur
  5. Umpqua Community Development District (CORE) – Lily Brislen
  6. City of Bandon – Regional Hazards Initiative – Michael Scharenbroich
  7. McKenzie River Trust – Katie Mader
  8. Rural Development Initiatives – Beth Gilden
  9. City of Veneta – Stephania Fregosi
  10. City of Florence – Greg Butler
  11. Lincoln County Department of Planning and Development – David Farr
  12. Lincoln City Urban Renewal Agency – Alexandra Roberts Bullock
  13. Oregon Coast Community College SBDC (CORE) – Justin Overdevest
  14. City of Adair Village – Angela Lazarean
  15. City of Lebanon and Build Lebanon Trails – Mark Swenson
  16. League of Oregon Cities – Kristin Chatfield
  17. City of Canby and Canby Urban Renewal Agency – Stephan Lewis
  18. City of Warrenton – Sarah Shewell
  19. Port of Cascade Locks – Julia Babcock
  20. Farmers Conservation Alliance – Maggie Gulick
  21. Gorge Grown Food Network – Sarah Hackney
  22. Warm Springs, Eagle Tech Systems (CORE) – Daniel Berumen
  23. Columbia-Blue Mountain RC&D – Kate Brady
  24. Umatilla County Soil and Water Conservation District – Vanessa Vissar
  25. Northeast Oregon Economic Development District – Julie Mullen

Year 13  (2006 – 2007)

  1. Lake County Development (CORE) – Kristen Coles
  2. Lake County Emergency Management (ONHW) – Katie Mader
  3. City of Jacksonville – Abbi Wittman
  4. City of Winston – Titus Tomlinson
  5. Umpqua Community Development Corporation (CORE) – Emily Wecks
  6. Lane Council of Governments – Mark Mintz
  7. City of Veneta – Amie Collins
  8. City of Veneta – Taunya Jones
  9. Oregon Coast Community College (CORE) – Justin Overdevest
  10. Cities of Monmouth and Independence – Timothy Brass
  11. League of Oregon Cities – Kristin Chatfield
  12. Columbia County Parks and Recreation Department – Erika Owen
  13. City of Cascade Locks – Joel Klug
  14. Port of Cascade Locks – Nick Kraemer
  15. Columbia Gorge Earth Center and Gorge Grown Food Network – Katie MacKendrick
  16. City of The Dalles – John Dean
  17. Warm Springs, Eagle Tech Systems (CORE) – Daniel Berumen
  18. City of Pendleton, Urban Renewal District – Nick Fleury
  19. Umatilla County Soil and Water Conservation District – Tera Woods
  20. Northeast Oregon PDM (ONHW) – Megan Findley
  21. Northeast Oregon Economic Development District (CORE) – Heather Gurewitz
  22. Malheur County PDM (ONION) – Sarah Hackney

Year 12  (2005 – 2006)

  1. City of Jacksonville – Abbi Wittman
  2. Umpqua Community Development Corporation (CORE) – Robert Hanson
  3. ShoreBank Enterprise Pacific – Anthony Noble
  4. La Pine Community Action Team – Thomas Bennett
  5. City of Lowell and Lowell School District #71 –  Theresa Conley
  6. McKenzie River Trust – Jessica Neff
  7. City of Veneta – Daniel Watts
  8. Oregon Coast Community College (CORE) – Amanda Remington
  9. Cities of Monmouth and Independence – Gregoor Passchier
  10. Tillamook Estuaries Partnership – Russell Provost
  11. City of Vernonia – Benjamin Shumaker
  12. City of Cascade Locks – Jay Feldman
  13. Port of Cascade Locks – Ian Macek
  14. Hood River and Wasco Counties – Michael Pasternak
  15. Mid-Columbia Economic Development Distinct – Katharine Mackendrick
  16. Pendleton Urban Renewal Agency – Nicholas Fleury
  17. Northeast Oregon Economic Development District (CORE) – Heather Gurewitz
  18. Lake County Economic Development (CORE) – Kristen Coles

Year 11  (2004 – 2005)

  1. City of Veneta – Brain Issa
  2. City of Stayton – Allison Thayer
  3. City of Cascade Locks – Jay Feldman
  4. Port of Cascade Locks – Ian Macek
  5. City of The Dalles – Erik Rundell
  6. Lane Council of Governments – Scott Shine
  7. Long Tom Watershed Council – Lori Quillen
  8. Network of Oregon Watershed Councils – Jenny Bayn
  9. Crooked River Watershed Council – John Riley Eustis
  10. Defenders of Wildlife (West Coast Office) – Katie Frerker
  11. ShoreBank Enterprise Pacific – Nathan Sandwick
  12. North Santiam Canyon Economic Development Corporation – Rob Anderson
  13. Clackamas County Business and Economic Development Division – Shawn Burgett
  14. Defenders of Wildlife (West Coast Office) – Katie Frerker
  15. City of Hillsboro/Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce – Elizabeth J. Bechok

Year 10 (2003 – 2004)

  1. City of Florence – Kate Bodane
  2. City of Harrisburg – Sarah Ruether
  3. City of Seaside – Darci Connor
  4. Columbia County Roads and Parks Department – Michael Hoffman
  5. City of Cascade Locks – Sheriffa Wright
  6. Long Tom Watershed Council – Brian Issa
  7. Rogue Valley Transportation District – Paige West
  8. Umpqua Community Development Corporation – Marissa Jones
  9. Falls City School District #57 – Sara Gladding
  10. Homeowner Education Collaborative of Oregon – Lisa Della Badia

Year 9 (2002 – 2003)

  1. Tamastslikt Cultural Institute – Krista Anderson
  2. Columbia Blue-Mountain RC & D – Bryan Becker
  3. Umpqua Community Development Corporation – Mandy Byrd
  4. Libraries of Eastern Oregon – Michael Colan
  5. Siuslaw Watershed Council – Keavy Cook
  6. Umpqua Basin Watershed Council – Matt DeVore
  7. City of Falls City – Lilah Glick
  8. League of Oregon Citieis – Megan Grill
  9. Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program – Kristin Knight
  10. City of Medford – Margery Lloyd
  11. City of Stayton – Ryan Marquardt
  12. Rogue Valley Transportation District – Daniel Masi
  13. Wallowa County – Paige McClellan
  14. City of Cascade Locks – Erika Palmer
  15. Mid-Columbia Housing Agency – Marian Parsons
  16. Benton Soil and Water Conservation District – Robin Peterson
  17. Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council – Eric Pheifer
  18. City of Scio – Anna Robbins
  19. Banks Chamber of Commerce – Laurel Schweitzer
  20. Mid-Columbia Economic Development District – Stephen Versen

Year 8 (2001 – 2002)

  1. ACCESS Inc. – Christopher Carmiencke
  2. Ashland Community Land Trust – Miranda Bedwell
  3. City of Brookings – Jeremy McVeety
  4. City of Cascade Locks – Sang Lee
  5. Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council – Marilyn Kerr
  6. Clackamas County – Cindy Kolomechuk
  7. Coos Regional Trails Partnership – Maren Stidolph
  8. City of Estacada – Beverly Anderson
  9. City of Falls City – Robert Richardson
  10. City of Florence – Wendy Farley
  11. Grande Ronde Model Watershed Program – Melissa Cochran
  12. Lower John Day Regional Partnership – Shane Faris
  13. Klamath County Economic Development District – Caitlin Lloyd
  14. Klamath County Economic Development District – Brian Janz
  15. City of Klamath Falls – Daniel Masi
  16. Lane MicroBusiness – Tricia Siaso
  17. Lincoln County Extension/Mid-Coast Watershed Council – Justin Mills
  18. Linn County Affordable Housing – Diana Cvitanovich
  19. City of Stayton – Michelle Pezley
  20. Tamastslikt Cultural Institute – Krista Anderson
  21. City of The DallesCity of – Darren Wyss
  22. Tillamook Coastal Watershed Resource Center – Yolanda Sepulveda

Year 7 (2000 – 2001)

  1. Benton Soil & Water Conservation District- Chaun MacQueen
  2. City of Cascade Locks – Sang Lee
  3. Central Oregon Intergovermental Council – Autumn Bryant
  4. Coos Regional Trails Partnership – Lindsy Johnson
  5. Grande Ronde Model Watershed Project – Michelle Johnson
  6. Klamath Watershed Council – Dennis Rourk
  7. Lincoln County Extension Service – Justin Mills
  8. Linn Soil & Water Conservation District – Joel Alexander
  9. Lower Nehalem Watershed Council – David Kuhn
  10. McKenzie River Trust – Mike Running
  11. Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governments – Tina Nunez
  12. Oregon Rural Development Council – Emily Johnson
  13. South Central Oregon Economic Development District – Brian Janz
  14. South Coos Opportunities Organizing Project (SCOOP) Group – Celia Claybourn
  15. City of Talent – Meghan MacKenzie
  16. Tamastslikt Cultural Institute/Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation – Tama Tochihara
  17. City of The Dalles – Darren Wyss
  18. Umatilla County Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Committee – Heather Jones
  19. Umpqua Community Development Corporation – Michael Meyers
  20. City Waldport – Michael Cerbone
  21. Wallowa County Planning Department – Dawn Smith
  22. Wasco County Planning Department – Roberta Robles
  23. Williams Creek Watershed Council – Chris Vogel

Year 6 (1999 – 2000)

  1. Benton Soil and Water Conservation District – Chaun MacQueen
  2. City of Boardman – Jonathan Ferrari
  3. Calapooya and Sutherlin Creeks Watershed – Josh Peters
  4. City of Cascade Locks – Jason Smith
  5. Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council – Pam Pickens
  6. Columbia County Land Development Services Department – Katherine Romano
  7. Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) – Scott Phillips
  8. Coos Regional Trails Partnership – Miranda Shapiro
  9. Curry County Human Services – Thelma Hoffmann
  10. City of Florence – Scott Doyle
  11. Greater Applegate Community Development Corporation – Will Kay
  12. HUES (Hermiston, Umatilla, Echo and Stanfield) Growth Impact Study Group – Wendy Kirkpatrick
  13. La Pine Community Action Team – Jeff Whitbeck
  14. Lincoln County Extension Service – Megan Miller-Morgan
  15. Lower Nehalem Watershed Council – Skye Mendenhall
  16. City of Myrtle Point – Adam Zimmerman
  17. North Santiam Watershed Council – Ben Swartley
  18. Polk Soil & Water Conservation District – Chandra Vostral
  19. Rogue Valley Civic League – Ross Finney
  20. Rogue Valley Council of Governments, Senior and Disability Services – Tisa Hill
  21. City of Talent – Matthew Mattia
  22. The Dalles Civic Auditorium Historic Preservation Committee – Donna Turring
  23. Umatilla Basin Watershed Council – Aletha Eastwood
  24. Umatilla County Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Committee – Brett Kelver
  25. Umatilla Soil and Water Conservation District – Sara Simrell
  26. Wallowa County Planning Department – Dawn Smith
  27. Wasco County Planning and Economic Development Department – Roberta Robles
  28. Williams Creek Watershed Council – Chris Church
  29. Yamhill River Basin Watershed Council – Denise Hoffert-Hay

Year 5 (1998 – 1999)

  1. Alsea Community Effort – Josh Englehardt
  2. Applegate River Watershed Council – Allan Whiting
  3. Applegate Valley Community Development Corporation – Miranda Shapiro
  4. Baker County Department of Planning & Community Development – Patrick Knight
  5. Bear Creek Watershed Education Partnership – Beth Franklin
  6. Benton/East Lane Soil & Water Conservation District – Robin Straughan
  7. Columbia County – Kevin Condron
  8. Columbia County – Community Action Team, Inc. – Denise Chaffee
  9. Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce – Jennifer O’Reilly
  10. Crook County Watershed Council – Tina Whitman
  11. Curry County Community Partners – Thelma Hoffmann
  12. Economic Development Council Tillamook County – Chris Bayham
  13. Illinois Valley Community Response Team – Oshana Catranides
  14. Lake County – Camille Edmond
  15. Lincoln County Economic Development Alliance – Megan Miller-Morgan
  16. North Coast Senior Services – Ellen Syversen
  17. North Lake Health Center – Lorna Flormoe
  18. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Eastern Region – Nancy Breuner
  19. Oregon Economic Development Department & Oregon Rural Development Council – Thomas Endicott
  20. Oregon Housing & Community Services Department – Sarah Pearmine
  21. Reedsport Family Resource Center – Laura Roberts
  22. City of St. Helens – Jacob Brostoff
  23. City of Talent – Kevin A. Cronin
  24. Tualatin River Watershed Council – Andree Pinnell
  25. Umatilla County Planning Department – Brett Kelver
  26. Umatilla County – Hermiston, Umatilla, Echo, Stanfield – Bradley Porterfield
  27. Umatilla County Soil and Water Conservation District – Kristen Ann Wood
  28. Umatilla Basin Watershed Council – Aletha Eastwood
  29. Umpqua Community Development Corporation – Shareen Fiol
  30. University of Oregon RARE Program – Rose Armour
  31. Williams Creek Watershed Council – Evelyn Roether
  32. Yamhill River Watershed Council – Bob Bower

Year 4 (1997 – 1998)

  1. Alsea Community Effort (ACE) – Donna McNeil
  2. Applegate River Watershed Council – Timothy Franklin
  3. Bear Creek Watershed Education Partnership – Beth Franklin
  4. Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) – Ken Kato
  5. Community Solutions Team (CST), Governor’s Office of Community Development – Gabrielle Schiffler
  6. Curry County – Thelma Hoffman
  7. Economic Development Council of Tillamook County – James Guyton
  8. Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQUIP)
  9. Hood River County Chamber of Commerce/Center for Watershed and Community Health – Cheryl Hummon
  10. HUES (Hermiston, Umatilla, Echo, and Stanfield) Growth Impact Strategic Planning Group – Bradley Porterfield
  11. Illinois Valley Community Response Team – Oshana Catranides
  12. City of Jacksonville – Rylan Heyerman
  13. McKenzie Watershed Council – Larry Dixon
  14. Nestucca/Neskowin Watershed Council – Mary Barczak
  15. Reedsport Community Development – Federic Jarman
  16. South Coast Watersheds – Michael Maguire
  17. Southern Oregon Community Action Programs – Tanya Brain
  18. Sunny Wolf Community Response Team and the Oregon Parent Center – Marion Schneider
  19. Sunny Wolf Community Response Team and the Oregon Parent Center – Pollyanne Horton
  20. Sunny Wolf Community Response Team and the Oregon Parent Center – Shawna Adams
  21. City of St. Helens – Jacob Brostoff
  22. Tillamook Bay National Estuary Project –
  23. City of Toledo and Lincoln County – Bridget O’Connell
  24. Tualatin River Watershed Council and the Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District – Nancy Breuner
  25. Umatilla Basin Watershed Council – Beth Lambert
  26. Umatilla Soil and Water Conservation District – Patrick Knight
  27. University of Oregon RARE Program – Rose Armour

Year 3 (1996 – 1997)

  1. Columbia County – Junie Abele
  2. City of Wolf Creek/Sunny Valley CRT – Heather “Rose” Armour
  3. Nestucca Watershed Council – Mary Barczak
  4. McKenzie Watershed Council – Elizabeth Barg
  5. Tanya Brain
  6. City of Lebanon – Thomas Brennan
  7. Tillamook NEP – James Charland
  8. City of Canby – Clinton Chiavarini
  9. OEDD, Salem – Megan Cogswell
  10. City of Harrisburg – Matilda Deas
  11. City of LaGrande – Dara Decker
  12. Linn County – John Deming
  13. Access – Larry Dixon
  14. City of The Dalles – Sean Edwards
  15. South Santiam Watershed Council – Susan Gries
  16. City of Jacksonville – Rylan Heyerman
  17. Clackamas River Basin Council – Corrinne Humphrey
  18. Ukiah School District – Sarah Louvar
  19. Illinois Valley Community Response Team – Elizabeth Metcalf
  20. Monmouth/Independence Chamber – Dona Miller
  21. City of Depoe Bay – Eileen Owens
  22. City of Sweet Home – Kathleen Redmon
  23. Skamania County, Washington – Jason Robertson
  24. City of Port Orford – Jason Sievers
  25. University of Oregon – Catherine Southward
  26. Umatilla County – Beth Thiel
  27. City of Vernonia – Stephanie Vincernt
  28. OEDD (Willamette Valley Livability Forum) – Rebecca White
  29. Columbia-Blue Mountain RC&D Council – Brian Wolcott
  30. North Fork John Day Watershed Council – Steve Miller

Year 2 (1995 – 1996)

  1. City of Bandon – Corrinne Humphrey
  2. Blue River – Ashleigh Flynn
  3. Columbia River Gorge – Nicole Wilde
  4. Coos County – Leigh Ann Baker
  5. City of Depoe Bay – Eileen Owens
  6. Cities of Halfway & Pine Valley – Sarah Louvar
  7. City of Harrisburg – Matilda Deas
  8. Illinois Valley – Marcus Kauffman
  9. City of LaGrande – Melinda McKibben
  10. Linn County – John Deming
  11. McKenzie Watershed Council (Citizen Involvement) – Kristin Bonner
  12. McKenzie Watershed Council (Water Quality Monitoring) – Tina Whitman
  13. City of Monument – Jeff Spencer
  14. Skamania County, WA – Jason Robertson
  15. Sweet Home, City of – Katie Redmon
  16. Tillamook Bay National Estuary – Jason Kruckeberg
  17. University of Oregon – Rebecca White
  18. University of Oregon – Catherine Southward
  19. Wasco County – Germaine Beveridge
  20. Yaquina and Netarts Bay – Jean D’Agostino

Year 1 (1994 – 1995)

  1. Wasco County – Germaine Beveridge
  2. Terry Black
  3. Kim Bosse
  4. Brent Casady
  5. Bandon/Coos County – John Deming
  6. Marguerite Downey
  7. Amy Drought
  8. Steven Elliot
  9. Ashleigh Flynn
  10. Kittie Gale
  11. Oregon Rural Development Council – Emily Johnson
  12. Susanna Julber
  13. Paul Moline
  14. Kimberly Nguyen
  15. George Plummer
  16. Kathleen Redmon
  17. William Rossmassler
  18. Michael Schut
  19. Megan Smith
  20. Pascale Soumoy
  21. Jeff Spenser
  22. Larry Vasquez
  23. Jake Wagner