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ENTERPRISE OFFICE:

 

101 NE First Street, Suite 100     Phone:    541-426-3598

Enterprise, OR 97828                    Toll free: 800-645-9454

                                                            Fax:         541-426-9058

 

STAFF

Lisa Dawson, Executive Director

lisadawson@neoedd.org

Lisa has worked in economic development since 1989.  She helps organizations flourish by improving their long-term viability. She has worked with elected officials, non-profit organizations and community groups.

 Lisa also enjoys working with entrepreneurs and business owners and appreciates their role in growing the region’s economy.  She is proud to be part of an effort to increase technical assistance, networking, skill-building and financing for entrepreneurs.  

         

Lisa grew up on a farm in the Wallowa Valley and enjoys working with the people and communities that define the rural region in which she makes her home.

 

Sara Miller, Development Specialist

saramiller@neoedd.org

Sara is devoted to helping rural communities create their own destiny. Since 1994 she has worked closely with non-profits, multi-cultural groups, ad-hoc committees, business owners, cities and counties. Having seen the power of people who are motivated to make good things happen, Miller is grateful to be able to find and provide needed resources.  

Her assistance might involve:

Helping different voices be heard in order to strengthen decision making

Discovering and leveraging what is of value in a place or organization

Uncovering options, weighing trade-offs

Acknowledging limitations and finding

or building knowledge and skills

Miller lives with her family in Wallowa County, Oregon where she and her husband own and operate several small businesses.

 

Pam Frolander, Fiscal Officer/Administrative Assistant

pfrolander@neoedd.org

 

Pam has been with the District since 2003. Her friendly voice is often the first point-of-contact for clients seeking assistance through one of NEOEDD's many programs. A long-time resident of NE Oregon, Pam is an active volunteer and enjoys spending time with her extended family.

 

 

 

 

Julie Mullen, Entrepreneur Coordinator

juliemullen@neoedd.org

 

Julie joined NEOEDD as an Americorps volunteer in August of 2007 after nearly three years in the Dominican Republic as a Peace Corps worker. Julie will provide special outreach to youth entrepreneurs as part of our region's participation in the Connecting Oregon for Rural Entrepreneurship project.

 

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