NOEA

Northwest Oregon Economic Alliance

About Us

Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook Counties

Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook Counties

Formed in 1993, the NW Oregon Economic Alliance (NOEA) is a partnership between Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties, with the original purpose of administering the Regional Investment and Rural Investment lottery funds allotted to the three-county region from 1994–2000. Today, NOEA manages state-funded projects for Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook counties.

Oversight of the Alliance is by a nine member Regional Board, three representatives per county, appointed by the County Commissions:

Clatsop County: Bruce Jones, Frank Spence, Lianne Thompson
Columbia County: Casey Garrett, Kathy Engel, Rick Scholl
Tillamook County: Erin Skaar, Val Folkema

Staff Contact:

Colin Cooper (503) 228-5565 or director@nworegon.org

NW Oregon Economic Alliance
Clatsop ● Columbia ● Tillamook Counties | Regional Board

The Alliance is managed by a nine member Regional Board, three representatives and one alternate per county, appointed by the County Commissions.

Clatsop County

Frank Spence (fspence@portofastoria.com)
Port of Astoria Commission
(503) 741-3300

Lianne Thompson (lthompson@co.clatsop.or.us )
Clatsop County Board of Commissioners
(503) 436-9013

Bruce Jones (bjones@astoria.or.us)
Astoria City Council
(503) 325-5824

Alt: Kevin Leahy
Clatsop Economic Development Resources (CEDR)
(503) 338-2402

Tillamook County

Mary Faith Bell (mfbell@co.tillamook.or.us)
Tillamook County Board of Commissioners
(503) 842-3403

Van Moe (vanmoe.vm@gmail.com )
Tillamook, OR
(503) 842-2626

Val Folkema (vsfolkema@gmail.com)
Garibaldi, OR 97118
503/322-3312

Alt: Candace Stark (confection4u@hotmail.com)
Nehalem, OR 97131
(503) 368-3257

Columbia County

Casey Garrett

Columbia County Commission
(503) 397-4322

Kathy Engel (kathy.r.engel@gmail.com)
Clatskanie, OR
(503) 396-1341

Rick Scholl
(ricks@ci.st-helens.or.us)
St Helens City Council
(503) 396-1653

Alt: Paul Vogel
(paulvogel@columbiacountyoregon.com)
Columbia County Economic Team
(503) 805-5139

Officers: Lianne Thompson, Chair
Casey Garrett, Vice-Chair
Val Folkema, Secretary Treasurer

NOEA Staff

Colin Cooper (director@nworegon.org)
NW Oregon Economic Alliance
(503) 970-3336

Business Oregon Development Officer
Melanie Olson (Melanie.Olson@state.or.us)
(503) 801-7155

P.O. Box 1535 • St. Helens, OR 97051 • NWOregon.org / NOEA • 503.397.3099

Meetings

The Col-Pac EDD and NOEA Boards meet jointly every other month, usually the second Thursday of the month, unless it falls on a holiday. Col-Pac and NOEA meet from 10:00 am — 12:00 pm, followed by the NW Oregon Area Commission on Transportation Meeting starting at 1:00 pm.

Col-Pac EDD and NOEA also share meeting agendas and minutes. (Click Here)