Joe has served as President since 1999. Since his arrival,
NWGA has gained significant recognition as a political force
in the state of Oregon and has elevated its status as Oregon's largest Business PAC. Prior to NWGA, Joe was the Oregon
State Director of the National Federation of Independent
Business for over 10 years. Joe is a graduate of George
Fox College with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration.
Joe is responsible for NWGA's operations, finances, personnel, and legislative and political programs. For legislative and regulatory
concerns Joe may be reached at joe@nwgrocery.org.
Marlene
Quinn, V.P. of Sales & Promotions
Marlene graduated from Portland State University with a
B.A. in Education. Marlene taught kindergarten through eighth
grade for nine years in Portland then came to NWGA in 1998
as an Executive Assistant. Marlene currently serves as NWGA's Vice President, Sales & Promotions. Responsibilities include, the planning, execution,
and procurement for all NWGA and NFM events. She's also responsible for maintaining
and increasing membership dues and advertising income. Marlene can
be reached at marlene@nwgrocery.org.
Sandra
Wilken, Director of Communications
Sandra joined the NWGA team in February of 2001
and is currently NWGA's Director of Communications.
Sandra is responsible for NWGA's website, the on-line publication of NWGA's
monthly newsletter the Express Lane, the Coupon Redemption
and Shopping Cart Retrieval Programs, event planning and execution, maintenance of all telecommunications services and equipment,
and maintenance of the database for NWGA and NFM. Sandra
can be reached at sandra@nwgrocery.org.
Trudy Macadam, Bookkeeper
Trudy moved, with her family, to Wilsonville in August of 1999 after living in Hawaii for 23 years. She joined the NWGA staff as our in-house bookkeeper in August/2004 bringing with her an extensive and varied accounting background. Trudy can be reached at trudy@nwgrocery.org.
Shawn Miller, NWGA Oregon Lobbyist
Shawn started his lobby career in Annapolis, Maryland following graduation from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 1993 with a political science degree. Shawn returned to Oregon and founded Miller Public Affairs. He has lobbied 14 years in Oregon and has influenced the outcomes of countless pieces of legislation. Shawn has earned a reputation in the halls of the Capitol as one of the hardest working lobbyists in Oregon.
Alan is President of The Tresidder Company. The firm was founded on progressive principles, and believes strongly in the bipartisan nature of their clients' agendas. Alan has formed successful relationships with legislators regardless of political affiliation. He holds degrees from Linfield College and Boston College. He has been extensively involved in Oregon politics for more than 30 years.
Holly Chisa has worked as a lobbyist advocating for the grocery industry since 2001. Her background is varied, having worked on large employer and business issues, and also industry-specific issues like beer and wine and pharmacy. Holly has worked in the Washington State Legislature as staff for House and Senate lawmakers, and also as staff to a U.S. Congressman.
Brad has been lobbying as a principal of Tower Ltd. since June, 2000. His forte as a lobbyist is the distillation of complex issues into key messages while retaining the ability to debate the details of an issue. Brad received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business / Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, graduating in 1994 with High Honors.
Earl is a long standing and well-respected member of the Legislative community on Olympia, having worked in govenmental affairs in Washington State for more than a quarter century. From 1993 to 2000 he served as the Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the Associaton of Washington Business. Since June, 2000, Earl has been a principal of Tower Ltd., lobbying and consulting on business interests.
