Administration

Operations

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Edward Van Buren

Director of Operations

•Leads agency's operations, oversees contracting & procurement and IT.
• Oversees facilities and Welcome Centers.

Favorite Oregon Activity: Riding my bike or walking through the meadow at Black Butte with my family.

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Bruce Ross

Administration/Operations Coordinator

(971) 236-4901

• Supports the efficient administration and operation of Travel Oregon and the state's Welcome Centers.
• Acts as a liaison between staff, service providers, external inquiries, while providing operations and events support.

Favorite Oregon Activity:Enjoying our beautiful wineries, supporting LGBTQ+ small businesses and exploring all the great places our state has to offer.

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Kyle Donovan

IT Manager

541.570.4847

• Manages IT hardware and software.
• Oversees and manages contracted IT services.
• Manages IT policies and compliance.

Favorite Oregon Activity: Visiting and camping at all of the state parks as well as the Oregon coast.

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Carla Smith

Contracts and Procurement Manager

• Manages contracts.
• Oversees procurement program development.
• Manages reporting and compliance.

Favorite Oregon Activity: Chasing waterfalls with my family.

Finance

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Kathleen Stewart

Director of Finance and Accounting

• Accounting and payroll
• Financial performance insight and reporting
• Audits and financial reviews

Favorite Oregon Activity: Fishing the Columbia for Chinook and Coho.

Louna Agoro

Louna Agoro

Financial Analyst

• Develops and manages a multi-year forecast to support the 10-year strategic vision.
• Maintains various financial databases and records for budget and reporting of financial data.
• Coordinates program budgeting processes by developing funding guidelines, monitoring fund utilization, and identifying new fund allocations in compliance with legislative intent, other jurisdictional budget plans and service agreements.

Favorite Oregon Activity: Chasing waterfalls with my family, our goal is to visit as many waterfalls in Oregon as we can.

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Robert Kutter

Accountant

• Accounts Receivable
• Accounting Platform Management
• Internal Reporting

Favorite Oregon Activity:Exploring Willamette Valley farms in the Autumn.

• Supports payroll and payroll reporting.
• Manages special compliance and reporting projects.

Favorite Oregon activity: Snow shoe adventures and soaking in that Central Oregon smell.

Visitor Services

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Allison George

Manager, Visitor Services

• Oversees seven Travel Oregon Welcome Centers and the Welcome Center Brochure Program
• Day-to-day management of welcome center related projects, including brand implementation

Favorite Oregon Activity: Winter storm watching on the coast

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Erin O'Connor

Travel Advisor, Welcome Center PDX

503.284.4932

• Provides state and local travel information and recommendations to visitors
• Supports AskOregon inquiries

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Stephannie Lewis

Travel Advisor, Welcome Center PDX

503.284.4932

• Provides state and local travel information and recommendations to visitors
• Serves as a working committee member of PDX’s Make the Connection customer service program

Favorite Oregon Activity: Spending time on the beach rock hounding.