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Our Coalition

We are area governments, businesses, heritage advocates, tribes and private citizens.

The Willamette Falls & Landings Heritage Area Coalition formed in 2006. It is a partnership of public, private and nonprofit organizations with a shared passion for the 56-river-mile heritage area: its rich heritage, natural beauty, agriculture and recreational opportunities. We are working collaboratively to see it established as a National Heritage Area.

Our Mission
The Willamette Falls & Landings Heritage Area Coalition is leading efforts to enhance, assist and promote the Heritage Area.

Our Vision
The Heritage Area is a source of pride and prosperity, where visitors and residents experience the places, stories and abundance of culture and history.

Supporting BIPOC 
Willamette Falls and Landings Heritage Area Coalition is committed to incorporating the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the governance and operations of our organization. The Board derives much of its strength from the fact that its members are representative of our community:  BIPOC, emigrants, women (make up the majority), and the LGBTQ+ community.  No monetary contribution is required to be elected to the Board.  But all must agree to give generously of their time, treasure, and talent.

The Coalition has been favored with substantial financial support by a few entities who have championed the Coalition’s vision and mission and provided the bulk of its funding base. That amount of financial support entitles them to select their own representative to be a member on the Board. Those members are also held to the expectation of time, treasure, and talent, as well as the shared commitment to equity and inclusion.

We promote equity and diversity because it is our belief we all grow stronger together when we understand our shared and unique heritage, respect our diverse traditions, cultures, and experiences.

Who We Are

About Our Organization

The Willamette Falls and Landings Heritage Area Coalition is a federally designated not-for-profit organization, with a 23-member board of directors representing key stakeholders and experienced professionals in government, business, industry, tourism, arts, heritage, historic preservation, and others. The WFLHAC Board includes representatives from all six governments operating within the boundary (Metro, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Clackamas County, and the cities of Oregon City, Lake Oswego, West Linn, and Willsonville.)

Willamette Falls and Landings Heritage Area Coalition is committed to incorporating the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the governance and operations of our organization. We promote equity and diversity because it is our belief, we all grow stronger together when we understand our shared and unique heritage, respect our diverse traditions, cultures, and experiences.

Management and Operations

Jon Gustafson
President

Lake Oswego Resident, Former city council member, Business owner

Andy Cotugno
Vice President

Former Metro staff, Locks Commission Appointee

Jon A George
Secretary

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Tribal Council member, Tribal Council Secretary

Jody Carson
Treasurer

West Linn, former City Council Member

Jim Mattis
Immediate Past President

West Linn, Retired Attorney

Russ Axelrod

Immediate Past Mayor of West Linn

Martha Schrader 

 Clackamas County Commissioner

Charlotte Lehan  

 City of Willsonville

Siobhan Taylor
Executive Director

Lake Oswego

Shira Ribakoff
Executive Assistant

West Linn
Board of Directors

Yvonne Addington
The Ice Age Floods Institute

Danielle Cowan
Former Executive Director, Clackamas Co. Tourism & Cultural Affairs

Dan Klug
Interpretive Ranger at Champoeg State Heritage Park 

Greg Leo
Friends of Historic Butteville/Champoeg State Heritage Area /Advocate

Christine Lewis
Metro

Jackie Manz
City of Lake Oswego

Denyse McGriff
City of Oregon City

Claire Met
Small Business Owner

Alice Norris – Founding President
Former Mayor of Oregon City, CCC Board, Willamette Falls Legacy Project

Samara Phelps
Executive Director, Clackamas Co. Tourism & Cultural Affairs

Mini Sharma Ogle
Portland General Electric

Rachel Thomas
George Fox University/ Newberg Area Historical Society

Eric Underwood
Portland General Electric

Mike Watters
President, Friends of the McLean House

Ben Williams
Friends of French Prairie

Gail Yazzolino
Executive Director, End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center

Our Partners & Sponsors

Our Partners

Thank you to the following governments and business for their financial support.

 

Our Sponsors

Thanks to the following sponsors for supporting our Heritage Area work with in kind and cash donations

Become a
Sponsor

It takes time, talent and treasure to lead the effort to become a National Heritage Area. We need community support and your donations to make sure our collaborative efforts reach and convince Congress and the National Park Service to designate us as a National Heritage Area.


Make a
Donation

We've achieved state heritage area status. But gaining national recognition from Congress and the National Park Service requires hard work, persistence and a constant outreach and contact. That takes resources in time and money. Your gift counts! Please donate to help us continue our efforts.

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Contact

Email info@wfheritage.org

Phone 503-419-6340

Mailing Address
PO Box 387
Marylhurst, Oregon 97036

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