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Our Team

Kevin Leahy

Kevin Leahy

Executive Director/Associate vice president

Bio:
Kevin has extensive experience in retail, having served 18 years as a senior executive at a national chain with more than 75 stores, as a retail store owner and partner in a national franchise. Kevin serves as Executive Director of the Clatsop County Economic Development Organization (CEDR). He is also the Associate Vice-President of the Clatsop Community College Center for Business, Community & Workforce Development, which includes the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) , Community Education and Workforce Training. Leahy also oversees the Clatsop WORKS paid internship program, Clatsop Community College (CWE)Co-operative Work Experience and serves as the Enterprise Zone Manager for Clatsop County.

Jeanette Sampson

Administrative Specialist

Bio:
Jeanette is the Administrative Specialist for Clatsop Economic Development Resources (CEDR); as well as Clatsop Community College Clatsop Center for Business, Community & Workforce Development; and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), where she brings a great set of skills and fun energy to CEDR and all of the Teams she works with!
Jeanette has had the good fortune to have worked in various industries over the years, from her first job at 11 years of age, as a dishwasher in a busy restaurant, to becoming an equine-hauling business owner at the age of 16, to working in the Timber Industry, Law-Enforcement, Corporate, Non-Profit and Government sectors, including 13 years as a School Board Director, which gives her a broad spectrum of various industries, where she has learned from some great mentors, and she has honed her customer service and negotiation skills, along with her critical-thinking and strategic planning skills as well!
Jeanette has also been involved with several volunteer organizations, both locally and at state/national levels and she understands the importance of helping and “giving back”. She’s a busy Mom, who loves being with her family and friends, being outdoors, traveling, exploring new places and doing equine activities with her horses every chance she gets!
Lindsay Davi

Lindsay Davis

CEDR Board President

Bio:
Lindsay is the Community Outreach Specialist and Stewardship Coordinator for Hampton Lumber & Family Forests based out of the Big Creek Tree Farm office in Knappa. In addition to community engagement in Clatsop County for Hampton, Lindsay leads the Hampton Pollinator Project for all of their Oregon and SW Washington properties to improve habitat for pollinator species. Prior to joining Hampton, Lindsay held a similar community engagement role at Oregon State University Extension for over 10 years. In addition to being Board President for CEDR, Lindsay is a proud board member of the Astoria/Warrenton Chamber of Commerce, Oregon Women in Timber, Clatsop Forestry & Wood Products Economic Development Committee, and current Board President for Clatsop Working Watershed Cooperative.
Chris Nemlowill VP CEDR Board

Chris Nemlowill

CEDR Board Vice-President

President/Co-Founder/Brewer Fort George Brewery
Bachelors of Science in Marketing SOU 2003
Chris Nomlowill is the President and Co-founder of Fort George Brewery in Astoria Oregon. Fort George Brewery + Public House was founded in 2007.
Jack Ficken Bio

Jack Ficken

CEDR Board Secretary/Treasurer

VP Relationship Manager, Commercial Small Business Lender 11 years
Graduate of Oregon State University in Agricultural Economics 1986
Graduate of CCC 1984
Graduate of AHS 1982

CEDR Board
CCC Foundation Board Member
Astoria/Warrenton Chamber Board
Clatsop Community Action Board
Rotarian
Clatsop Working Watershed Cooperative member

CEDR Board Members - 2026

Private Sector Members

Jason Plamondon
Chief Executive
Providence Seaside Hospital
Lindsay Davis
Community Outreach Specialist & Stewardship Coordinator for Hampton Lumber
Steve Fick
Owner
Fishhawk Fisheries & Pacifick Distillers, Inc
Jack Ficken

VP Relationship Manager/Commercial
Loan Officer

Maps Credit Union
John Hie

Executive VIce President
Hyak Maritime LLC & Hyak Tongue Point, LLC

Tamara Roberts
Business Partner, People & Culture
Martin North
Jessica Newhall
Regional Business Manager
Pacific Power
Chris Nemlowill
Owner

Fort George Brewery & Public House

Brandon Parker
CFO
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Zach Poole
Owner
Pig n Pancake Restaurants
Sadie Mercer

Executive Director

Seaside Chamber of Commerce

Public Sector Members

Cities:

Astoria
Mayor Sean Fitzpatrick
Cannon Beach
Mayor Barb Knop
Gearhart
Councilor Dana Gould
Seaside
Mayor Steve Wright
Warrenton
Commissioner Jess Sollaccio
Clatsop County
Commissioner Anthony Huacuja
Clatsop Community College
President Jarrod Hogue
Port of Astoria
Thaddeus Fickel

Advisory Members

Suzanne Weber
State Senator
Senate District 16
Cyrus Javadi
State Representative
House District 32
Kelsey Balensifer
NW Natural
Community Affairs Manager, North Coast
Kevin Brown
PNW Area Manager
Nuveen Natural Capital
Heather DeSart
Executive Director
Northwest Oregon Works
Quinn Haase
Executive Director
Astoria Downtown Historic District Association
Kerri Lambert
Executive Director
Seaside Downtown Development Association
Sarah Lu Heath
Executive Director
Columbia -Pacific Economic Development District
David Reid
Executive Director
Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce
Melanie Olson
Regional Development Officer
Business Oregon
Jim Paino
Executive Director
Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce
Trip Goodall
Superintendent
Warrenton-Hammond School District
Kristi Ward
Public Affairs Manager
Georgia Pacific Wauna Mill/Camas Mill