George RedeMac PrichardDoug ZennTom Eiland

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George RedeOpinion Editor, Hillsboro Argus & Forest Grove Leader

Education B.A. Journalism, San Jose State University University of Michigan, National Endowment for

the Humanities Fellowship

George RedeQ: First job you ever had?

A: Part-time prep sports reporter (now-defunct) News-Register in Fremont, Calif.

Q: Soundtrack to your life? A: Fleetwood Mac

George RedeQ: What Book Are You Currently Reading?

A: "The Orchid Thief" by Susan Orlean

&"The Residue Years”

by Mitchell S. Jackson

George RedeWords To Live By?

"You are always right and I have never been wrong.”

David Hidalgo, Louis Perez from Los Lobos’

"Let's Say Goodnight"

Mac PrichardPresident, Prichard Communications

Publisher, Mac's List

Education: BA, University of Iowa, Political Science Minor in Latin American Studies

MPA, John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University

Mac PrichardQ: First Job You Ever Had?

A: Delivering the Des Moines Register in my hometown of Davenport, Iowa

Q: What Book Are You Currently Reading?:

A: Lonely Planet's Travel Guide for Iceland

Mac PrichardQ: Soundtrack To Your Life?

A: Cole Porter

Q: Words I Live By? Persistence pays.

Tom EilandVice President,CFM Strategic Communications, Inc

Education B.A. Political Science, University of Alabama MBA, The George Washington University International Studies, Georgetown University

Tom EilandQ: First Job You Ever Had?

A: Press Secretary to Congressman Bill Nichols, Alabama

Q: What Book Are You Currently Reading?:

A: Beyond and Back, CJ Box

Tom EilandAdvice?

Up close things look so confusing, but with distance, you get perspective.

-Claude Monet

Words to live by?Live everyday as though it were your last. –My

grandfatherDo your best with everything you do. – My father

We all make mistakes, get over it, don’t recall.

Doug ZennCurrent Position:

Zenn & Associations, IAP2 President

EducationOhio University

Public Service Background:Communications Specialist, City of Portland 1987 to 2005

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