OAN names new executive director

 

Stone has served as the organization's Director of Government Relations since 2005. During that time he delivered landmark estate tax reform, metal theft legislation, hoop house tax protection and land-use changes that positively affected the industry. He also created and co-chaired the Coalition for a Working Oregon, a group that brought business representatives together to shape the immigration debate in Oregon and Washington, DC.

 

"Jeff has been a very good advocate for our industry," said Tom Fessler of Woodburn Nursery and Azaleas, who served on the search committee. "He knows the people to make things happen, and I know he will give us his best in the new position."