Our Partners
Leadership
Kristin Dahl
President | Crosscurrent Collective
Josiah Dean
VP | Balch Hotel
Katie Kadlub
Treasurer | Visit Hood River
Judy Bair
Columbia Gorge Visitors Magazine
David Duncan
Gray Line Tours
Stephen Elgart
US Forest Service
Kathy Fitzpatrick
Mid-Columbia Economic Development District
Buck Jones
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Lizzie Keenan
Mt. Hood - Gorge Regional Destination Management Organization
Terra Lingley
Oregon Department of Transportation
Lisa Muñoz
Columbia Riverkeepers
Renee Tkach
Friends of the Gorge
Tammara Tippell
Mt Adams Chamber
Kieron Wilde
First Nature Tours
Amy Weissfeld
Gorge Commission
Emily Reed
Network Director
Nicole Wähner
Sustainability and Accessibility Project ManagerLatest news
Save The Date: May 3
Save the Date! Gorge Tourism Summit Now May 3, 2023 Discovery Center This will be our chance to explore issues and share big wins together.
Annual Network Planning Meeting
On November 17th, we met in person for the first time in 3 years to reconnect and stretch beyond our silos to strengthen sustainable visitation in the region. After the […]
Gorge Visitors Resource 2022
We have created a one-page cheat-sheet for anyone who works with visitors in the Gorge. It gives all the info for helping us disperse & educate to protect the region. […]
BENEFITS OF THE NETWORK
“Collaboration is really important. Through that collaboration we’ve come up with some really great ideas. Having a unified voice is a benefit.”
-Stan Hinatsu, U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Forest Service
“My organization is starting to see the potential for our rural town and have taken key elements (like a 15 year vision) and are currently working on them to be developed.”
-Sofia Urrita-Lopez, Cascade Locks Tourism
Cascade Locks Tourism
“From my standpoint, being in this job 18 years, I’ve seen a lot of public planning processes on the local, state and federal levels and this is one of the better ones for the people who are participating to engage, interact, create and own, and then implement! Very effective.”
-Kevin Gorman, Friends of the Columbia Gorge
Friends of the Columbia Gorge
“The message that culture and history matter in the Columbia Gorge is important. What has been missing from our perspective is the story of the Columbia River – there is culture and heritage here, so let’s honor that legacy.”
– Colin Fogarty, Confluence
