Our Partners
Leadership
Kristin Dahl
Board Chair | Crosscurrent Collective
Kieron Wilde
Board Vice Chair | First Nature Tours
Terra Lingley
Board Secretary | Oregon Department of Transportation
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
Renee Tkach
Friends of the Gorge
Tammara Tippel
Mt Adams Chamber
Emily Reed
DirectorLatest news
2025 Gorge Summit
2025 Gorge Tourism Summit Cultivating Stewardship and Community Resiliency Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | 8:00 am – 5:00 pm | The Ruins, 13 Railroad St., Hood River Join us for […]
Annual Planning Meeting | Nov 16, 2023
We are inviting you to the Annual Planning Meeting on November 16, 2023! Join other businesses, agencies and organizations who work with visitors to come together and visualize the next […]
Gorge Visitor Resources 2023
We have updated our 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 […]
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
