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Kaylee Heartel, Scott Bailey, Claudine Rehn, Rachel Hoffman, Julie Chick, Lisa Phipps, York Johnson, not pictured: Don Reynolds
 
Lisa Phipps

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Executive Director

Lisa received a B.S. in fisheries from Michigan State University.  Originally from Michigan, she migrated west in 1992, landing in Idaho for almost 8 years. She worked with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game for five of those years.  She went back to school and earned a Masters of Studies in Environmental Law from the Vermont Law School.  Shortly after, she began working for Tillamook County as the coastal resource planner and then planning manager.  She found herself in the middle of many interesting land use cases that highlighted the land-water interface.  Lisa was also the Mayor of Rockaway Beach, which she loved, for 5 years before retiring in January of 2009.  She said it figured that the one job she could retire from before she was 40 was the one that didn’t pay. Lisa was on the Board of Directors for the TEP for over 8 years.  She is thrilled to be on board with the TEP and looks forward to the next phase of the organization as it moves forward.    

 
Claudine Rehn
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Accounting Manager
Claudine Rehn is Accounting Manager for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. Originally from California, Claudine has been fortunate to work for several successful non-profit organizations both managing and writing grants. What little free time Claudine does have after shuttling her children around to their numerous activities, is spent exploring the natural wonders of the Oregon Coast or suffering in silence as a long-time Oakland Raider fan.
 
Scott Bailey
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Project Manager

Scott is a Project Manager with TEP.  One of his primary duties at TEP will be to establish and implement a program to monitor the effectiveness of our habitat restoration and enhancement projects.  He received a B.S. in Biology from Idaho State University in 1988 and a M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences from the University of Arizona in 1992.  Born and raised in Idaho, Scott has lived and worked in several western states and has been employed by private environmental firms; state, federal and tribal resource management agencies; and non-profit organizations.  Scott and his wife, Tara, have two wonderful daughters, Kestrel and Sage.  He enjoys many outdoor activities (especially riding bicycles), music and film, gardening, reading and spending quality time with friends and family.

 
Rachel Hoffman
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Habitat Restoration Manager
Rachel Hoffman received her Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology, with a minor in Fisheries and Wildlife Science from Oregon State University. She returned to Tillamook, the town she was born and raised in, and worked for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife conducting aquatic inventory and spawning surveys, and for the Bureau of Land Management as a Fisheries Biologist. As long as Rachel is running, cooking, gardening, or spending time with family, she's at ease.
 
York Johnson
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Monitoring Program Coordinator
York Johnson is the Monitoring Program Coordinator for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Fisheries and Wildlife from Michigan State University. Originally from Michigan, he moved to Oregon in 1996 and worked for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality completing Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) analysis for the Willamette River and other smaller watersheds throughout the State. Water quality is York's specialty and when not working on water quality issues he is out enjoying it whether surfing along the coast or kayaking the many estuaries.
 
Don Reynolds
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Coordinator
Don is a retired Federal Employee who oversees the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership's Water Quality Monitoring program. Don has been with the program since July of 1996 and has been involved with just about every aspect of the program. Between 1999 & 2001, he spearheaded the Tidegate Program and still keeps active in this area by looking at opportunities to increase habitat in the lowland areas. Don is married, the father of three and the grandfather of 10.
 
Julie Chick
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Water Trail Project Coordinator
Julie Chick was born in Portland and went to Oregon State University where she graduated with a BS in Graphic Design. Immediately after college, Julie went to work in the corporate world doing various Graphic Design projects. Then,she packed up everything and moved to Hawaii were she spent four years learning to kayak and surf. After Hawaii, she ended up on the north Oregon Coast running the Nehalem Bay Kayak Company for nearly eight years. Julie loves to be on the water and has found Tillamook County to accommodate that need. Julie is married and has two little boys and is introducing them to swimming, surfing, and kayaking. They can be found at the beach or the river playing in the water.
 
Kaylee Haertel
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Office Manager
Kaylee was born and raised in Tillamook and attended Tillamook Bay Community College. Prior to coming to TEP, she was employed at Tillamook County Creamery Association as the Financial Assistant for seven years and then at US Bank as a Personal Banker and Branch Manager for four years.  Kaylee enjoys being outdoors whether it's snowboarding, camping, hiking or  enjoying the sun at the beach or river with her husband John and three children Ethen, McKenna and Jaedyn.
 



The Tillamook Estuaries Partnership is dedicated to the
conservation and restoration of the five Tillamook County estuaries and their watersheds.

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