MEET OUR NEW ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Monday marked the first day for our new administrative assistant, Shirley Powell.

Shirley's previous employment was with the Confluence Project in Vancouver, Washington where she served as administrative assistant for the executive director and board of directors since early 2003. The Confluence Project is a $25 million art project by Vietnam Memorial artist Maya Lin located at several locations along the Columbia River in Washington and Oregon. She also spent 11 years at the Port of Portland as an administrative assistant to the executive director and the directors of engineering and public affairs.

Shirley's duties here at city hall will include a variety of detailed and specialized secretarial, liaison and administrative work for yours truly, the city planner, the city council and plan commission. We are confident that she will do a great job for the city and that her personality will fit in well at city hall and in Cannon Beach.

Shirley and husband, John have a home in the Tolovana section of Cannon Beach. I'm sure she would encourage local citizens to stop by city hall and welcome her to our city.