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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><h2 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:81%'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:81%'>New Field Programs Manager & Advisors Join HPLO</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>With a full plate of initiatives for 2011, the HPLO is pleased to announce that </span><b>Brandon Spencer-Hartle </b>has joined our staff as the new Field Programs Manager. <span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Brandon will manage efforts to help </span>Oregon’s Most Endangered Places, develop and deliver Preservation 101 Workshops, and respond to advocacy requests from the field. He is a recent graduate of the University of Oregon’s Historic Preservation Masters program (with which the HPLO has a close relationship - dept chair Kingston Heath is a Board member). <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>Since his undergraduate days Brandon has been actively involved in Oregon preservation efforts, volunteering at the Architectural Heritage Center in Portland, on the HPLO’s Advocacy Committee, and as the author of the HPLO </span><i>Special Report on Healthy Historic Districts </i>produced by the 2010 Preservation Roundtable.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>This much-needed expansion of staff capacity and programming follows the strategic plan adopted by the HPLO Board in 2009 and was supported by a generous gift from an anonymous donor through the Oregon Community Foundation. We are tremendously grateful for the support and know that everyone will love working with Brandon as much as we do!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'>We are also pleased to welcome four more members of our Advisory Board: </span><b>MJ Koreiva </b>(representing the South Coast region), <b>Janel Chapman </b>(representing Central Oregon), <b>Bill Pattison</b> (representing the Gorge/Northern region), and <b>Jill Thorne </b>has signed on as an Advisor on legislative matters. We have representation from all areas of the state, with all regional Advisors participating on the HPLO Advocacy Committee, providing direction on local issues. For a full list of HPLO Board and Advisors, please see our website.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also be sure to MARK YOUR CALENDARS for two special events:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>The <b>Mid-Century Marvelous RUMMER Home Tour</b> – Saturday, May 21<sup>st</sup> in Beaverton – proceeds benefit the preservation programs of the HPLO and support Oak Hills’ National Register nomination.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>A luncheon benefiting <b>Oregon’s Most Endangered Places</b> – Monday, May 23<sup>rd</sup> in Portland, bestselling author of historical fiction, Steve Berry, will announce the list for 2011 and speak on the importance of preservation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tickets for both events are available on the HPLO website: <a href="http://www.HistoricPreservationLeague.org">www.HistoricPreservationLeague.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(Rummer Tour tickets are on sale now; Most Endangered Places luncheon tickets will be available later this week.)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif"'>Peggy Moretti<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Exec. Director, Historic Preservation League of Oregon</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#215868'>Preserve, reuse, and pass forward Oregon's historic resources to ensure livable, sustainable communities.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>24 NW First Avenue, Suite 274 | Portland, OR 97209<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>503 243-1923 - office<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>503 935-5529 - fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.historicpreservationleague.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>www.HistoricPreservationLeague.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Historic-Preservation-League-of-Oregon/107993096715"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#215868'>http://www.facebook.com/pages/Historic-Preservation-League-of-Oregon/107993096715</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#215868'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>