[OMS_MANAGERS] Thank You, Main Street Friends

[Lise Grato]

Trina,

You will be missed. I appreciate what a great job you did in Albany. You
are amazing!

Let me know about your next adventure, and I'll be there to volunteer!

Best Regards,

Lise Grato

On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 9:27 AM Harrison Gordon Butler <
harrison at downtownhillsboro.org> wrote:

> NOOOOOoooo!!!!  We will miss you Trina!  Stop by the Hillsboro Downtown
> Partnership if you are ever in the area!  I wish you the best in all your
> future endeavors!
>
> Harrison
> Harrison Butler
> Executive Director
> Hillsboro Downtown Partnership
> The Downtown HIVE
> 233 SE Washington St
> Hillsboro, OR 97123
> 503-640-6145
> www.downtownhillsboro.org
>
>
>
> On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 8:57 AM Executive Director <
> executivedirector at albanydowntown.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>> I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you! These last couple of
>> conferences have been something special. Getting to know all of you,
>> swapping stories, learning together, and yes… even surviving a tornado, is
>> something I won’t forget anytime soon.
>> It also made me appreciate our own backyard in a whole new way. Woodburn,
>> Stayton, Mt. Angel, I’ll admit I didn’t fully get it before, and now I
>> can’t stop talking about how cool those communities are. There’s something
>> about Main Street that just pulls you in, and I’ve genuinely loved being
>> part of it.
>> With that, I wanted to share that I’ve decided to step down from my role
>> as Executive Director for Albany Downtown Association. My last day will be
>> May 15th. It wasn’t an easy call, but it’s the right one for me.
>> I really hope our paths cross again. This group is full of people doing
>> good work in their communities, and I’m grateful I got to be part of it,
>> even for a short time.
>> Good luck to Erin and the team in St. Helens hosting next, I know it’s
>> going to be great. I’ll be sending my Executive Assistant, Austin LeNoue,
>> in my place. He’s got a real appreciation for historic buildings and
>> downtowns, and honestly, he’s just a fun person to be around, so you’ll be
>> in good hands.
>> Hope to see you all again down the road.
>>
>>
>> [image: Company Logo]
>> *Trina Henderson | Executive Director *
>> Albany Downtown Association
>> (541) 928-2469
>> executivedirector at albanydowntown.com <austin at albanydowntown.com>
>> www.albanydowntown.com
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Thank you,

*Lise Grato*
Sterling Specialties

(541) 905-2908, cell
lisegrato at gmail.com
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