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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Good afternoon, all! Thank you so much for all the warm wishes. Obviously, it’s been a very busy first few weeks, but I am LOVING it so far, and look forward to diving head first into the Oregon Main Street program.<br><br>I am looking forward to meeting some of you at next week’s Regards to Rural conference! Thanks again, and I look forward to working with you all!<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><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'>W. Darin Rutledge<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'>Klamath Falls Downtown Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:darin@downtownklamathfalls.org"><span style='color:#0563C1'>darin@downtownklamathfalls.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'>541.539.6212<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><img border=0 width=97 height=59 style='width:1.0104in;height:.6145in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D3E6C5.8CEAA4D0" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D3D7ED.7D730FB0"></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>OMS_MANAGERS <oms_managers-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us> on behalf of STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Oregon Main Street program managers <oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 11:22 AM<br><b>To: </b>"oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" <oms_managers@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br><b>Subject: </b>[OMS_MANAGERS] Welcome to Darin Rutledge - the new executive director in Klamath Falls!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><div 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alt="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F'>The Klamath Falls Downtown Association (KFDA) has hired a new Executive Director!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F'>Darin Rutledge is a native Oregonian, who has spent his entire professional career in Klamath Falls. He was a manager in the business process outsourcing industry for nearly ten years, and was the operations manager at Running Y for four years. In addition, he has 15 years’ experience as a project manager, and holds a PMP (Project Management Professional) certification. He recently founded a small business focused on digital business services, and will be adjusting the scale of that venture to accommodate his role as Executive Director of the KFDA.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F'>In addition to his professional experience, he is active in community development. He currently serves as the technical and communications coordinator for the Klamath IDEA eLeadership team, as vice president of the Klamath Community Leadership Foundation, as president of Steen Sports Park, and as the southern region representative on the Oregon Athletic Officials Association executive board. He is also a past president of the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce, past Chair of Klamath Vision 2020, and past board member of Klamath County Economic Development Association. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F'>Darin and his wife Kat have two grown married children – Jeff and Emily – and one granddaughter (with two more on the way). In his spare time, Darin is a high school basketball official, and officiates high school and small college football and baseball. He also enjoys the outdoors, particularly camping and fishing. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#36495F'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________ OMS_MANAGERS mailing list OMS_MANAGERS@listsmart.osl.state.or.us http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/oms_managers Hosted by the State Library of Oregon. 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