The votes are in and the results have been tabulated: after a week of nominations and voting by our community, ELGL is thrilled to announce the winner of the Knope of the Week! As a reminder, The Knope of the Week honors individuals or groups who have done the most in the past week to advance the mission of ELGL.

Without further ado, the winner of the 19th Knope of the Week goes to the . . . . 

Portland Timbers

Mike Golub, Chief Operating Officer

Chelsey Cossey, Special Events Coordinator

Patti Peters, Executive Assistant

Amber Browne, Premium Service Manager

Anyone who was lucky enough to attend this week’s forum with the Portland Timbers realizes this is much deserved. The Timbers organization exemplified class from the initial scheduling of the event to the remarkable tour of Jeld-Wen Field.  Mike Golub, Timbers CEO, delivered an enthusiast presentation that connected with the audience and made those in the room feel like they were having a one-on-one conversation. Not only did Mike discuss soccer, he was able to effectively communicate the relationship between the Timbers and local government. ELGL sincerely thanks Mike, Chelsea, Patti, Amber and the other Timbers staff who contributed to making this such a memorable event.

Previous Knope of the Week Recipients

• Anthony Petchel, Bank of the Cascades
• Claire Oliver, West Linn Tidings
• Phil Keisling, Director of Portland State University Center for Public Service
• Geoff Pursinger, Tigard Times
• Ken Ray, Metro Senior Public Affairs Coordinator
• Alliance Resources Consulting, Colin Baenzinger and Associates, Strategic Government Resources, Waldron & Associates
• OMFOA Developing Professionals (Heidi Starks, Rhyan Van Horn, Toby LaFrance)
• Justin Cutler (LaPine Parks & Rec), Robyn Christie (Bend), Kirsten Wyatt (West Linn)
• Rhyan Van Horn, TriMet senior accountant
• ELGL Advisory Board
• Cate Schneider, Lake Oswego city recorder
• Alex McIntyre, Lake Oswego city manager
• Matt Bailing, Willamette graduate, ELGL data analyst
• Megan Messmer, PSU MPA student, City of Banks intern, City of Dayton intern
• Zoe Monahan, Sherwood assistant planner
• Rosalynn Greene, Clackamas County sustainability analyst and Karen Pearson, Clackamas County human resources program coordinator
• Kathy Mollusky, West Linn city recorder
• Jordan Wheeler, Lake Oswego assistant to the city manager

Knope of the Week Acceptance Speeches