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 26th Knope of the Week goes to the . . . . 

Joe Gall, Fairview Sherwood City Manager

Joe has been an ELGL leader since the beginning. Despite having plenty of his plate while being city manager of Fairview and OCCMA board member, Joe has been instrumental in all aspects of ELGL from securing speakers (Heather Gantz and Erik Kvarsten) to recommending one of his many contacts become involved with ELGL. Most importantly, Joe serves as a model for many of us on how to be an effective city manager in today’s changing environment. He is up on the latest in social media (he has a Pinterest account) and develops relationships with professionals on all levels of the public and private sector.

ELGL thanks Joe for his contributions and looks forward to building on them as he moves to Sherwood.

Previous Knope of the Week Recipients

• Governor Gregoire and Staff
• Umpqua Bank (Barbara Baker, Michelle Van Allen, Nancy Lloyd, Robert Cross)
• Jessica Struyk, PSU MPA, cities of Beaverton and Fairview
• Patrick Quinton, Portland Development Commission Executive Director
• Bryan Cosgrove (Wilsonville), Marty Wine (Tigard), Michael Brown (Hillsboro)
• Chris Workman, City of Veneta
• Portland Timbers (Mike Golub, Chelsey Cossey, Patti Peters, Amber Browne)
• 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