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 36th Knope of the Week goes to the . . . .
Bob Moore, Bob’s Red Mill
“Be honest” and “maintain your integrity” are two of the principles leading to Bob Moore’s success. Bob, who defines his wife as “a real cracker jack” is full of opinions as he enters his 80’s. He is brutally honest about his opinion and run ins with government including his run in with the City of Milwaukie planning department over his desire to have a red building. His perspective is especially valuable to ELGL members as we progress in our government careers with a desire to improve the current climate.
At this week’s forum, we saw first hand how Bob’s Red Mill has been so successful. Bob’s staff especially tour guide Christie was excited to show us around and provide a glimpse into their success. We also were privy to an exclusive performance of “When You Are Happy” by Bob and Christie. Watch the performance here.
Show your support for Bob’s “People Before Profits” approach by trying his product next time you are in the grocery store. As we learned, his product is one of the few available in every major grocery store in the country.
Related Links
- Agenda: Bob’s Red Mill
- Preview: Forum with Bob Moore, Bob’s Red Mill
- How I Did It: Bob Moore, Bob’s Red Mill | Inc.com
- The Bob Behind Bob’s Red Mill · Think Out Loud
- Get To Know The Real Bob :: Bob’s Red Mill
- Bob Moore — The old-fashioned miller of Bob’s Red Mill
- Bob Moore of Bob’s Red Mill talks candidly about life and business
- New Book Shares Inspiring Life Story of Bob’s Red Mill Founder
Previous Knope of the Week Recipients
- Greater Portland Inc – Sean Robbins, CEO and Maggie Finnerty
- David Donaldson, City of Lake Oswego Interim City Manager
- Jeff Towery, City of Springfield Assistant City Manager and OCCMA President
- Barbara Roberts, Former Oregon Governor and Current Metro Councilor
- Laura Cleland, Association of Oregon Counties
- Heather Reagan, Nathan Reagan (Handy & Reagan) and Peter Watts (Jordan Ramis)
- MPA Graduates
- Dr. Thomas Potiowsky, Former State of Oregon Economist
- Dave Waffle, City of Beaverton Assistant Finance Director
- Joe Gall, City of Sherwood City Manager
- 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