Lane Leaders Association
Connecting to Grow Your Business
Founded as an executive business association in 1961, Lane Leaders has a rich history of bringing together top area business leaders for networking, connection, and fun!
2022 Board of Directors
First Year Directors
Joy Felt
Secretary
Living Concepts Landscape Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 2308
Eugene, OR 97402
Phone: (541) 345-3751
Kari Porter
Eugene YMCA
2055 Patterson
Eugene, OR 97405
Phone: (541) 686-9622
Loni Waltasti
Old Dominion Collision Repair Center
1060 West First Avenue
Eugene, OR 97402
Phone: (541) 485-3368
Second Year Directors
Marcia Edwards
President
Windermere Real Estate
3011 N Delta Hwy Suite #103
Eugene, OR 97408
Phone: (541) 465-8103
Paul Hoerauf
Minuteman Services, Inc.
5729 Main St #116
Springfield, OR 97478
Phone: (541) 953-9609
Jin Plummer
President-Elect
Columbia Bank
1011 Harlow Rd., Suite 101
Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: (541) 984-2286
Third Year Directors
Gary Smith
Treasurer
Lane Community College
Small Business Development Center
101 West 10th Avenue
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: (541) 463-6200
Pam Newhouse
Top of the Class Clean, LLC
741 Main Street, Suite C
Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: (541) 554-7922
Mandi Bloomer
Compulse Digital/KVAL
4575 Blanton Road
Eugene, OR 97405
Phone: (541) 988-4521
Ad Hoc Members
Gerry Gaydos
Hershner Hunter LLP
180 E. 11th Ave
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone: (541) 344-2025
Bob Way
Honorary Member
35929 Enterprise Road
Creswell, OR 97426
Phone: (541) 895-2352
History of Lane Leaders
Founded in 1961, Lane Leaders Association is the one of the oldest executive business associations in Lane County.
Ron Houk of Salem, Oregon originally organized the association as the Eugene Leaders. In December of 1961, it was registered with the Corporate Commissioner of the State of Oregon as a non-profit association.
In 1969, Houk resigned. The membership of 34 firms assumed ownership of the association. They decided that it was time to employ a manager as an executive secretary, and hired long-time member Warren Miller, who had previously owned a men’s clothing store.
In 1982 Bristow resigned as the executive secretary. Rhonda Hendricks was hired, the title was changed to executive director and she held the position for 10 years. From 1991 to 1998, three others have been executive directors. The last, Doug Dill, retired in 1998 and continued as an honorary member. Rhonda Hendricks returned as executive director in June 1998. Since that time, the association has had continued growth with an active membership of up to 160 active firms.
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2677 Willakenzie Rd #1A Eugene, OR 97401
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