Movers & Shakers 1/13/16

OSCAR ARANA

The board of directors of the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber has selected Oscar Arana as their new President.

Arana is the director of strategic development and communications for the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) in Portland, and previously worked for U.S. Senator Ron Wyden as his Multnomah County Field Representative.

“Oscar brings strong leadership skills, fund development experience and a background in program management. We are very pleased that Oscar will lead the Hispanic Chamber in this exciting time for our community,” said Gustavo Cruz, board chair. “We are proud that Oscar won a scholarship from the Hispanic Chamber while he was earning his MBA, and he is a graduate of our Latino Leadership Program. He brings a personal understanding of how important our services are to the community.”

Arana, who has a master’s degree in business administration and a journalism and communication degree from the University of Oregon, succeeds Gale Castillo, a founding member and the initial president.

Arana will assume his responsibilities on February 10th.

Butler_ChelseaCHELSEA BUTLER

Wells Fargo has appointed Chelsea Butler manager of its bank branch at 3252 N.E. Third Ave. in Camas. She previously served as a personal banker and assistant manager at a Wells Fargo branch in Vancouver for two years.

In her new position, Butler will manage the customer service, sales, professional development and community involvement efforts of six team members.

The Vancouver resident joined Wells Fargo in 2011 as a teller in Oregon City. She was later promoted to customer sales & service representative, and later to personal banker.

ANDREA ABERLE

Regional civil engineering firm AKS Engineering & Forestry has hired Andrea Aberle as a natural resources specialist. She will be supported by existing natural resources staff in the firm’s Tualatin office.

Aberle has 16 years of experience managing and conducting wetland and habitat feasibility assessments, wetland determinations and delineations, wetland categorizations and more. She also has experience preparing critical area permit submittals in the state of Washington, including the Joint Aquatic Resource Permit Application (JARPA), Hydraulic Project Approval (HPA), State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Aberle has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Western Washington University.

Jeanne Bennett -SWWDC CEOJEANNE BENNETT

Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council (SWWDC) CEO Jeanne Bennett has been elected chair of the Washington Workforce Association (WWA) for a two-year term.

The Washington Workforce Association (WWA) is a nonprofit non-partisan membership organization of the 12 Workforce Development Councils (WDC) of Washington state. The WDCs are business-led boards that coordinate and leverage workforce investments and strategies with stakeholders from education, economic development, labor and community-based organizations to advance the economic health of their respective communities through a skilled and competitive workforce.

As chair, Bennett will work closely with the other 11 Washington Workforce Development Board Directors to coordinate the state’s workforce system which includes multiple state agencies, community colleges, community based organizations, businesses and labor unions.

“A structure as large and complicated as the public workforce system requires strong relationships and management skills to ensure businesses are able to hire a talented workforce and job seekers are well prepared for today’s jobs,” said Cheryl Fambles, CEO of Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council and outgoing WWA chair. “WWA is a focal point for workforce strategy and workforce solutions. Jeanne’s experience and skills will be critical as we move into implementation of the new federal workforce legislation.  Washington’s economic competitiveness hinges greatly upon our ability to align resources and build relationships.  We look forward to her leadership during so critical a time.”

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