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Dianne Sherwood

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Served:
July 1998 – July 1999 (Acting Director)
July 1999 – July 2007 (Executive Director)

Underwood, Washington

Before filling this position, Dianne was ??? for Hood River County. She served as the Port's Executive Assistant until August 1998 when she became Acting Director and, later, Executive Director. She went on to perform freelance grant writing services before becoming Business Manager for the Portland Classical Chinese Garden in Portland, Oregon (as of 2012).

During her tenure, the road and wastewater line project at Bingen Point was completed, Marina Park was closed to overnight camping, Insitu began leasing space, the first CC&Rs are adopted for Bingen Point, the last of the "bluff property" in White Salmon was sold, construction of the 139 Columbia River building (aka Bldg. 1B) was completed, the barge crane at Dallesport was removed, property was donated to Klickitat County for construction of the Dallesport wastewater treatment facility, a new boat launch at Bingen Harbor was constructed (replacing the original), the first Water System Master Plan for Dallesport was adopted, construction of the 118 Columbia River building (aka Bldg. 1D) was completed, the former RAMCo salt cake landfill at Dallesport was declared a contaminated site, and construction of the 110 Bingen Point building (aka Bldg. 1E) was completed.