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Her Own WingsRe-Broadcast: Mayor Denyse McGriff, Oregon CityOregon City Mayor Denyse McGriff has extensive experience in government. She was the Principal Planner for the city from 1988 to 1996. Now retired, she has has worked for a number of local governments, including the Lane Council of Governments, Columbia County, City of Tillamook, Deschutes County, City of Oregon City and rounded out her career at the Portland Development Commission. Her public service career was multifaceted with an emphasis on historic preservation/conservation, adaptive reuse and land use planning. Denyse was first appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Commission in 2019, and then won a four-year term i...
2024-09-0453 min
Her Own WingsMayor Denyse McGriff, Oregon CityOregon City Mayor Denyse McGriff has extensive experience in government. She was the Principal Planner for the city from 1988 to 1996. Now retired, she has has worked for a number of local governments, including the Lane Council of Governments, Columbia County, City of Tillamook, Deschutes County, City of Oregon City and rounded out her career at the Portland Development Commission. Her public service career was multifaceted with an emphasis on historic preservation/conservation, adaptive reuse and land use planning. Denyse was first appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Commission in 2019, and then won a four-year term i...
2024-05-2253 min
Inside Oregon City City HallEpisode 2: May is Historic Preservation MonthMay is Historic Preservation Month, and that's an important thing for Oregon City and its residents.Oregon City is the oldest incorporated city west of the Missouri River. Home to many historic buildings and heritage sites from pioneer times as well as from the Native American tribes that called this area home for centuries before that, the residents care about the history here and strive to protect it.One of the people who has been most involved is Mayor Denyse McGriff. Even before her time as a City Commissioner and then Mayor, she was involved...
2023-04-2024 min
Profound Life Change StoriesOregon's First Black Woman Mayor (With Denyse)Denyse McGriff is the first black, female mayor of an Oregon town in the history of the state. She was elected in 2022 and talks about what it means to live a lifetime of service and care for community, navigate the terrain of elected office, and the experience of being mayor for Oregon's oldest town, Oregon City-the end of the Oregon Trail. You can learn more about Oregon City and opportunities to get involved at: https://www.orcity.org/
2023-03-2542 min