KARYLINN ECHOLS
OCCUPATION: Gresham City Councilor; Executive Director of nation-wide professional association
OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Small business, government, nonprofit and education
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: MA, Organizational Management, University of Phoenix; BA, Political Science, Oregon State
PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: City Councilor - present; Urban Renewal Commissioner - present; Council Liaison to the Citizen Involvement Committee – present; City Councilor 2005-2007; Oregon Criminal Justice Council, Gubernatorial Appointment; Washington DC Public Health Task Force
Leadership and Experience for Gresham
As your City Councilor, Karylinn Echols:
Works to protect valued city services through sound fiscal management by:
- Budgeting for results
- Making difficult decisions
Works for jobs and economic growth by:
- Attracting and retaining business and industry to stimulate our local economy
- Supporting small business development throughout Gresham
Works to ensure public safety by:
- Protecting funding for emergency services
- Supporting initiatives that make our streets safer for citizens such as Citizen Volunteers in Policing
Works for community livability by:
- Working with residents to create more opportunities for citizen engagement
- Supporting the city's Sustainability Plan and improvements to the city development code
Works for the success of the urban renewal efforts in Rockwood by:
- Supporting initiatives that increases police presence
- Support the city's rental housing inspection program and store-front improvement
Karylinn Echols has the proven leadership skills and experience necessary to continue as an effective and responsive Gresham City Councilor
From Karylinn:
“Gresham residents have struggled with the loss of jobs, economic uncertainty and the downward spiral in the housing market. As your city councilor, I have experience in working for solutions to these and other challenges. It would be an honor to have your vote so that I may continue to serve our community as we leverage opportunities and move forward.”
Thank you, Karylinn
Karylinn Echols is endorsed by:
Mayor Shane T. Bemis
David Widmark, Gresham City Council President
Josh Fuhrer, Gresham City Councilor
John Kilian, Gresham City Councilor
Paul Warr-King, Gresham City Councilor
Lori Stegmann, Gresham City Councilor
(This information furnished by Karylinn Echols for Gresham City Council Committee )
The above information has not been verified for accuracy by Multnomah County.