Greetings POVA

Dear Portland Oregon Visitors Association Colleagues,

As you know, I’m excited to work with you as your new Commissioner Liaison beginning Friday, July 1, 2005.

If you don’t already know me, allow me to tell you a little bit about the aspirations I have for myself and my staff. I gravitated to public service because my upbringing exposed me to the important role government can play in helping those in need. Sometimes government serves its citizens well, and sometimes it doesn’t. My mission is to always make it work better.

To quote POVA’s slogan, “It is not easy being green, and we are working hard to keep it that way!” As a Portlander, I am proud of our environmental stewardship, and believe it is one of our greatest attributes. As a former board member, I have a genuine passion for the mission of POVA. Based on my past experience, I also have an understanding of the issues the visitors industry faces. I look forward to working in partnership with you.

Although I encourage humor in the workplace (especially about me), my commitment to public service comes from personal experience; it is something I take very seriously. I tend to work hard and expect a lot of my staff because Portland is truly a great city and its citizens have high expectations. I love my job and I can’t imagine doing anything professionally that is more exhilarating.

I want to invite you and your colleagues to meet me and my staff in an informal setting at my next monthly ‘First Thursday Open House,’ July 7 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., in my City Hall office, 1221 SW 4th Avenue, Room 220. We can share beverages, wine and hors d’oeuvres and view the guest artist’s installation.

In the meantime, do not hesitate to contact me or Greg Leiher, Public Liaison, or Warren Jimenez, Senior Policy Director for Jobs and Economic Development by telephone at 503-823-3008.

I have posted this letter on my blog, CommissionerSam.com, and I invite you to publicly post questions and comments in response to this letter.

Thank you for your commitment to the City of Portland.

With warm regards,

Sam

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Posted Thu, 06/23/2005 - 4:24pm.

re: Greetings POVA

Submitted by Mike Smith on Mon, 06/27/2005 - 9:22am.

Hi Sam,

Thank you for the note and invitation. I'll see you on July 7th.

We're very excited to work with Mayor Potter, you, and the other commissioners to help move Portland (and specifically the visitor industry) forward. We appreciate your passion, hard work, and support.

Best,
Mike

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re: Greetings POVA

Submitted by Cara Tobias Ingram on Mon, 06/27/2005 - 10:30am.

Sam, welcome. We're glad to have you join in on our "POVA PASSION" to bring fresh dollars to the community and spread the "good word"!

Thanks for the hours you'll assign to conventions, tour operators, writers, eco- tourism and film makers!

Cara, POVA in DC
p.s. Doing a little extension work out here in the nation's capital!

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