City of Oregon City
Hannah Schmidt is a Community Engagement Specialist at the City of Oregon City as of November 2023, having previously served as a GS-7 Park Ranger with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from April to October 2023. Prior experience includes roles as a GS-06 Park Ranger and GS-05 Park Ranger with the Bureau of Land Management in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Hannah's background also features service as an AmeriCorps Member with Barnstable County AmeriCorps Cape Cod, focusing on conservation land stewardship and environmental education, along with an instructional role with the Restoring Connections Environmental Leadership Program. Early career positions include serving at Evergreen Indian Cuisine and Hilton, as well as housekeeping and restaurant service at the Resort at the Mountain. Hannah holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon and has also studied at Universidad San Francisco de Quito.
City of Oregon City
The City of Oregon City is dedicated to providing exceptional services to its citizens as well as a welcoming experience to its visitors. Oregon City offers an outstanding quality of life, residents that truly care about their community and businesses that want to make a difference. The Community Historic Oregon City is perched on the bluffs overlooking thundering Willamette Falls and situated in the lush green valley at the confluence of the Willamette and Clackamas rivers. Oregon City has a long-standing reputation for its livability and growing economic climate. Known as “The City at the End of the Oregon Trail,” Oregon City has easy access to all the amenities of the Portland metropolitan area while maintaining the quality of small-town life. It is ideally located less than 30 minutes from downtown Portland and the Portland International Airport. The County seat of Clackamas County, Oregon City was the original capital city of the Oregon Territory. The city (population 34,610) occupies a territory of approximately 9.2 square miles. Interstate 205 and State Highways 99E and 213 provide links to Portland, Salem, Canby, and Southwest Clackamas County. Manufacturing has been the historic economic mainstay of Oregon City. However, the city is moving to a more widely diversified business community. The support of city and county government continues to draw a growing number of businesses to Oregon City. More than 900 firms are located within the city limits and these firms employ