City of Oregon City
Matt Zook has had a diverse work experience in finance and accounting roles. Matt most recently served as the Finance Director for the City of Oregon City, starting in December 2020. Prior to that, they worked as the Finance Director for the City of Newberg from January 2015 to December 2020. Before that, they served as the Finance Director for the City of Damascus from January 2012 to December 2014, and for the City of North Bend from April 2008 to January 2012. Matt also has experience in the private sector as an Account Executive at Zones, LLC from December 2006 to March 2008.
Matt Zook earned their Associate of Arts degree in General Education from Rio Hondo College, which they completed between 1985 and 1988. Matt then attended California State University, Fullerton from 1988 to 1991, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting. Later on, in the year 2005 to 2006, they pursued and successfully completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at Concordia University-Portland.
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