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News from our Members (continued)over the last 12 months. The effort tosupport education included $15,000in college scholarships for local highschool seniors, other scholarship supportat local colleges that exceeded $20,000,and $12,500 in K-12 education grantsthat funded school projects benefitingthe instruction of 12,316 students inour five counties. Volunteerism by OSUFederal staff in 2008 amounted to morethan 5,000 hours. That did not includethe no-cost financial education programoffered by OSU Federal that reachedout to 4,800 youth and adults at morethan 300 presentations over the lastyear. Call 541-714-4286 or visit www.osufederal.com.ANYONE WHO LIVES OR WORKS IN MULTNOMAH, WASHINGTON, CLACKAMAS,MARION, POLK, YAMHILL, OR CLARK COUNTY IS ELIGIBLE TO JOIN.Salem Branch 3820 Market Street NE503-227-5571 + 800-452-0900 www.unitusccu.comThe Phoenix Grand Hotel andBentley’s Grill became the first hoteland restaurant in Salem and MarionCounty to be EarthWISE certified.“Our entire staff has bought off on theopportunity and excitement that comeswith this type of program,” said ScottSnyder, general manager at the PhoenixGrand Hotel. In addition to a recyclingprogram already in place, they haveimplemented the use of 100% recycledpaper for all printed material; utilizeEarth friendly cleaning solutions anddrainage system; supports local economyby purchasing products and food fromlocal suppliers and includes S.L.A.BDISCOVER THE LOCAL DIFFERENCEOur service will win you over!7010Federally insured by NCUAorganic local handmade soap as an amenity in allguest rooms; operates on Energy Star appliances;and sleeping room towel and linen program thatallows guest to re-use their bedding and towels.Additionally, Phoenix Grand has made a pledgeto the community through Portland GeneralElectric’s “Save More, Matter More” campaign;a movement to reduce the carbon footprint ofbusinesses and in powering Oregon’s future bysaving energy. Call 503-779-1602 or visitwww.phoenixgrandhotel.com.PGE’s Economic Development group announcedthat Theresa Taaffe has joined their team.Theresa has been on a rotational assignmentwith the team and has demonstrated a highlevel of competence and mastery of economicdevelopment principles and practices workingon projects. Theresa has 15 years of experienceat PGE, spending the past ten years in variousleadership positions in PGE’s distributionoperations. She has a background in state andregional economic development, having workedfor OECDD in Regional Strategies, the OregonQuality Initiative and industry developmentefforts. Theresa also lived and worked in EasternOregon as the executive director of a five-County council of governments and developmentcorporation. She holds several current communityleadership roles, including immediate past-President of the Salem Area Chamber ofCommerce, Salem Hospital Board of Trustees,and Blanchet Catholic Board of Directors. Call503-464-8653 or visit www.portlandgeneral.com.West Valley Hospital welcomes Charles P. Essex,M.D. new family practice at the MonmouthMedical Center. He is accepting new patientsand can be contacted at 503-838-1182. Dr.Essex comes to Oregon from North Carolina,where he spent 11 years in private familypractice. He also had practices in Idaho andAlaska. As part of his family practice, Dr.Essex offers comprehensive healthcare for allages from preventative care to the treatmentof illness. He integrates biological, clinical andbehavioral sciences in his treatment of patients.West Valley Hospital, located in Dallas,Oregon, is a critical access hospital offering24-hour emergency care, as well as inpatient andoutpatient services to people in the Polk Countyarea. A part of Salem Health, West ValleyHospital and its affiliates, Monmouth MedicalCenter and West Valley Physicians & SurgeonsClinic, partner with Salem Hospital foradditional healthcare services. Please visit www.salemhospital.org or www.westvalleyhospital.org.Page 40SEDCOR Enterprise Magazine