Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, I made the trek out west to Eugene, Oregon in the summer of 2012 around the time that I married my husband, Erik Quick-Warner who grew up in Oregon. I am a University of Missouri graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Atmospheric Science and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. I have served the Eugene area since 2013 as a staff member at the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce. Originally hired as the Events Coordinator, I quickly moved in to the Director of Business Advocacy position where I had the chance to grow my passion and experience in public policy and community engagement. In 2017, I was honored to be appointed by our board of directors as the President & CEO of the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce and continue to be energized and awed by the work our team has been able to do for our community. In my other life I am Co-owner of a small company called Blue Bus Creatives. We originally began as a videography business, but after one impromptu purchase of a vintage-blue 1973 Volkswagen Bus later, we are now Blue Bus Creatives- a videography, web-design, and photo booth business. Our signature service is a mobile photo booth out of our VW Bus- which we have lovingly dubbed as the PhotoSwagon. My talents and passion are in public policy and planning, community outreach and engagement, leadership, public speaking, creative design, and the weather (hence my Atmospheric Science degree- which I am sure I will use some day). I love meeting new people, making new friends, and developing my professional skills, and serving our great community.