Mr. Tom Decker

Tom Decker - Senior Advisor

Mr. Decker's distinguished 25-year career in government relations, public affairs, organizational strategy, investment management, and newspaper publishing equip him with a unique set of assets for his advisory role at Hamstreet & Associates.

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Tom Decker
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Tom Decker

Mr. Decker's distinguished 25-year career in government relations, organizational strategy, investment management, and newspaper publishing equip him with a unique set of assets for his advisory role at Hamstreet & Associates. With broad experience in public affairs, Mr. Decker devises business strategies that are both ambitious and appropriate for the organizations he serves.

As the Port of Portland's Government Relations Manager for seven years, Mr. Decker planned and directed government affairs and public strategies for the Port and was responsible for several major Port initiatives. He negotiated and secured Congressional funding for over 200 million dollars' worth in public projects, spearheaded Port participation in international aviation negotiations with Asian countries, which resulted in more flights out of the Portland International Airport, and expanded the Port's outreach program to include regional leaders of trade, transportation, and agricultural groups in the Port's strategic business and legislative objectives.

Prior to his work for the Port, Mr. Decker was an Oregon newspaper publisher. Moving in 1984 from the helm of the Newport News-Times and Toledo Leader to the Lake Oswego Review and West Linn Tidings, Mr. Decker directed the news, sales, budget, staff, circulation, and production operations at these organizations for eleven years.

In other government positions, Mr. Decker served as executive director of President Ronald Reagan's inaugural ceremonies, staff director of the U.S. Senate Rules Committee, and deputy staff director of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Mr. Decker has also been active in community and trade affairs throughout his career. Past positions include the presidencies of Lake Oswego's Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club, as well as co-chairmanship of a project to raise funds for artwork in Lake Oswego's City Hall. He has served as board and development chairman of the Oregon Coast Aquarium, and as chairman of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. He presently sits on the board and chairs the finance committee of Intercommunity Mercy Housing, a non-profit affordable housing developer in the state of Washington, and serves as an advisor to Outward Bound West, also in Washington.

Mr. Decker graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Political Science and Journalism.

Luncheon Speaker : Tom Decker, Manager to Government Relations, Policy & Planning, Port of Portland

RESOLUTIONS Adopted at the 72nd Annual Convention

SUCCESS IN THE NEXT CENTURY :

DEVELOPING INFRASTRUCTURE, MODES AND MARKETS

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At the conclusion of this session, there will be a luncheon in the ballroom, and Senator Ron Wyden due to commitments in Washington was unable to make it today, but you will be hearing from Tom Decker who is the Manager of Government Relations for the Port of Portland.Tom is an excellent source for what be going on in Washington and does a great job in promoting trade for the Port of Portland in Washington.he will be talking about harbor maintenance fees.

As concerning legislative update in putting together a union partnership here in Portland to try to help the shipyard survive, we spent a lot of time talking about the fact that we had ten unions and a company, and we really had warring tribes, and it was tantamount of the American Indians fighting over the last piece of the Nevada Desert while the white man took over the country.This is an industry that be very splintered in many ways, and it be very difficult for you to maintain our maritime industry in this country, and it be really worth our time to focus on what we can do as opposed to fighting internally and recognize that we do not want to be our own worst enemy, and we want to align together.

Thomas Decker Mr. Thomas Decker, age 72, of Upland Dr. of Port Orange, FL, passed away December 14, 2001.He was born in Canton, OH, and graduated from Lincoln High School, Canton, OH in 1947.He was an executive with Kroger Grocery in Ohio for 20 years and Glamour Pool in Ft. Myers, FL, for 20 years.Member of Port Orange Presbyterian Church in Port Orange, FL.He was an avid sports fan for the Cleveland Browns, Indians, Tampa Bay Bucs FSU.He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Phyllis; sons, Dan L. Decker of Denver, CL, Scott T. Decker of Port Orange, FL, David L. Decker of Ft. Myers; grandchildren, Tommy, Brittany, Amanda; brother, Bob Decker of Willington, OH; sisters, Evelyn Storch and Helen Broucher, both of Canton; many nieces and nephews. (National Cremation Society, 386-763-0155)

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