In April, the Education Committee held its Spring Workshop with keynote speaker, Abby Engers, J.D., SHRM-CP. Abby is a Human Resources (HR) Manager at Boly:Welch, one of Portland’s leading recruiting agencies. She works internally on HR processes and externally with a large variety of local bu...

We know how stressful it can be to choose a project, curate a story, and submit your award submissions for just the right category. Add in uncertainty about who the judges are and how your competition stacks up and it can become more of a stressful project than a celebratory one. During our most rec...

What do you do at your current firm?I am the Business Development and Marketing Coordinator at Moore Excavation, Inc.  I am the first person to hold this position at my company, therefore a lot of my work has consisted with creating programs and protocols, refreshing the brand, and establishi...

As of June 2020, women account for 60% of marketing roles in North American, compared to just 47% of overall positions. Even in the last few years we’ve seen significant increases in women in leadership roles in marketing. For every advancement women have experienced—from achievements in...

On February 23, 2022, Teela Foxworth joined SMPS Oregon to educate attendees about the specific injustices Black individuals face, especially in Oregon.  The hour and a half event began with an introduction to the organization Brown Hope, that serves and mobilizes communities in order to ...

SMPS Oregon has so many amazing, talented committee volunteers and we want to recognize those that step up to get things done! The monthly MVP is nominated by the Board of Directors for outstanding contributions to our chapter and going above and beyond their general committee responsibilities. T...

February recognizes Black History Month. If you’re looking for things to do or history to learn, we encourage you to support your local communities. Events Both Travel Portland and OregonLive have set up lists of Black History Month events around Portland. These include the PDX Jazz Festival...

What do you do at your current firm?I help clients bring their projects to life by seeing them through the printing process, whether that be for a brochure or a giant wall covering. What inspired you to join SMPS?I have worked for several years in the display graphics. I am now also focused on th...

The following blog post is courtesy of Columbia sponsor Middle of Six. First, can we acknowledge that the SMPS PRC conference didn’t happen in 2021? It felt like not a whole lot of anything happened last year, but that was especially bittersweet for us marketers out west and yonder. Look at t...

We're so proud to receive these awards that speak to our amazing members and the continued growth and community they foster within Oregon. Thanks for all your hard work Membership Committee!