Conference

Wrap Up

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2026 Board of Directors



Scott Ongley

President


Edward Hosack
Vice President


Ryann Blake

Secretary/At Large


Pat Braddock

Treasurer/At Large


Daniel Hammer


Troy Olsen



Debbie Hannig


Bill Given/Western WA Rep


Jake Armstrong/Eastern WA Rep


Clint Severns/Alaska Rep


Chris Patterson/Idaho Regional Director/HPBA Region 9 Rep


Vacant:

Montana Rep


Carolyn Logue/Lobbyist


Harvey Gail, MBA

Executive Director

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Thank You for Joining Us

A huge thank you to all our OHPBA and NWHPBA members who joined us in beautiful Hood River for the HPBA Region 9 Conference.


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This year’s conference was full of fun, advocacy, and connection, especially our lively Hawaiian Night (complete with hula lessons) and our outstanding speakers, including:


  • Tim & Pam Fahndrich (Third River Marketing & WhirLocal Salem), who offered practical, powerful ways to use AI in our industry. CLICK HERE to see their presentation.
  • Zach Sielicky (NW Natural), who provided a comprehensive overview of a critical natural resource we all rely on.
  • Caroline Logue & Jason Tolleson, who shared important information from our government affairs team and an overview of labor and industry laws.


A special thank you to our concurrent session hosts for sharing their expertise: Modern Flames, Regency Fireplace Products, and Smokeless Chimney.


And of course, we couldn’t do this without our sponsors, including AES - Associated Energy Systems (Title Sponsor), Blaze King, Fireplace Finishers, Regency Fireplace Products, NW Natural (Breakfast Sponsor), SwipeNow, Wing Sales, Coastal / Cal Ranch Stores (Break Sponsor), and Modern Flames.


We appreciate everyone who attended, presented, sponsored, and contributed to making this conference a success.

Questions?


Contact Harvey Gail, NWHPBA Executive Director

503-371-7457 ext 308 execdirector@northwesthpba.org

 
 
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