The Partnership 2005 and the Okanogan County Council for Economic Development (OCCED) decided together to create a new entity, which would combine the roles and responsibilities of OCCED with the new ideas and high creative energy of the new Partnership 2005 thus, the Alliance 2005 was created.

The Alliance 2005 was established as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. The goal of this organizational structure was to create an effective partnership in Okanogan County between private enterprise, county, tribal and local governments to implement the strategies laid out in the new five-year plan. In February 2003 the name was changed again to the Economic Alliance.

The make-up of the Economic Alliance Board of Directors consists of:

2 from each of the 5 areas of the county (North County, Central County, South County, Grand Coulee/Nespelem area, and the Methow Valley)
1 representative from the Colville Confederated Tribes
1 representative from Colville Tribal Enterprise Corporation
2 Okanogan County Commissioners representatives
2 City representatives
1 NCW Business Loan Fund representative
1 Okanogan County Tourism Council representative
1 Arts community representative
2 At-large positions

2010 Board
Lael Duncan, Chairman
Okanogan County Community Action Council

Rich Watson, 1st Vice-Chair
NCW Business Loan Fund represenative, Executive Director

Nan Kallunki, 2nd Vice-Chair
Okanogan County Administrator

John Belcher,Secretary
Principal, Omak School District

Coleen Couch, Treasurer
Sterling Saving Bank, Branch Manager

Jim Martin, Past Chairman
SolarWind Energy Systems, Okanogan

John Andrist,
NCIData.com, Omak

George Brady
Cascade Biological Supply, Pateros

Raleigh Chinn,
Okanogan Co. Tourism Council Representative

Tom Gehring,
New Dimension Painting, Twisp

Gail Howe
Mayor, City of Pateros

Vacant
Arts Community Representative

Andy Lampe
County Commissioner

Pam Leslie ,
LM Energy LLC, Oroville

Kary Nichols
Colville Tribal Enterprise Corporation

Michael Blake,
Mayor City of Okanogan

Mary Watson
Central County Representative, Wenatchee Valley College

Kyle Desautel
CCT Planning Department

Bill Black
Black Horse Productions

Vacant
Nespelem/Coulee Dam Area Rep. #1

Vacant
Methow Valley #2

Vacant
Arts Community Representative

Staff:
Roni Holder-Diefenbach, Executive Director
Carolyn Davis, Administrative Assistant

Address questions to:

Roni Holder-Diefenbach,
Executive Director

Economic Alliance
P.O. Box 626
Omak, WA  98841

Phone: 509-826-5107
Fax:  509-826-7425
Cell: 509-322-6266

rholderdiefenbach(at)economic-alliance.com
www.economic-alliance.com