Roni Holder-Diefenbach, Executive Director Okanogan County Economic Alliance
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Roni Holder-Diefenbach is the Executive Director of the Economic Alliance, the designated Associate/Economic Development Organization for Okanogan County.

Roni grew up in Omak, left after graduation to attend college and returned after living in Spokane and deciding that Okanogan County is a great place to work and to raise a family.

Roni worked for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation as the Lead Job Development Specialist when they first obtained the Workfirst contracts from the State of Washington.

She then went to work as the Branch Manager of Career Path Services, a workforce development organization who serve low income youth and adults as well as developmentally disabled youth and adults within Okanogan County.  She served in this capacity for 8 years.

Roni is a Colville Tribal Member and together with her husband she owns 3 businesses, Don Kruse Electric Inc. an Electrical and HVAC contracting company; Four Pillars Properties LLC and Diefenbach Arena LLC.


She currently sits on the North Central Washington Workforce Development Board, North Central Washington Business Loan Fund, Northwest Native Loan Fund and the North Central Washington Economic Development District Board.