Leadership Bio
Name: Judie Hammerstad
Commission function: Commission Vice-Chair
Representing: Clackamas County
Professional Experience: Judie Hammerstad is a native Oregonian. She was born in Portland, grew up in Salem and moved back to Oregon in 1972 after living in Chicago, Boston and Palo Alto, CA for 12 years while her husband, John, received medical training as a neurologist. He is Professor Emeritus at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. Judie and John have lived in Lake Oswego since 1972.
Judie's 30-year career in elected office began in 1981 as a two-term member and chair of the Lake Oswego School Board. She served in the Oregon State House of Representatives in 1987-88 and was elected to two terms as Clackamas County Commissioner in 1990. She was elected to two terms as Lake Oswego's mayor from 2001-09 where her major accomplishments include downtown redevelopment, promotion of the arts, and the acquisition and development of open space/parks projects.
Ms. Hammerstad is the founder and chair of the Community Streetcar Coalition, a national organization that promotes streetcar projects, and is a member of the board for Portland Streetcar, Inc. She is especially dedicated to bringing the streetcar from Portland to Lake Oswego. She was recently appointed to the Marylhurst University Board of Trustees. She holds a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Oregon.
Awards and Honors:
- City of Lake Oswego dedication of the Judie Hammerstad Plaza at Foothills Park, 2009
- Lake Oswego Rotary Vocational Service Award "For Exceptional and Dedicated Service to the Community of Lake Oswego," 2006
- Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce 2005 Lake Oswego Leader of the Year
- American Planning Association, Oregon Chapter's, 1999 Distinguished Leadership by an Elected Official Award
- North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce President's Award,1992