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Until she retired in the spring of 2007, Anne Berblinger had been the Oregon representative for the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) since July of l983. She also served seven counties in northern California starting in 1996. In that position, she helped to develop, fund, manage and advise a number of local and regional industry cluster initiatives. She continues to serve on the Oregon State University Sea Grant Advisory Committee and the board of Portland State University's Institute for Portland Metropolitan Studies.
Anne was a founding member and the second Chair of the Oregon Rural Development Council, an organization of federal and state officials and representatives of local and tribal government, business and non-profits. She was a leader in the 1993–2000 Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative for forest communities, serving on the three-state regional team and on the Oregon and California teams.
Prior to becoming economic development representative for Oregon, Anne served as Public Works Chief in EDA's Seattle Regional Office and in a variety of positions in EDA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Anne has a Master's degree in regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She did her undergraduate work at Catholic University in Washington, D.C.
Today Anne and her husband, Rene, run Gales Meadow Farm, producing more than 200 varieties of organic vegetables and herbs, including many heirloom varieties. Anne is integrally involved in the fresh, local, seasonal food industry cluster in the Portland region through the Farmer-Chef Connection, Oregon Tilth and the farmer's market community.
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