Dorene Gleason:
CLASS OF 1977
Canby Union High SchoolClass of 1977
Canby, OR
Dorene's Story
Life
I live in McMinnville with my husband, Dave, of 26 years. We have 3 children and one granddaughter. Our oldest, Emerald (22), is married to John who is in the Army and they are currently stationed on Oahu, Hawaii. Their daughter, Chloe' is 6 years old. Our son, Brian (19) is a sophmore at the University of Oregon. Our youngest, Miranda (12) is a 6th grader and lives with us.
After working in banking for 24 years, I changed careers and am now in the wood industry. I manage a group of businesses in Sheridan. We have a sawmill and do lumber remanufacturing. We also manufacture cedar gazebos and process and deliver fire wood.
It has been quite a change but is definately less stressful!
We have done alot of vacationing with the kids. Disneyland and Disneyworld, RV trips thru 5 states - Yellow Stone, Red Woods, etc. Several trips to Hawaii, visiting relatives in Michigan, my brother's wedding in New Jersey - New York City. All the California tourist attractions, Vancouver, B.C.
At home, we are involved in our church and Habitat for Humanity. I am the Treasurer for CASA (Court Appointed Spec...Expand for more
ial Advocates) of Yamhill County and have been President of the Soroptimist Club - a women's service club. We do alot of these activities as a family. I have tried to instill in my children the importance of volunteering and being involved in the community.
College
I attended one year at Clackamas Community College and one year at Northwestern College of Business. I have taken many individual classes over the years but have no degree.
Workplace
Here's my job history:
retail sales- Hart's Shoe and Men's Wear
- The Children's Store
- Hancock Fabrics
- JCPenney
manufacturing - The Normandin Co.
I built rafters for mobile homes
banking - The Benj. Franklin Savings & Loan
- Bank of America
Started as a teller, held every position in the
banking centers, ended in management
wood industry - Custom Dry Kilns & Sawmill
- NW Gazebos
- Oregon Fuel and Firewood
- Lumber Remanufacturing
I am Vice-President of all the these businesses.
They are located on one site.
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