Leonard Returns to Port of Portland
Posted by Eric Haun
Monday, February 27, 2017
Kristen Leonard will return to the Port of Portland (Oregon) on February 27, 2017 as chief public affairs officer, after leaving the port in November 2015 to serve as Governor Kate Brown’s chief of staff.
During Leonard’s absence, Bobbi Stedman, the port’s chief human resources officer, also served as chief public affairs officer.
Leonard joined the port to lead public affairs in July 2014. Previously, she advised clients on communications and public affairs. Leonard was the co-founder of C&E Systems, a Portland-based company specializing in government relations, financial services and software development.