Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Kurt Miller Named New Executive Director of Northwest RiverPartners (Northwest RiverPartners, Portland, OR)


(PORTLAND, OR) – The Board of Directors of Northwest RiverPartners have named Kurt Miller to serve as the group’s new Executive Director. Miller is currently the Organizational Change Manager for the Integrated Operations Center project at Portland General Electric.

Kevin Nordt, President of NWRP, said: “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Kurt Miller as Executive Director of NWRP. Kurt brings a wealth of experience and energy to the position, which will enable NWRP to build upon its strong history of championing the Northwest hydroelectric system. NWRP seeks to expand its partnerships and advocacy around recognizing the important contributions of hydropower to our region and the clean energy future we seek.”

Kurt Miller said: “I am truly honored for this opportunity to partner with Northwest stakeholders as we work together for a clean energy future. We have such a powerful story to share—one that is pro-salmon and pro-community. I’m excited to get that message out there, but also to listen as we meet with our members, elected officials, and other stakeholder groups. I want to hear their perspectives and collaborate on solutions.”

Miller has more than 25 years of Northwest utility experience in both the public and private sectors. Most notably, since 2014, he served as an Organizational Change Manager over a variety of projects and initiatives at PGE. This includes building internal and external corporate consensus and messaging around issues critical to the multi-faceted operations of the utility. In addition to his work in the private sector, Miller began his career at the Bonneville Power Administration (“BPA”) as an economist where he developed BPA’s surplus marketing strategy and worked closely with the agency’s trading floor.

Miller is a graduate of Willamette University where he received the distinction of Magna Cum Laude. Miller also successfully completed the University of Idaho’s Utility Executive Course and Willamette University’s Utility Management Certificate program. Miller serves on the Advisory Board of the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (“OAME”).

Miller will start with Northwest RiverPartners in mid-March 2019. Jim Litchfield will continue to serve as the interim-Executive Director until that time.

About Northwest RiverPartners
Northwest RiverPartners is a partnership of farmers, electric utilities and large and small businesses in the Pacific Northwest, joined together to ensure that the Columbia and Snake remain living, working rivers. Northwest RiverPartners promotes all of the benefits of the Rivers: fish and wildlife, renewable hydropower, agriculture, transportation and recreation.