Oregon Aquaculture Association (OAA) Welcomes New Outreach Officer

The Oregon Aquaculture Associaiton (OAA) has hired Michael Lee to be the association's new Outreach Officer.

OAA recognizes the need to further develop and expand outreach efforts to better represent OAA members and Oregon's aquaculture industry. As a result, the OAA Board of Directors established a new position within the association. The Outreach Officer will be responsible for the following duties and will lead OAA in engagement with members, industry, public, policy makers, and more.  

The OAA Outreach Officer duties include (but are not limited to):

• Maintaining membership communications and relations.
• Managing public outreach, press releases, etc.
• Connecting and working with related associations, producer groups, and other civil society organizations for the purposes of growth and visibility.
• Managing OAA website and social media. 
• Developing and guiding current and future outreach campaigns and efforts. 

Lee has been a representative of the aquaculture industry since 2010. His past and current work includes similar administrative and outreach duties for the California Aquaculture Association (CAA) and the United States Trout Farmers Association (USTFA). Lee is also on the board of directors and outreach committee of the National Aquaculture Association (NAA).