Denise Löfman, Executive Director
Denise joined the CREST team as Director in July of 2012 and has applied her professional passion to resource management of regional watersheds since moving to the Oregon Coast in 2004. She is dedicated to working in partnership with communities to find solutions to natural resource issues.
Denise’s key responsibilities as Director of CREST include administering and directing the activities of CREST on behalf of member cities, counties and ports in the region: environmental planning and management, habitat restoration and assessment, and estuarine research and monitoring. She works closely with partner state and federal agencies, local governments, and non-profits in striving to further CREST's mission and services.
Before joining CREST, Denise was the Director of the Tillamook Bay Watershed Council. Similar to the mandate of CREST, at the TWBC, Denise worked directly with landowners to improve watershed health and salmon populations. She focused her early career on green building, renewable energy, and water issues at Global Green USA, the US affiliate of Green Cross International. Denise was also a US Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines, focusing on environmental education.
Denise holds an MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Social Change and Development and International Economics. Her studies centered on engaging with stakeholders to encourage community development while addressing natural resources. Denise is grateful and proud to work for an organization like CREST that is dedicated to cooperation and collaboration to address land use and environmental issues.
Denise’s key responsibilities as Director of CREST include administering and directing the activities of CREST on behalf of member cities, counties and ports in the region: environmental planning and management, habitat restoration and assessment, and estuarine research and monitoring. She works closely with partner state and federal agencies, local governments, and non-profits in striving to further CREST's mission and services.
Before joining CREST, Denise was the Director of the Tillamook Bay Watershed Council. Similar to the mandate of CREST, at the TWBC, Denise worked directly with landowners to improve watershed health and salmon populations. She focused her early career on green building, renewable energy, and water issues at Global Green USA, the US affiliate of Green Cross International. Denise was also a US Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines, focusing on environmental education.
Denise holds an MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Social Change and Development and International Economics. Her studies centered on engaging with stakeholders to encourage community development while addressing natural resources. Denise is grateful and proud to work for an organization like CREST that is dedicated to cooperation and collaboration to address land use and environmental issues.
There is tremendous potential to improve our natural environment and our communities at both the small scale and across landscapes with voluntary action, partnership and collaboration.
Personal ProfileDenise’s passion to work on environmental concerns at the grassroots level stems from her time travelling and immersing herself in different cultures. She has spent an extended amount of time in the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, and Norway, and has visited many other countries. While family and career have kept her living and working on the Oregon Coast, she still finds time to travel and explore new vistas with her husband, and she counts herself blessed to be able to experience daily the breathtaking beaches and rivers of the Oregon Coast.
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