Commissioners name Cortes to Parks Advisory Commission

Just an FYI: I am proud that I was recently entrusted by the Clark County Commissioners to serve as a Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation Advisory Commissioner. I look forward to making a positive contribution towards the continued success of this valuable agency. Here's an excerpt from the county web site:

Vancouver, WA – The Board of Clark County Commissioners today selected Adrian E. Cortes to serve a three-year term on the Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission.Cortes background reflects a wide range of experience and achievements in executive/management development, project management and productivity improvement. Since 2000, he has been the principle broker for Cortes Financial, a full-service commercial and mortgage brokerage firm licensed in Washington, Oregon and California. Cortes was one of two final candidates for the 12-member Vancouver-Clark Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. “We had two unusually outstanding candidates,” said Chair Betty Sue Morris. “Both were from smaller cities and eager to participate. What tipped the scale to Cortes was his compelling discussion about his childhood. He had very little money and parks gave him a way to became part of the social life of his community. He has an appreciation of the importance of parks in peoples’ lives and also showed interest in the environmental aspects.”Commissioner Marc Boldt was impressed that Cortes had read both the growth management and parks plans, while Commissioner Steve Stuart said Cortes is a young man with a young family from a small city with a willingness to get involved.“He has a love of trails, is a trails advocate and a bicyclist,” Stuart added. “These interests were lost with a couple of past members and he’s replacing those interests on the advisory commission.”