MEDP 2024-2025 Annual Report and McMinnovation Awards
Oct 1, 2025
MEDP is proud to share our annual report for our fiscal year, October-September:
MEDP 2024-2025 Annual Report
Celebrating McMINNOVATION since 2006!
MEDP's Annual Awards Event - October 15, 2025 ~ Linfield University
Congratulations to our 2025 McMinnovators!
- Press Release
- Annual Event Program Slide Deck, Awards Program at Slide 47
- Watch the Event Video, thank you to MCM 11
- News Register highlights McMinnovators article by Starla Pointer, photos by Rusty Rae
MEDP is thrilled to present our 2025 McMinnovator Award Winners:
McMinnville Maker of the Year:
Precision Analytical, Creators of the DUTCH Test
Mark Newman
Kelly McDonald Business Leader of the Year:
Carson Benner, Cellar Ridge Construction
Board of Directors Partner of the Year:
Anja Taylor, Kinesis
Start-up of the Year:
Pure Light Botanical Beauty, Caitlin Grey
Innovator of the Year:
Ether Form, Chris Barnes
Workforce Partnership of the Year:
Dr. Lauren Berg, McMinnville School District
Economic Vitality Distinguished Service:
Ed Gormley, Retired, Mayor City of McMinnville, McMinnville Water & Light Commission
MEDP Service Recognition
- Teresa Smith, Citizens Bank, McMinnville Industrial Promotions - MEDP Board of Directors, 8 years
- Deven Paolo, Solid Form Fabrication, McMinnville Industrial Promotions - MEDP Board of Directors, 3 years
- Heather Hadley Blank, MEDP Staff - 10 years
MEDP has been recognizing our business and industry leaders since 2007; visit here for historical award winner reference.
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Thank you to our 2025 Annual Event Contributors:
- President Mark Blegen, Linfield University, Linfield Advancement, Linfield Event Services, and Linfield Wine Studies
- McMinnville High School Career Pathways: Fabrication and Engineering & Aerospace Sciences for our Award Creation
- McMinnville Community Media: Kyle Dauterman, Videography
- News Register: Rusty Rae Photography and Starla Pointer, Journalist
- Edible Landscapes and ZeroWaste McMinnville
Thank you MHS for our incredible 2025 Awards!
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MEDP was created in 2006 by McMinnville Industrial Promotions, McMinnville Water & Light, the City of McMinnville, and the McMinnville Chamber of Commerce to support traded sector business and industry. We are a public/private entity supported by our Investor Circle.
MEDP Board of Directors:
John Dietz, McMinnville Water & Light
Heather Richards, City of McMinnville
Teresa Smith, McMinnville Industrial Promotions
Mike Morris, McMinnville Chamber of Commerce
Lori Robertson, Business & Industry Liaison
MEDP Staff:
Patty Herzog, Executive Director, patty@mcminnvillebusiness.com
Heather Hadley Blank, Deputy Director, heather@mcminnivllebusiness.com
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