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title: 'Oregon Startup Center signals change in leadership'
date: '2025-01-23T09:31:12-08:00'
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# Oregon Startup Center signals change in leadership

[Oregon Startup Center](https://oregonstartupcenter.org/) — which you may have encountered under its previous moniker, the Oregon Technology Business Center (OTBC) — has highlighted upcoming change in leadership: [current Executive Director Jim McCreight will be stepping down by the end of June 2025](https://mailchi.mp/oregonstartupcenter/january2-2025). They’re starting a search for new leadership immediately.

> Jim McCreight who has been with the Oregon Startup Center (formally Oregon Technology Center) since 2014 has announced he will be retiring as the Executive Director no later than June 30, 2025.
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> Prior to serving as the Executive Director, McCreight served on the board of directors for four years. McCreight worked with previous Executive Director Steve Morris to start and build the Beaverton Startup Challenge and its Westside Startup Funds over the past ten years which has recruited angel investors to invest in 63 startup companies who have gone on to raise over $110 million in additional capital.

What are they looking for in Jim’s replacement…? The full-time role has a maximum salary of $100,000. The ideal candidate will have skills in strategic leadership, board relations, fundraising and development, program management, financial oversight, and stakeholder and community engagement. They’ll also be expected to lead the annual Beaverton Startup Challenge competition. For more information on the role, [download a PDF of the job description](https://mcusercontent.com/1efbaa21c604d34e9f5f622bf/files/cbd4a901-b108-2081-1fdc-756dceec5a4d/Job_description_OSC_Executive_Director.pdf).

For more information on the organization, visit [Oregon Startup Center](https://oregonstartupcenter.org/).

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