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Jill Rees

Jill Rees

Acting State Director for Oregon

As the Acting State Director/Deputy State Director for USDA Rural Development, Jill Rees collaborates with rural leaders, state and local government, Tribes, nonprofits, philanthropy, rural businesses, and other public and private entities to support locally led community and economic development efforts across rural Oregon.

Over her 25-year USDA career, Rees has served in a number of roles including Assistant State Director, Tribal Coordinator, and Community and Economic Development Director for Rural Development. 

“It is an honor to work alongside the hard-working, innovative people who call rural Oregon their home,” said Rees. “Our dedicated Rural Development team works hard every day to remove barriers and create opportunities for rural people to establish the future and quality of life that they determine for themselves.”

Rees is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She holds a Professional Certificate in Tribal Relations and a certificate from the Executive Seminar Program in Natural Resources through Portland State University’s Hatfield School of Government in Portland, Oregon. She also completed the three-year certificate program for Professional Community and Economic Developers through the Northwest Community Development Institute in Boise, Idaho and the Natural Resources Leadership Development Institute through Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.