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Laura Wieking leaving Pear Bureau Northwest

After nearly four years as public relations manager for the Pear Bureau Northwest, Laura Wieking announced in mid-May that she is leaving the position, effective June 2.

Ms. Wieking joined the bureau as its PR manager in September 2002, and she said that the decision to depart the organization was a difficult one.

Her new job, which will be part time, is communications manager with the Credit Union Association of Oregon. She said that logistics factored into the move, and the CUAO offices are a shorter commute from her home and her family.

Kevin Moffitt, president and chief executive officer of the bureau, lauded Ms. Wieking's commitment and said she would be "difficult to replace."

Ms. Wieking said that her replacement will likely be hired before the August pear harvest.

"I will greatly miss working with everyone in this industry, and I am thankful for the professional and personal opportunities it has brought to my life," she said in a prepared statement.
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