"Many of the staff became close friends that I consider family to this day and a part of my intergenerational upbringing. The restaurant gave me an extended sense of a feeling of community. One of my favorite memories was playing on the beach in the driftwood outside of the restaurant."
"I did share with the hiring committee from the beginning that it seems Niki has done great work and there are big shoes to fill,"
"We compared shoe sizes, and my feet are much bigger than hers,"
"I do have big feet, because I'm tall."
Serena Dressel began work as executive director of the Lincoln City Cultural Center on Oct. 13 and will be welcomed with a community open house and reception Nov. 1 that will include the dedication of the Lincoln City Cosmography. The previous director, Niki Price, led a $3.5 million Plaza Restoration Project during a 14-year tenure. Dressel grew up in Lincoln City where her parents owned the Bay House restaurant and where intergenerational community connections shaped her values. Dressel pursued environmental studies and frames her cultural center work as continuing a commitment to connect people to place and one another.
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