Jennifer Stanaway Sworn In as Linn County Treasurer and Budget Officer

Albany, OR. — Jennifer Stanaway was sworn in as Linn County treasurer and budget officer Oct. 29 and took over Nov. 1 following the retirement of Michelle Hawkins, who served the county for 31 years.

Linn County Commissioner Roger Nyquist administered the oath at the county courthouse in Albany. Stanaway will serve the remainder of Hawkins’ term and take on duties as the county’s investment officer. She will also continue as chief financial officer, a position she has held since April.

Stanaway served on the county’s Budget Committee for about 25 years, most of that time as chair, according to Nyquist. Linn County’s budget for the current fiscal year totals about $299 million.

“She knows numbers and she brings extensive experience with budget analysis from her years in banking,” Nyquist said.

Before joining the county, Stanaway led the Albany General Hospital Foundation as executive director, a role she took on in 2017. She previously spent 18 years in banking in Albany, working at First Interstate, Wells Fargo and Citizens Bank.

Family members joined county staff at the swearing-in ceremony. Stanaway took the oath on a Bible her grandmother gave her in 1976, when she was four years old.