People in Business
County Manager Kathleen Otto last week announced her selection of Amber Emery to be deputy county manager. Emery will leave her current position as administrator of District Court to become part of the county manager’s office on June 1.
Emery has served as District Court administrator for the county since January 2018. Prior to that, she was the criminal court operations manager at Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland. She has more than 15 years of experience in operations management and employee relations in both the private and public sectors.
Emery earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Washington State University Vancouver and a master’s degree in advanced study in criminology, law and society from University of California, Irvine.
“I am incredibly honored to have been chosen by County Manager Otto to fill this role,” said Emery. “I look forward to continuing my service to the residents of Clark County.”
Emery lives in Vancouver.