Kate Schwarzler

Kate Schwarzler is a consultant who has worked to support businesses and consulted nonprofits, local governments, and state and federal agencies. Schwarzler was raised in rural Polk County with deep ties to the community. She owns Indy Commons, a coworking space in Independence, is an Independence City Council member, and is the Mayor-Elect of Independence.

Western Oregon University’s Land Acknowledgement
Western Oregon University in Monmouth, OR is located within the traditional homelands of the Luckiamute Band of Kalapuya. Following the Willamette Valley Treaty of 1855 (Kalapuya etc. Treaty), Kalapuya people were forcibly removed to reservations in Western Oregon. Today, living descendants of these people are a part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians.

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Kate Schwarzler

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