Editor’s note: The Wilsonville Spokesman will be publishing profiles of each candidate for mayor and City Council leading up to the November election.
Elizabeth Peters hopes to use her background to foster community engagement and conversations as a Wilsonville city councilor.
Peters is one of four candidates running for two open positions on the council, including Adam Cunningham, Ginger Fitch and Anne Shevlin. The terms of Council President Kristin Akervall and Councilor Joann LInville will end this December, and neither is seeking reelection.
Peters has served in various communications roles with the Oregon Restaurant Association, Oregon Association of Nurseries and Strategic Economic Development Corporation. Currently she works as a consultant helping clients improve workplace culture.
Outside of her career, she was on the Clackamas County Economic Development Commission and was on the Government Affairs Committee with the Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce.
Through her experience on the Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce committee and Oregon Association of Nurseries, Peters said she learned how to “talk across the aisle” politically. She said she interacted with a broad range of political perspectives, and the conversations were improved by the diverse perspectives.