ad∙vo∙cate (ăd′və-kĭt) noun.
1. One who argues for a cause; a supporter or defender.
2. One who pleads in another's behalf.







Western Advocates provides government and public relations services to a variety of public and private sector clients.

  • Lobbying local, state and federal elected officials and government agencies

  • Consulting for local governments on management, community involvement, and intergovernmental relations

  • Representing industries and groups to the media

  • Consulting on organization and implementation for political action committees and campaigns

  • Developing advertising, marketing and promotional campaigns, press releases and media relations programs




Western Advocates Incorporated offers complete land use planning services.

  • Feasibility studies

  • Site analysis and acquisition

  • Land use permits

  • Zoning and comprehensive plan amendments

  • Site planning

  • Analysis of financing for public services

  • Platting

  • Local plan and ordinance drafting

  • LCDC presentations

  • Annexation consultation and campaign services




    • Once a membership association reaches a certain size and scope, managing the organization becomes too time-consuming for volunteers. At that time, the choice for effective association management generally boils down to two options: 1) hiring association professional staff to man a stand-alone office facility, or 2) contract with an association management company.

    Western Advocates currently provides the management contract option to five diverse organizations, two made up primarily of private sector members and three primarily of public sector members. The services that we provide these five organizations include:

  • Planning and staffing of monthly board meetings, monthly educational training events to complete requirements for professional accreditation, and monthly social networking events

  • Planning and staffing of statewide conferences

  • Website maintenance

  • Overseeing production and distribution of newsletters and annual directories

  • Coordination of government affairs efforts

  • Planning and staffing of annual golf tournaments

  • Preparation and distribution of membership dues statements

  • Maintenance of all financial accounts, providing monthly reports to board, and interfacing with CPAs to produce annual tax returns

    • Read more about Association Management

    Institute for Real Estate Management, Oregon/Columbia River Chapter
    A 375-member organization of professionals engaged in the management of residential and commercial properties.

    NAIOP, Oregon Chapter
    A 150-member organization of developers, owners, managers, and brokers of commercial and industrial real estate.

    Oregon Municipal Finance Officers Association
    A 489-member organization of city, county, and special district finance managers.

    Oregon Transit Association
    A 77-member organization dedicated to improving public transportation in all Oregon communities whose members include transit districts, local governments, transportation districts, dial-a-rides, transit suppliers and contractors, small businesses, non-profit community agencies and transportation consultants.

    Willamette River Water Coalition
    A coalition formed by intergovernmental agreements between four local governments (Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood and the Tualatin Valley Water District) that have united to preserve access to the Willamette River as a potential municipal and industrial water source for each of these growing communities.



    12725 SW 66th Ave
    Suite 107
    Tigard, OR 97223

    Ph: (503) 924-1181
    Fax: (503) 597-3668



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