Name: Megan CardaMeganCarda

Title: Owner & Manager

Business: Lifestyle Properties, LLC

Location: Willamette Valley, Newberg Based

City you live in: Newberg

First Job: Izzy’s Restaurant – Newberg

Dream Job: To own and operate my own Inn in the Willamette Valley! Vacation Rentals will do for now 🙂

Favorite Happy Hour/Tasting Room/Bar in the Valley: Happy Hour: Red Hills MarketTasting Room: Soter, White Rose, Cristom, the list can honestly go on and on… and I have been lucky enough to visit many of them 😉 Bar: Chehalem Valley Brewing Co

Best Restaurant in the Valley: Recipe

Finish this sentence…”I know this makes me sound old but…”  I remember when playing MASH was the best thing ever! (play MASH now at the link!) 

The worst movie I have ever seen is… There is a time and place for every movie

Advice for my high-school self:  Don’t forget to take time to enjoy life and be young! You have the rest of your life to work.

Group/organization/demographic you are most driven to help: Anything local! I love participating and volunteering 🙂

When I have a day off I…     Love to relax and spend time with my family, boyfriend & friends.

When I have an out-of-town visitor, the top 3 things they should do in Yamhill Valley are…

  1. GO WINE TASTING!!!
  2. Take a drive – enjoy the beautiful scenery
  3. First Friday Art Walk or Tunes on Tuesdays in the summer

Yamhill Valley really needs… My dream is to one day see a Trader Joes. I would be one happy girl! YES! 

Megan is incredibly sweet and always conducts herself very professionally.  From her perfect outfits and hair to prompt arrivals for events, she is perfectly professional.  Megan is motivated to get more involved in our community and will jump at new opportunities to explore our valley, meet new people, and lend a hand.  She has been attending Young Pros meetings for over a year and is one of  our most active members.  Stay tuned for Megan’s grand opening of her first vacation rental!  This woman is going to do great things for tourism in Yamhill Valley!