Three Minutes With Melissa Ney
Published 1:12 pm Tuesday, June 30, 2020
- Three Minutes With Melissa Ney
Melissa Ney
Oregon Department of Agriculture Food Safety Specialist
When and why did you move to Hermiston?
In 2003 for a job.
Where is your favorite place to eat in Hermiston?
Lawans Thai
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Hike, bike and run!
What surprises you about Hermiston?
How kind people are!
What was the last book you read?
“It takes what it takes,” by Trevor Moawad.
What website or app do you use the most?
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
Belize
What’s the funniest thing that’s ever happened to you?
In 2015, my car was stolen. Dispatch called me at 2 a.m., five days later, to tell me my car had been found, and I needed to come pick it up. It was on FIRE in front of the sheriff’s office. I asked, how am I going to come pick up my car if it’s on FIRE?
What is one of your goals in the next 12 years?
To coach the winning National FFA Food Science competition
What is your proudest accomplishment?
To be successful on my own
