Willamalane’s Hoshaw pursues passions, drives success

SPRINGFIELD – Whitney Hoshaw is usually the one sending out announcements about folks receiving awards or recognition, but last Wednesday, Willamalane Park and Recreation District’s marketing and communications manager was the one receiving the award.

Hoshaw had moved away from the Springfield area after college but returned a few years later because it was where she and her husband, Stephen Hoshaw, wanted to call home.

Because of her father’s work in the shoe industry, sourcing…