Dohrman learning ropes of city clerkby Nathan Arneal For the first time in nearly three decades, a new face will greet citizens at North Bend City Hall. Tania Dohrman officially began her duties as city clerk last Monday, Sept. 28, and will be training alongside retiring clerk Theresa Busse until Oct. 21. Dohrman is a lifelong North Bend resident. Well, almost.
She was went to elementary school here but moved to Schuyler during her high school years, graduating as a Warrior in 1991. About four years later, she returned to North Bend where she began raising her family. Her three children, Makayla, Cortney and Bryce, all graduated from NBC. She attended college studying accounting, and now she’s landed a job that is going to require a lot of accounting. “I’m loving it,” Dohrman said. “I love these big ledgers and stuff we’re doing. Numbers was my thing, so it’s perfect.” Before becoming North Bend’s new city clerk, Dohrman was a sales rep for Oriental Trading Company for 24 years. The company moved from Fremont to Omaha after the 2019 flood, and Dohrman worked from home. Then the job started requiring her to make the 70-minute one-way trip to Ralston, so she started looking for other job opportunities. “I hate Omaha,” she said. “It was too much for me. Then this job came up and I thought, ‘I’m just going to try.’” Her try was successful, and she’s now been on the job for a week and half. “It’s very busy,” Dohrman said. “We get going on something, and then someone comes in so you have to switch and do something else. It’s busy. I love it, but you go back and forth a lot so you really have to pay attention to what you’re doing.” Busse is showing Dohrman the ropes and will remain on the job until Oct. 21. “I’m very thankful we have the extra three weeks,” Dohrman said. “Very thankful. There’s a ton to learn. She said we haven’t even touched the surface yet.” Read the full story in the print or e-edition. <<Back to the front page |
