Krista Appleby hired as Deschutes County Building Official

Deschutes County has hired Krista Appleby as the county's new Building Official. She started in her new role on March 10.

As Building Official, Appleby will help protect public safety by making sure work in the county and the cities of La Pine and Sisters meets Oregon statewide building codes. Her day-to-day work will include overseeing plan reviews, permitting and inspections for a variety of construction projects, from home remodels to new commercial construction.

"Krista was selected from a highly competitive field of candidates. She has strong relationships with building officials in the region, Central Oregon Builders Association, and the State's Building Codes Division, among others," said Community Development Director Peter Gutowsky.

Appleby has worked in the Building Safety Division of the County's Community Development Department since April 2017. She served as a fire and life safety commercial plans examiner, a lead plans examiner, and most recently as the Assistant Building Official.

Appleby is a licensed architect in Oregon and Washington. Before joining Deschutes County, she worked on a variety of building projects at architectural firms in Montana, Oregon and Washington. She has a Bachelor of Architecture from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, and is the current Board President of the Oregon Building Officials Association.

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