Investing in Social Capital is Investing in Portland
Let’s work together to create a space where civic leaders from different backgrounds and perspectives learn together, align a shared vision for the future for our region, and take action for Portland.
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Lisa Abuaf
Director of Development & Investment, Prosper Portland
abuafl@prosperportland.us -
Mike Alfoni
Executive Director, Oregon Ranked Choice Voting Advocates
mike.alfoni@gmail.com
(978) 380-2777 -
Laura Amans
Partner & Chief People Officer, Sesame Collective
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Stan Amy
Co-Founder, New Seasons Market; Board Director, Craft3; Trustee, North Star Civic Foundation.
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Paul Andrews
Commercial Real Estate Broker, Melvin Mark
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Mayra Arreola
Chief Shared Prosperity Officer, Port of Portland
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Candace Avalos
Portland City Councilor, District 1
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Caitlin Baggott
Executive Director, North Star Civic Foundation
caitlin@northstarcivic.org
503-804-7644
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Kaberi Banerjee
Consultant, KABERI LLC
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Ryan Banning
Deputy Director of Foundation and Donor Engagement, Habitat for Humanity Portland Region
ryan.banning@habitatportlandregion.org
(651) 276-4036
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Jeremy Barnicle
Principal, Barnicle Advisory Services, LLC
jmbarnicle@gmail.com
(503) 367-7738
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Andre Bealer
Director of Equity & Racial Justice, Office of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek
andre.d.bealer@gmail.com
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Jesse Beason
President & CEO, Northwest Health Foundation
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Rob Bennett
Senior Advisor; Partnership for Southern Equality & Just Communities initiative
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Leah Benson
Ranked Choice Voting Project Manager, Multnomah County
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Melanie Billings-Yun
Director of Community Education and Ranked-Choice Voting, League of Women Voters of Portland
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Susan Bladholm
Founder, Frog Ferry
bladholmsusan@gmail.com
(503) 319-2164 -
Nik Blosser
Chief Privacy Officer and Artificial Intelligence Strategist, State of Oregon Enterprise Information Services
nblosser2011@gmail.com
(503) 351-1503
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Cyreena Boston Ashby
Vice President of External Affairs, 1803 Fund
(503) 593-4915
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Kimberly Branam
Chief Trade & Economic Development Officer, Port of Portland
kimberly.branam@portofportland.com
(503) 823-3794
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Nick Brodnicki
Consultant
nbrodnicki@gmail.com
(716) 361-4420
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Rex Burkholder
Story and Strategy - The Oxalis Group; Oregon Sustainability Board
rexburkholder@gmail.com
(503) 317-9037
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Christine Burmeister
Owner, Taylor Street Kitchen
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Phil Chun
Founder & Principal, Polaris Leadership Consulting; Co-Chair, API Professional Resource Group for Partners in Diversity;
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Sandy Chung
Executive Director, ACLU of Oregon
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Matthew Claudel
Founder, Field States
matthew@fieldstates.com
(831) 206-5832
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Olivia Clark
Portland City Councilor, District 4
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Erik Cole
State Resilience Plan Manager, Office of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek
erikcole7@gmail.com
(615) 969-1582
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Jen Cole
Dean, Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University
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Jesse Cornett
Board Member, Oregon Recovers
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Eric Cress
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Adam Davis
Executive Director, Oregon Humanities
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Joy Alise Davis
President and Executive Director, Imagine Black
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Robert Day
Chief of Police, Portland Police Bureau
robert.day@police.portlandoregon.gov
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Heather de Michele
Executive Director, Live Wire Radio
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Brian Detman
Director, Youth Development Oregon
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Andrew DeVigal
Director, UO-SOJC's Agora Journalism Center
andrew.devigal@gmail.com
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Sam Diaz
Executive Director, 1000 Friends of Oregon
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Sue Dixon
General Director, Portland Opera
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Deanna D'Souza
Community Programs Manager, Worksystems
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Barbara Dudley
Senior Fellow, PSU Center for Public Service; Senior Policy Advisor, Oregon Working Families Party; Advisory Board Member, North Star Civic Foundation
barbdudley@aol.com
(503) 977-1606 -
Jamie Dunphy
Portland City Councilor, District 1
councilor.dunphy@portlandoregon.gov
(503) 956-8412 -
Erin Dysart
Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives, Meyer Memorial Trust
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James Eccles
Elections Education Supervisor, City of Portland
james.eccles@portlandoregon.gov
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Se-ah-dom Edmo
Executive Director, Seeding Justice
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Jessica Elkan
Executive Director, James Beard Public Market
jessicafelkan@jamesbeardpublicmarket.com
(503) 704-4370
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Dashiell Elliott
Capacity Building Strategic Portfolio Lead, Portland Clean Energy Fund
dashiell.elliott@portlandoregon.gov
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Jenelle Etzel
Founder & CEO, Living Room Realty
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Emily Evans
Principal, Emily Evans Consulting Practice
emily@evanspractice.com
(610) 613-6507
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Christy Eugenis
Executive Vice President, New Villages Group; Trustee, North Star Civic Foundation
christye@newvillages.com
(503) 880-8573 -
Brendan Finn
Chief of Staff, Multnomah County Commissioner Vince Jones-Dixon
brendan.finn@multco.us
(503) 313-0246
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Andrew Fitzpatrick
Interim Director of Economic Development, Prosper Portland
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Shea Flaherty-Betin
Economic Developer & Community Asset Builder
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Chris Flanary
Housing Program Specialist, Portland Housing Bureau; AFSCME 189 Steward
chrisflanarypdx@gmail.com
(843) 452-3201
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Shawn Fleek
Owner, Summon Monster
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Lisa Freeman
Chief of Staff, Office of Portland City Councilor Sameer Kanal
lisa.jean.freeman@gmail.com
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Eric Friedenwald-Fishman
Creative Director / Founder, Metropolitan Group
efishman@metgroup.com
(503) 799-3323
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Tyler Frisbee
Director, Institute of Metropolitan Studies at PSU; TriMet Board Member, District 4
tyler.frisbee@gmail.com
(503) 805-5579
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Subashini Ganesan-Forbes
Chair, Oregon Arts Commission; Founder/ED, New Expressive Works
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Diane Goodwin
Principal, Movement Communications Academy
diane@driveyournarrative.com
(503) 358-2497
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Marnie Glickman
Executive Director, Braided River Campaign
marnie.glickman@gmail.com
(971) 533-6162 -
Randy Gragg
Independent writer/ curator/ advocate
randygragg.projects@gmail.com
(503) 799-2655
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Mitch Green
Portland City Councilor, District 4
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Stephen Green
Executive Director, Business For A Better Portland
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Micah Greenberg
Vice President of Real Estate, Albina Vision Trust
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Felisa Hagins
Executive Director, SEIU Oregon State Council
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Hau Hagedorn
Community Investment Manager, Metro
hau.hagedorn@oregonmetro.gov
(503) 957-0243
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John Haines
Executive Director, Community Investment Trust
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Charlie Hales
Former Mayor, City of Portland. Retired HDR, Inc. Planning practice leader
charliehalespdx@gmail.com
(971) 401-3481
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Nick Hara
Data & Strategy Consultant, Nick Hara Consulting
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Emily Harris
Co-Founder, Uplift Local
emily@upliftlocal.news
(503) 320-7862
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Dana Hepper
Director of Policy & Advocacy, Children's Institute
dana@childinst.org
(971) 506-3262
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Amy Herzfeld-Copple
Executive Director, Western States Center
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Molly Hogan
Executive Director, Welcome Home Coalition
molly@welcomehomecoalition.org
(971) 291-3750
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Katrina Holland
Strategic Engagement Officer & Interim Director of Housing Programs, Urban League of Portland
kholland@ulpdx.org
(971) 409-0687
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Mark Holloway
Chair, TASTE for Equity; Former CEO, Social Venture Partners Portland
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Carrie Hoops
CEO, Miller Foundation
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Kimberly Howard Wade
Executive Director, Caldera
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Sean Hubert
Senior Advisor, Affordable Community Solutions LLC
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Mariah Hudson
Senior Healthcare Communicator, Oregon Health & Science University
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Duncan Hwang
Metro Councilor, District 6. Community Development Director, APANO
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Susheela Jayapal
Community leader. Former Multnomah County Commissioner
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Lauren Johnson
Executive Director, Social Venture Partners Portland
lauren@svpportland.org
(503) 222-0114
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Darion Jones
Deputy Director of the Office of Arts & Culture, City of Portland
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Vince Jones-Dixon
Multnomah County Commissioner, District 4
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Lorelei Juntunen
President & CEO, ECONorthwest
juntunen@econw.com
(503) 200-5074
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Edwina Kane
Director of Development, Portland Center Stage
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Jim Kelly
Chair, Oregon Board of Forestry; Founder, Rejuvenation; Trustee, North Star Civic Foundation.
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Debbie Kitchin
Principal, InterWorks LLC
dkitchin@interworksllc.com
971-563-0208
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David Knowles
Retired Urban and Transportation Planning consultant, former Portland Planning Director, former Metro Councilor
davidknowlesportland@gmail.com
(503) 784-6811
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Amy Kohnstamm
Civic volunteer & activist; Former Portland Public Schools Board member.
amyck@comcast.net
(503) 913-3945
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Erin Kothari
Executive Director, Oregon Futures Lab
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Michael Larson
Founder & Executive Director, Humans for Housing
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Regina Lawrence
Research Director, UO-SOJC’s Agora Journalism Center
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Jenny Lee
Deputy Director, Coalition of Communities of Color
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Christine Lewis
Metro Councilor, District 2
Christine.lewis@oregonmetro.gov
(503) 319-1986
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Mary Li
Chief of Staff, Office of Portland City Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane
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Nolan Lienhart
Principal and Director of Planning & Urban Design, ZGF Architects
nolan.lienhart@gmail.com
(503) 709-8150
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Megan Loeb
Senior Program Officer for Housing & Economic Vitality, The Oregon Community Foundation
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Marissa Madrigal
Chief Operating Officer, Metro
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Ryan Magarian
Co-Founder, Oven and Shaker; Co-Founder, Aviation American Gin
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Amanda Manjarrez
Consultant; North Star Civic Foundation
amanjarr@gmail.com
(505) 400-6513
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Kimiko Matsuda
Director of Culture, Multnomah Whiskey Library
kimiko@roseandlincoln.com
(503) 709-8077 -
Angela Martin
Executive Director, HereTogether ; Executive Director, Oregon Progressive Group
angela@heretogetheroregon.org
(503) 810-9770
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Sheila Martin
Vice President for Public Affairs & Chief of Staff, Portland State University
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Jan Mason
Associate Principal, Mackenzie; PACCO, President
jmason@mcknze.com
(360)326-5575
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Dahnesh Medora
North Star Advisory Board
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Julia Meier
Strategic Projects Manager, City of Portland
juliameierpdx@gmail.com
(503) 704-0124
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Kimberly Melton
Vice President of Impact at Meyer Memorial Trust
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Kate Merrill
Business Advancement Team Project Manager, Prosper Portland
merrillk@prosperportland.us
(503) 939-5865
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Mercy M'Fon
Writer & Founder, Your Everyday Gifts
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Tim Miller
Director, Oregon Business for Climate
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William Miller
Board Member, Mt. Hood Community College District Board of Education
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John Nee
Principal and President, Act 1 Partners
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Chris Nelson
Principal, Capstone Partners LLC
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Diana Nuñez
Chief Operating Officer, Hacienda CDC
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James Ofsink
President, Portland Forward
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Kelly O'Lague
President & CEO, United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
kelly@unitedway-pdx.org
(925) 980-2468
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Donnie Oliveira
Deputy City Administrator, City of Portland
donald.oliveira@portlandoregon.gov
(503) 593-1869 -
Shoshanah Oppenheim
Community Affairs and Strategic Partnerships Manager, Trimet
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Andrés Oswill
Social Impact Consultant, Se Puede PDX
andres@sepuedepdx.com
(925) 922-0938
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Art Pearce
Deputy Director of Planning, Programs & Projects, Portland Bureau of Transportation
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Lynn Peterson
Metro Council President
lynn.peterson@oregonmetro.gov -
Khanh Pham
Oregon State Senator, District 23
khanh@khanhphamfororegon.com
(503) 901-1592
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Emily Picha
Chief of Staff, ECONorthwest
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Elana Pirtle-Guiney
Portland City Councilor, District 2
elana@confluencesolutions.com
(503) 803-3151
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Stanley Penkin
Community Activist; Founding Co-chair Home Share Oregon
stanleypenkin@gmail.com
845-417-8755 -
Sarah Pope
Executive Director, Stand for Children Oregon
spope@stand.org
(503) 621-2458
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Ciara Pressler
Founder, PreGame
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Garet Prior
Senior Policy Advisor on Infrastructure, Office of Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson
garet.prior@multco.us
(971) 469-8409
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Andrew Proctor
Executive Director, Literary Arts
andrew@literary-arts.org
(503) 575-6129
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Sam Purvis
Co-Founder, Good Coffee
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Alejandro Queral
Executive Director, Oregon Center for Public Policy
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Sarah Radcliffe
Director of Government Relations, Habitat for Humanity Portland Region
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Amy Randel
Project Manager—Commercial Sector, Energy Trust of Oregon
aerandel@gmail.com
(503) 583-7257
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Eileen Reavey
Executive Director, Rank the Vote
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Raahi Reddy
Principal & Pacific Northwest Director, Estolano Advisors
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Curtis Robinhold
Executive Director, Port of Portland
curtis.robinhold@portofportland.com
(503) 415-6009
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Mark Rosenbaum
Team Lead, Coldstream Wealth Management
mark.rosenbaum@coldstream.com
(503) 708-6934
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Traci Rossi
Executive Director, Friends of the Children — Portland
trossi@friendspdx.org
(503) 281-6633
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Steph Routh
Community Engagement Manager, Oregon State Senator Khanh Pham; Principal, Steph Routh & Team
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Carmen Rubio
Executive Director, Janus Youth Programs; Former Portland City Commissioner
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John Russell
President, Russell Development Company
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Ronda Rutledge
Executive Director, Ecotrust
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Sara Ryan
Budget & Strategic Partnerships Director, Office of Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson
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Abigail Sarmac
Senior Advisor, The Giving Practice
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Vivian Satterfield
Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Portland vivian.satterfield@portlandoregon.gov
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Mike Schmidt
Chief Counsel, Urban League of Portland
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John Schrag
Executive Director, Uplift Local
john@upliftlocal.news
(971) 226-2007
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Andrew Scott
Deputy COO, Metro
Drewid95@yahoo.com
(503) 869-7723
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Andrew Simon
Co-Founder & Community Director, Chess Club
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Chris Smith
Transportation Advocate
chris@chrissmith.us
(503) 223-3688
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Janet Soto Rodriguez
Deputy Director, Foundations for a Better Oregon
janet@betteroregon.org
(503) 896-9122
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Bob Speltz
Senior Director of Community & Public Relations, The Standard
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Chase Spross
Station Director, XRAY.FM/KXRY Portland
chase.spross@xray.fm
(503) 233-2700 -
Bryan Steelman
Founder/owner, Por Qué No Taqueria
bksteels@yahoo.com
(971) 219-7758 -
Alisha Sullivan
Executive Director, Willamette Light Brigade & Portland Winter Light Festival
director@pdxwlf.com
(541) 554-7526
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Serilda Summers-McGee
Founder & CEO, Workplace Change
hello@workplacechanges.com
(503) 847-9421
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John Tapogna
Policy Consultant
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Anja Taylor
President, Kinesis
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Mike Thelin
Founder, Bolted Consulting and Feast Portland
mike@teamfeastpresents.com
(503) 957-0127
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Kali Thorne Ladd
Executive Director, The Children’s Institute
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Camille Trummer
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Kerry Tymchuk
Boyle Family Executive Director, Oregon Historical Society
kerry.tymchuk@ohs.org
(503) 880-1765 -
Becca Uherbelau
Executive Director, Oregon Donor Alliance
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Lee van der Voo
Co-Founder, Uplift Local
lee@upliftlocal.news
(503) 431-1101 -
Candice Vickers
Executive Director, Family Forward
candice@familyforward.org
(503) 382-9816
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Chabre Vickers
Director of Equity, Policy, and Communications, Prosper Portland
vickersc@prosperportland.us
(503) 442-6694
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Amaury Vogel
Executive Director, Oregon Values and Beliefs Center
avogel@oregonvbc.org
(503) 734-6748
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Daniel Vogel
Data Director, Marie for Congress; Chair, JOHS Community Budget Advisory Committee
daniel_vogel@me.com
(503) 806-2257
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Lisa Watson
Associate Director, Oregon Consumer Justice
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Nat West
Food & Beverage Consultant; Former Founder, Reverend Nat’s Cider
natjwest@gmail.com
971) 255-0617
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Amanda Whalen
Interim Chief of Staff, Seeding Justice
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Jim White
Executive Director, Nonprofit Association of Oregon
jwhite@nonprofitoregon.org
(503) 239-4001 -
Mike Wilkerson
Partner, ECONorthwest
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Wendy Willis
Director, Oregon's Kitchen Table
wwillis@pdx.edu
(503) 481-6249
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Hays Witt
Principal Consultant, Strategic Action
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Yohannes Wolday
Social Innovation Director, Oregon Metro
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Duncan Wyse
President, Oregon Business Council
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Winta Yohannes
Executive Director, Albina Vision Trust
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Saerom Yoo
Founder & Principal Consultant, Saerom Yoo Strategic Communitations LLC
