Public Participation & Education

Urban Renewal Advisory Committees (URAC)

Membership Rosters

Central Eastside URAC Members
Members

Kevin Kraus, Buckman Community Assoc.
Susan Lindsay, Buckman Community Assoc.
Susan Pearce, Hosford Abernethy Neighborhood
    Development
Michael Whitmore, Kerns Neighborhood Assoc.
Michael Bolliger, Central Eastside Industrial Council
Peter Stark, Central Eastside Industrial Council

At Large Members
Rick Michaelson, Bosco-Milligan Foundation - historic preservation
Juanita Powell, Key Bank - finance
Jeff Reaves, Group MacKenzie - property owner
Heidi Soderberg, SE Works - workforce
Contact Information
Denyse McGriff 503-823-3295 or email
Revised 9/06  

Gateway Regional Center URAC Members
Leadership

Bob Earnest, Hazelwood at Large
Jackie Putnam, Greater Gateway Resident

Members

Teena Ainslie, Hazelwood at Large
Beth Baltz, Adventist Medical Center
Susan Brady, Mt. Hood Community College
Tim Brunner, East Portland Chamber of Commerce
Frieda Christopher, Business Owner at Large
Dick Cooley, Property Owner
Jim Doig, Gateway Resident
Grace Fitzgerald, Parkrose Heights at Large
Ted Gilbert, For Profit Housing
Rowanne Haley, IRCO
Arlene Kimura, Hazelwood Neighborhood Assoc.
Jerry Koike, Gateway Resident
Lynn Powell, Gateway Elks
Alesia Reese, Woodland Park Neighborhood
Linda Robinson, Hazelwood at Large
Fred Sanchez, GABA
Dorene Warner, Non-Profit Housing

Contact Information
Justin Douglas 503-823-4579 or email
Revised 12/07 

Interstate Corridor URAC Members
Co-Chairs

Sheila Holden, N/NE Economic Development Alliance
Walter Valenta, Bridgeton Neighborhood Assoc.

Members

Pam Arden, Resident-At-Large
Laura Blackheart, Humboldt Neighborhood Assoc.
Pauline Bradford, Eliot Neighborhood Assoc.
Chris Duffy, Resident-At-Large
Diane Feldt, Cascadia Behavioral Health
Maxine Fitzpatrick, PCRI
Cathy Galbraith, Bosco-Milligan Foundation
Brad Halverson, Overlook Neighborhood Assoc.
Gary Hampton, Eliot Neighborhood Assoc. (Alternate)
Chris Jackson, Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Assoc.
Mark Kirchmeier, Development Community
Julie Metcalf-Kinney, Resident at-large
Larry Mills, Kenton Neighborhood Assoc.
Kay Newell, Boise Neighborhood Assoc.
Jennie Portis, Northeast Workforce Center
Eli Spevak, Piedmont Neighborhood Assoc.
Cynthia Sulaski, Resident-At-Large
Greg Wilhelm, Portsmouth Neighborhood Assoc.

Contact Information
Kate Deane 503-823-3313 or email
Revised 1/07 

Lents Town Center URAC Members
Leadership

Cora Potter, Chair – At Large Resident
Michael Cummings, Vice Chair – At Large Resident

Organization Representatives

Debbie Black, Foster Area Business Association
Devin Culbertson, Community Partner: Housing Organization - HOST: (2009)
Jess Laventall, Lents Neighborhood Association
Steve Messinetti, Community Partner: Habitat for Humanity: (2009)
Roger Rees, Community Partner: Lents Masonic Lodge: (2009)
Gary Sargent, 82nd Ave Business Association
Susan Stoltenberg, Community Partner: Portland Impact (2010)
Mary Walker, Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association

VACANT, Lents Neighborhood Association
VACANT, Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association

At Large Members

Alan Brzycki, Business
Clint Lenard, Resident
Alan Melton, Resident
Adrian O’Brian, Business

VACANT, Business

Alternate Members

John Miller, Community Partner: Housing Organization
Rebecca Stevenjord, Lents Neighborhood Association

Contact Information
Amy Miller Dowell 503-823-3356 or email
Revised 9/06  

North Macadam URAC Members
Leadership

Steve Gray, Rodda Paint
Lindsay Desrochers, PSU

Members

Ron Balash, RiverPlace Planned Community Association
Sarah Bernhard (pending), Williams & Dame Developers
Bob Durgan, Andersen Construction/ZRZ Realty
Maxine Fitzpatrick, Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives
Bob Lanier, Oregon Bioscience Association
Tom Noguchi, Resident
Pasquale Pascuzzi. Pascuzzi Investments
Trevor Robins, Citywide Representative
Rick Saito, Insite LLC Development Consultants
Mel Stout, Mel Stout Landscape Architecture
Jerry Ward, South Portland Neighborhood Association
Mark Williams, OHSU
Sue Yirku, National College of Natural Medicine

Contact Information
Joleen Jensen-Classen 503-823-3352 or email

Revised 9/07 

Oregon Convention Center URAC Members
Members

Roberta Blau, Lloyd Business Improvement District
Jeff Blosser, Oregon Convention Center
Pauline Bradford, Eliot Neighborhood Assoc.
Marcia Carlson, Lloyd District Community Assoc.
Eleza Faison, Piedmont Neighborhood Assoc.
Ian Gelbrich, Woodlawn Neighborhood Assoc.
Jorge Guerra, N/NE Economic Development Alliance
Kyle Guy, Sullivan's Gulch Neighborhood Assoc.
J. Isaac, Entertainment
Emily Kerns, Boise Neighborhood Assoc.
Richard Levy, General Business Interest
Traci Manning, Not-for-Profit Housing Developer (CCC)
Josh Plager, Irvington Neighborhood Assoc.
Joice Taylor, N/NE Business Assoc.
Mike Warwick, Eliot Neighborhood Assoc.
Reg Wobig, Lloyd Transportation Management Assoc.

VACANT, For-Profit Housing Developer
VACANT, King Neighborhood Assoc.
VACANT, Hospitality Industry

Ex-Officio Members
Steve Iwata, Portland Dept. of Transportation (PDOT)
Joe Zehnder, City of Portland Bureau of Planning

Contact Information
Sara King 503-823-3468 or email
Revised 9/06 

If you would like information on applying for membership on an existing or future URAC, please contact Kim McFarland at 503-823-3289 or by email.



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