LEDIC is a volunteer advisory council that was created on May 15, 2003; members are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. The main purpose of the council is to act as a liaison to the County on matters relating to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
The council strives to examine county processes in order to recommend and facilitate changes that foster equity of services and greater inclusiveness, develop leadership from diverse communities and increase community participation in county government. Council members are meant to be representative of the county’s diverse populations and ideally will represent different, ethnicities, religious beliefs, geographic locations, socioeconomic statuses, physical abilities, career experiences, educational backgrounds and/or other diversity.
Meetings are via Zoom, open to the public and held on the fourth Tuesday of the month, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Please note no council meetings in July and August
Current Members
- Joselito Tanega, Chair
Acquisition Manager, Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette - Ernest (Tory) Blackwell, Vice-Chair
Biology Instructor, Clackamas Community College - Kimberlee Ables
Public Information Officer, Metro - Betty Brickson
Retired Educator - TerryAnn Cabine
Senior Partnership Manager, KairosPDX Educational Non-profit - Claire Calhoun
Workforce Advisor, Clackamas Community College - Rod Cook
Deputy Director, Health Housing and Human Services - Janette Romero Christenson
MSW Student, Portland State University - Michael (Mike) Foley
Retired Community member - Raquel Vega Gonzalez
Undergraduate Student, Portland State University - Megan Hussey
Product Services Lead, Benchmade Knife Co. - Patricia (Trish) Jordan
Executive Director, Red Lodge Transition Services - Bonnie Lander
Operations & Policy analysis, Oregon Employment Department - Carlos Benson Martinez
Youth Peer Support Specialist, Wolf Pack Consulting and Therapeutic Services - Fernando Sobrevilla
Enrollment Manager, Clackamas Co. Childrens Commission - Molly Ruff
Student, West Linn/Wilsonville School - Dina Stults
Senior Operations Manager, Nike, Inc. - Mikaela Todd
Student, Portland State University - Chelsea Varnum
Executive Director, The Living Room - Maria Magallon (staff)
Equity & Inclusion Coordinator, County Administration EI Office - Martine Coblentz (advisor)
Equity & Inclusion Officer, County Administration EI Office - Csea Leonard (advisor)
Equity & Inclusion Coordinator, County Administration EI Office
