The Leaders for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council (LEDIC)

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..  To request a reasonable accommodation please contact Maria at mariamag@clackamas.us at least 48 hrs. prior to meeting.

Note: There are no council meetings in June, July, August or December.

Current Members

• Betty Brickson
  Retired Educator & Community Volunteer
• Bonnie Lander
  Operations & Policy analyst
  Oregon Employment Department
• Carlos Benson Martinez
  Youth Peer Support Specialist,
  Wolf Pack Consulting and Therapeutic Services
• Cassie Wilson
  Community Volunteer
• Chair,  Joselito Tanega
  Acquisition Manager,  Goodwill
  Industries of the Columbia Willamette
• Chelsea Varnum
  Executive Director,
  The Living Room
• Claire Calhoun
  Workforce Advisor,
  Clackamas Community College
• Dina Stults
  Operations Director,
  Nike, Inc.
• Emily Cooper
  Real Estate Broker
• Ernest (Tory) Blackwell
  Biology Instructor,
  Clackamas Community College
• Fernando Sobrevilla
  Enrollment Manager,
  Clackamas Co. Children's Commission.
• Janette Romero  Christenson
  MSW Student,
  Portland State University
• Lori Bender
  Occupational Therapist
  Newberg School District
• Megan Hussey
  Product Services Lead 
  Benchmade Knife Co.
• Michael (Mike) Foley
  Retired Community Volunteer
• Mikaela Todd
  Staff Accountant,
  Geffen Mesher
• Molly Ruff
  Student,
  West Linn/Wilsonville School
• Raquel Vega Gonzalez
  Undergraduate Student,
  Portland State University
• TerryAnn Cabine
  Training Academy Director, 
  Kairos PDX Educational Non-profit
• Rod Cook  (advisor)                                                       
  Department Director,
  Health Housing and Human Services
• Maria Magallon (advisor/staff)
  Equity & Inclusion Program Coordinator    
  County Administration E&I Office
• Martine Coblentz (advisor)
  Equity & Inclusion Officer,
  County Administration E&I Office
• Csea Leonard (advisor)
  Equity & Inclusion Program Coordinator    
  County Administration E&I Office