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This workshop by Andrea Emerson from Full Palette Coaching, LLC, will help you navigate complex conversations and find common ground on divisive and challenging topics.

Presenter’s Bio

Andrea (she/her) is a trusted facilitator, speaker and coach who uses her warm and engaging style to foster dynamic learning environments. She leveraged her early career in nonprofit leadership to build a coaching and consulting business that spans multiple sectors and includes both local and international clients. Her unique blend of curiosity, humor, and authenticity builds trust with diverse audiences and creates space for growth.

She also weaves her lived experience as a biracial (Korean and white) daughter of an international adoptee into her work, which allows her to connect with and serve an even broader range of clients, holding space for their unique cultural and familial journeys. She thrives in the space of serving leaders who want a better understanding of how they show up as a leader, how they steward their power and the influence they have
to collaborate effectively with the teams they lead in order to maximize positive outcomes.

As a certified leadership coach, Andrea also brings a coach approach to her facilitation practice. She designs highly interactive sessions that allow space for adult learners to catalyze their learning from and with one another.

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This workshop by Diane Odeh and Jessica Homer will give you an overview of what it means to be equitable and accessible during community engagement processes. Using targeted universalism approach, they will offer practical tips and guidance on how to promote equity and accessibility in event planning, meeting facilitation, and communications – including how to evaluate and enhance current activities and techniques your organization is already doing. 

Presenter’s Bio

Diane L. Odeh, MPA is a PhD Candidate at Portland State University studying social equity as it pertains to civic engagement, ethics, and organizational behavior. She is also a social equity consultant and project associate. In these roles, she delivers workshops and performs program evaluations related to various dimensions of equity. Notable projects include the development of a social equity toolkit for Neighbors West-Northwest neighborhood coalition, an equity-based evaluation of the City of Milwaukie’s civic engagement processes, and facilitation of community audits with emphasis on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance. Diane draws upon her identities as a disabled, Middle Eastern woman who has experienced being houseless to inform her equity lens.

Jessica Homer, JD, CCEP is a licensed attorney and Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional, with a Juris Doctor and a Master’s Degree in Leadership and Organizational Change. Currently, Jessica serves as the ADA Coordinator for the City of Rockville, MD, teaches Disability Law at the University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law, and is an Attorney and training lead for Moxie Mediation. Jessica’s knowledge of the ADA and background in both employment law and education make her uniquely qualified to find the balance between advocacy and compliance when fostering inclusive workspaces and community.

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This workshop by Annie Rodriguez from Equity Consulting Network, LLC, will teach participants to build trust and respect with their communities and will develop tools and methods for challenging old ways of thinking and behaving.

Presenter Bios

Annie Rodriguez, is founder, Manager, and Senior Consultant of Equity Consulting Network, a multiracial, multicultural team of Professional Development Consultants, Trainers, Community Organizers, Social Workers, Mentors, and Life Coaches.
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With over 20 years of experience as an anti-racism trainer, Annie has been offering resources to organizations, community-based groups, and individuals that are ready to take a deeper dive into the processes that lead to racial equity and social justice transformation.​​

Her work with institutions across the U.S. is to influence racial consciousness, social justice and anti-racism change to work toward the elimination of racial & social inequities. Over the past 10 years, her work has mainly focused on racial identity development, racially equitable organizational development transformational solutions, internalized racial oppression development, and building authentic personal/community relationships that lead to systemic change.
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Annie holds a Master of Education, Interdisciplinary Studies. She is the proud mother of three daughters and grandmother of five beautiful grandchildren. She currently resides in Jacksonville, FL.

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This workshop by Quincy Brown from We All Rise will teach participants the rich tapestry of family history and local history in Portland, and how to center family narratives and local histories in your planning processes. Leverage your experiences and community voices to build transformative change in your neighborhood.

Presenter’s Bio

Quincy Brown is visionary planner, thought leader, and third generation Portland native. He blends technical expertise with community commitment to build coalitions and has influenced nearly every major regional development player in Oregon in the last three years. Quincy has been involved with boundary-breaking work across the Pacific West Coast, from the LA River Project, to Oakland’s Black Cultural Zone, to shaping Oregon’s equitable workforce development.

Quincy holds a bachelor’s degree in Sustainability and the Built Environment from Claremont McKenna College and a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley. Quincy sits on the board of Oregon Metro’s Committee for Racial Equity. He enjoys spending his free time hiking, kayaking, spending time with family, and designing organic gardens.

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Not sure whether you need to file taxes as a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation? What paperwork do you need to file as a 501c3? CPAs will talk through tax basics for Domestic Nonprofit Corporations and 501c3s. We encourage you to submit your questions in advance! With CPAs Sang Ahn & Blaine Bradford from McDonald Jacobs Accountants and Consultants.