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at home in Portland fussing over who has the
best coffee in town.”
Leonard won’t be finished after Haiti.
Following his one-month tour there, he
heads for bigger, more daunting challenges
in Sudan, a country plagued by struggles for
years— the most notorious being the situa
tion in Darfur. There, he’ll help improve and
expand the existing IT infrastructure. In
particular, Leonard will work with VSATs,
satellite internet technology currently in use
across Africa.
Kody Leonard resists fanfare. When close
friends— this humble writer among them—
poured into a neighborhood bar to bid him
farewell before his abrupt departure for Haiti,
Leonard, with Mercy Corps since 2007, bal
anced modest gratitude with professionalism.
His attitude: all in a days work.
On Friday, January 29, Leonard boarded
a plane bound for Haiti, representing Mercy
Corps, one o f the first organizations on the
ground offering assistance in earthquake-dev
astated areas. Part o f myriad
relief efforts already in place,
Leonard
will
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Mercy Corps’ focused ap
proach, participating directly
in implementing technology
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receives an enthusiastic show of support
mated Port-au-Prince and its
from Lisa Schroeder of Mother s Bistro d u rin g his sendoff
surrounding areas. Cassandra
party Jan 27 at Jinx
Nelson, one o f Mercy Corps’
most seasoned first-responders, described the
Yes, Leonard is off to do the good work.
region as “the worse disaster zone I’ve seen
Portland’s queer community is proud and
in all my years o f experiences operating in thrilled to send off one o f our own. His de
disaster and conflict areas.”
parture leaves a glaring void— not only in our
As volunteers and residents rebuild, it’s culture but in our sports community. Six years
imperative to help victims live. An integral
ago, Leonard started playing group tennis to
part o f that process is establishing consistent
rekindle a love from high school. Eventually,
communication systems for relief workers—
he joined Team Portland Tennis, the city’s
that’s precisely where Leonard comes in. As
burgeoning gay racquet club. (Read more on
the team addresses issues concerning food, p. 22.) Since becoming involved, Leonard has
water, and sanitation, Mercy Corps will put directed or co-directed the past four annual
into place Cash-For-Work, a program paying
Rose City Open tournaments, large events
survivors a daily wage to clear debris, clean
Portland hosts over Labor Day weekend.
wells, and clear agricultural land.
Leonard also participated in tournaments
Thus, Mercy Corps helps pave the way in Seattle, Austin, Palm Springs, and Hono
to reestablish (and in many cases establish)
lulu. It’s fair to say he’s helped Portland stay
Haiti’s most basic infrastructure. According on the’ gay sports map. Recently, Leonard
to estimates, the program will employ over stepped down as president o f Team Port
7,000 people while helping residents earn land Tennis after serving two years. He said
money, jump-starting local economies. Addi the program stays in capable hands— Carla
tionally, Mercy Corps will implement Com Ikehara, co-director o f several tournaments
fort for Kids, providing post-trauma support herself, has taken the reigns.
to children, many o f whom have lost entire
Tennis isn’t Leonard’s only forte— he’s
families. This effort proved successful both in played with Portland Gay Volleyball (read
post-9/11 New York City and in post-Hur-
more on p. 23) for five years. Though, he
ricane Katrina New Orleans.
claims, “only a participant,” Leonard remains
On the ground, Leonard will establish and
a fixture, playing in tournaments in and out
implement Mercy Corps’ IT needs in Haiti, side Portland. Both sports outlets provide ex
thus facilitating fast, efficient responses to cellent opportunities to socialize, contribute
residents’ needs. His arrival supports a logis to the community and, yes, exercise. Athletics
tics team already in place— together, the team
offer freeing, welcome respites from daily
will fine-tune Mercy Corps’ temporary setup grinds. And after tours in Haiti and then Su
while assessing, permanent communication
dan, Leonard will undoubtedly welcome the
options.
chance to sport it up again at home. Portland
When pressed about the impetus for will be waiting with open arms.
agreeing to such a trip, Leonard said, “Every
one has seen the coverage and I’ve seen the
L earn how you can help M ercy Corps' efforts
(many) reports from colleagues out in the
in H a iti a t mercycorps.org/haiti an d in Sudan
field. Victims are facing such terrible condi a t mercycorps.org/sudan.
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MARTY DAVIS
illcimette Financial
Group LLC
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