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E xecutive Praised
for L eadership
C itin g h e r effo rts to adv an ce
w om en in leadership positions in the
utility industry, the
U tility W o m e n ’s
Leadership Confer-
ence
s e le c te d
Peggy Y, Fow ler,
C EO and president
o f Portland G eneral
E lectric, as the re­
cipient o f the annual
organization’s 16,h
A nnual C o n fer­
ence, “ L eadership
In A N ew E ra.”
The L eadership
A ward recognizes a
CEO in the utility in­
dustry who dem on­
strates a high level
o f com m itm ent in
supporting, d evel­
o p in g , a d v a n c in g .
an d
p r o m o tin g Feggy Fowler
w om en in their ow n
—
com pany N om inations for the aw ard
w ere solicited from 130 conference
attendees and evaluated by a panel
ofU W L C directors.
“ Peggy F o w ler’s success in driv­
ing throughout h er organization is
outstanding,” said conference host
C E O , C a th e rin e G o o d A b b o tt.
“T hrough innovative program s, PGE
I
has helped w om en expand their ca­
reer opportunities. P eggy’s efforts
r e f le c t h e r
drive to ad ­
vance women
w ithin her or­
g a n iz a tio n s,
o u r industry
an d
be­
y o n d .”
“ PG E is
fo rtu n a te to
have a leader
lik e P e g g y
Fowler who is
com m itted to
fostering an
env iro n m en t
w here women
can p u rsu e
rewarding ca­
reers, particu­
larly in fields
that have tra-
d itio n a lly
been reserved for m en,” said Jill
Tietjen, chair, U tility W om en’s Lead­
ership C onference. “ F ow ler’s goals
fo rtheco m p an y include an em phasis
on prom oting fem ale em ployees,
w hich has resulted in high percent­
ages o f w om en on their executive
o f f ic e r te a m a n d m a n a g e m e n t
g ro u p s.”
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PDC E xecutive Announces R etirem ent
Felicia trader, Executive Directorof
the Portland Development Com m is­
sion, has announced her retirement.
She will leave the commission Jan. 31.
"It is w i tli very mixed em otions that
I leave this post,” said Trader, “The
th ree years I have
spent here have been
som e o f the most re­
warding and chai leng-
ing yeais o f my career.
I have thoroughly en­
jo y ed w orking with
the talented staff o f
professionals at PDC
and feel we accom ­
plished quite a bit to­
gether”
D uring her tenure
at the Com m ission,
PEX? added four new
urban renewal areas,
and mo ved forward on
a num ber o f m ajor re­
developm ent project
including the Classi­
cal Chinese Garden,
th e
E a s tb a n k
Riverfront, South Wa­
terfront Park and Pioneer Place 11. The
Com m ission assisted in the rehabilita­
tion or construction o f more than 850
housing units and in the creation or
retention o f m ore than 1,600jobs.
“Felicia has brought a tremendous
am ount o f leadership and positive
change to the C om m ission,” said
M ayor V era Katz. “She has put a very
Tickets on sale for new Amtrak Run
A seco n d A m trak C a scad es c o r­
rid o r train b e g a n ru n n in g in the
W illam ette V alley this m onth.
T he new A m trak C ascades T algo
leav es E ugene for P ortlan d at 9:3 0
a m. sto p p in g at A lb an y an d S alem
b efo re g oing on to P o rtlan d , a rriv ­
ing at 12:05 p.m .F rom P ortland, the
train leaves at 5:30 p.m . and arrives
in E ugen e at 8:05 p.m .
T he new train ex ten d s ex istin g
P o rtla n d -S e a ttle ru n s to E ugene.
T he o rig in a l C ascad es train n um ­
b er 750 w ill o perate 15 m inutes ear-
lie r each w ay.
T ick et rese rv a tio n s fo r the se r­
vice are av ailab le from A m trak. For
m o re in fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t yo u r
travel ag en t, o r call A m trak at 1-
800-U S A -R A IL or visit the A m trak
w eb site at w w w .am trak .co m
County Phone Guide Available
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty has a n ew
te le p h o n e p re fix an d a p o c k e t
p h o n e g u id e to h e lp re s id e n ts do
b u s in e s s w ith th e ir g o v e rn m e n t.
A ll M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty p h o n e
n u m b e rs th a t p r e v io u s ly h a d a
2 4 8 ,3 0 6 , o r 736 p refix now h av e a
988 p refix . A ll n u m b e rs re ta in the
sa m e la st fo u r d ig its. C o u n ty o f ­
fic ia ls p re d ic t th e sin g le p re fix
w ill m a k e it e a s ie r fo r re sid e n ts to
re m e m b e r an d id e n tify co u n ty
p h o n e n u m b e rs. D ue to 1 0 -d ig it
d ia lin g , c a lle rs m u st a lso d ia l th e
503 a re a c o d e b e fo re d ia lin g all
lo c a l n u m b e rs.
T h e c o u n ty h as p ro d u c e d a
p o c k e t g u id e lis tin g its m o st f re ­
q u e n tly re q u e s te d p h o n e n u m ­
b e rs , as w e ll as im p o rta n t n u m ­
b e rs fo r o th e r lo c a l, s ta te and
fe d e ra l a g e n c ie s . C o p ie s o f the
b ro c h u re c a n b e p ic k e d u p at any
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty lib ra ry .
T o r e c e iv e a b ro c h u re by m a il,
c a ll th e c o u n ty ’s g e n e ra l in fo r-
m a tio n n u m b e r a t( 5 0 3 ) 9 8 8 - 3 5 1 1.
T h e g e n e ra l n u m b e r is a ls o the
p la c e to c a ll to fin d th e p h o n e
n u m b e r fo r a n y c o u n ty o ffic e .
Study Finds Racial, Economic Disparities in Lending
T he A sso ciatio n o f C o m m u n ity
O rganizations for R eform N ow has
released a study finding ec o n o m ic
and racial d isp arities in hom e m o rt­
g ag e s.
T he rep o rt found that alth o u g h
the d isp a rity betw een w h ite an d
m inority d enial rates are dow n n a ­
tio n a lly , these gains w ere n ot re a l­
ized for A fric an -A m erica n s in the
P o rtlan d m e tro p o lita n area.
N atio n ally , A fric a n -A m e ric a n
ap p lica n ts for co n v e n tio n a l p u r­
ch ase loans w ere den ied 1.96 tim es
m ore often than w h ites in 1999, a
decrease from 1998 w hen they w ere
d en ied 2 .0 9 tim es m ore often.
In P o rtlan d , A fric an -A m erica n
a p p lic a n ts w ere 1.74 tim es m o re
likely to be den ied than w hite ap p li­
ca n ts, a 6 .7 p erc en t in crease from
1988.
“ S e v e ra l d ecad es a fte r th e p ro b ­
lem s o f n eig h b o rh o o d redlining and
ra c ia l d isc rim in a tio n first cam e to
light, w e fin d that these p ro b lem s
still e x ist an d co n tin u e to d em an d
p u b lic a t te n t io n ,” s a id M a u d e
H urd, A C O R N ’s N atio n al P re si­
dent. O th e r fin d in g s for the P o rt­
October 18, 2000
lan d area show th at th e d isp arity
b etw een the d en ial rates o f m in o ri­
ties and w h ites is g rea test am ong
h ig h -in co m e ap p lican ts.
Low to m o d erate in co m e n eig h ­
b o rh o o d s co m p rise 23 p erc en t o f
th e P o rtlan d m ark et, b ut receive
o n ly 12 p ercen t o f co n v e n tio n a l
lo an s given.
In ad d itio n , the stu d y found that
low er-incom e m inority hom ebuyers
are sig n ific an tly m o re lik ely than
upper-incom e w hite hom ebuyers to
use an FHA o r h ig h e r-co st su b ­
p rim e loans w hen b u y in g a home.
strong m anagem ent team in place and
in the past three years, PDC has shown
a renewed commitment to working very
closely with their public and com m u­
nity partners to ensure mutual goals
are achieved.”
Prior to
jo in in g the
C o m m is ­
sion, Trader
se rv e d as
P o r tl a n d ’s
D irector o f
T ransporta­
tion for ten
y ears. She
also served
as O regon’s
Deputy Sec­
r e ta ry
of
State; and as
M ultnom ah
C o u n ty ’s
D irector o f
the Depart-
mentofGen-
eral Services
and Budget
Director.
In Santa Clara County, Cali f., Trader
served as Director o f the Analysis
Division in the County Executive’s
Office and as Assistant Director o f the
Environmental Management Agency.
Trader holds an M. A. in Public A d­
ministration from San Jose State Uni­
versity; a B.S. in Economics from the
University o f Kentucky and has com-
pleted the State and Local Government
Executive Program at Harvard Kennedy
School.
She is a member o f the Portland
Oregon Sports Authority Board ofD i-
rectors and serves on the B oard o f
W orksystems, Inc. she is also a former
m em berof the M ultnomah County Li­
brary Commission; the president”
Council for Sustainable Development,
Energy and Transportation Task Force;
and a Fellow o f the Oregon Chapter o f
the American Leadership Forum.
“W e cannot begin to thank Felicia
EXPLORE YOUR FUTURE
COLLEGE PREP WORKSHOP
OCTOBER 28. 2(XX)
High school students and their parents are invited to
attend this free informative workshop on getting ready for
college. Whether you are looking at eventually attending a
community college, a state university, or a private college,
this event will help bring your future into focus. You can
attend sessions on:
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JFK Nonstop
to Portland
WHERE AND WHEN:
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church
Family Life Center
8725 N. Chautauqua Blvd., Portland, Oregon
October 28, 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
S A T preparation session available in afiernoon: Reservations required.
Light lunch provided fo r S A T participants.
TO RESERVE A SEAT, CAIE 503-554-2253
Sponwreti by the
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i t u e y S m it h
Senate District a
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Many corporations arc paying lower lax rales than most human beings do.
Using some of Ihis 'saved money', these corporations then funnel large
amounts of money into the election of their own politicians. These
politicians then turn ¡round, give the corporations millions of dollars of
corporate welfare and set unfair tax rales. This cycle corrupts the
democratic process and has to change if social justice is to take
place. Progressive State income taxes, public financing of elec lions, and
eliminating corporate welfare subsidies w ill make our slate a better
place Exposing this vicious cycle and the way to end it is the main
reason I'm running for office.
C ouple’s Love for D ogs Opens Business
For additional information, call 503-
789-4418or503-639-8897
Benefits of a College Education
Developing the Vision
Understanding the Admissions Process
Unlocking the Mystery of Financial Aid
What Should I Know Now to Plan for College?
Exploring the Options — Dispelling the Myths
This is a great opportunity to get a jump-start on your
future. There will be door prizes and snacks provided for
the day.
D elta A ir Lines will introduce a
nonstop flight betw een Portland
and N ew Y o rk ’s JKF A irport be­
ginning A pril 1.
JK F is D elta’s largest interna­
tional gatew ay, and with the non­
stop flight, Portland passengers
can connect to 36 destinations
throughout Europe, India and Rus­
sia.
The international connections
include service to Amsterdam, Ath­
ens, Barcelona, Berlin, Bom bay,
Brussels, Budapest, Copenhagen,
Dublin, Burban, Düsseldorf, F rank-
furt, G eneva, H am burg, Istanbul,
J o h a n n e s b u rg , L isb o n , L y o n ,
M adrid, Manchester, Milan (Linate
and M alpensa airports), M oscow,
M unich, N ice, O slo, Paris. Rome,
S to ck h o lm , S tu ttg a rt, V en ice,
V ienna, W arsaw and Zurich.
“T he introduction o f this new
flight connecting to D elta’s JFK
N orth A tlantic operation indicates
D elta’s continuing partnership with
the Portland com m unity,” said Leo
F. M ullin, D elta’s chairm an and
c h ie f executive officer. “W e w ant
to thank Gov. John A. K itzhaber,
M ichael Thom e, executive direc­
tor o f the Port o f Portland, M ayor
V era Katz and the local com m unity
for dem onstrating the im portance
o f nonstop service to JFK and for
show ing th eir support o f D elta’s
entire operation.”
T igard residents A m y and T aner
Bekleyen have opened a business
doing w hat they love best, caring for
dogs.
The young couple, w ho have a
chocolate Labrador Retriever puppy
n a m e d W in sto n , h av e re c e n tly
opened 4 Paw s Dog D aycare and
Boarding at 9740 S. W. Tigard St.
N ow their days, evening and w eek­
ends are consum ed with caring for
other peo p le’s dogs in a hom e-like
cageless environm ent.
“ W e know how hard it is to leave
your dog at hom e alone al 1 day long,"
says Amy. “T hey need play, com ­
panionship and exercise to keep them
from being bored. W hen they com e
to 4 Paws, they becom e part o f our
dog fam ily and have a great time.
T he B ekleyen also board dogs.
They cater to owners who want their
dog cared for in an atm osphere similar
to their home.
“O ur clients tell us that they don’t
want their dog to be isolated in a kennel
o r a run w hile they are out o f tow n,"
says Taner. “ I know they are going to
be happy w hile they are aw ay.”
enough for all that she has brought to
the Commission,” said M arty Brantley,
PDC chairman. “H er skill and leader­
ship has strengthened P D C ’s relation­
ships with the business community,
housing advocates, the neighbor­
hoods and with her fellow bureau man­
agers. Felicia is recognized as not only
a national leader, but also is one o f the
finest bureau managers in the City.”
A national search has begun for a
new Executive Director. It is hoped that
the new director will be nam ed prior to
T rader's departure.
I want to work for you
on these issues as well:
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Raise the M inimum Wage
Better School Funding
U n iv ersa l H ea lth Care
End Old Growth Logging
Progressive Property Taxes
End State Sponsored Video Poker
S e le c tiv e T h in n in g
End Mandatory Minimums
Ballot M easure A ccess
Equal rights for all
In d u str ia l H em p
Police Accountability
G e t In v o lv e d
Whitney Smith
for State Senate
9000 N.E. MLK «35
Portland, OR 9 7 2 1 !
(503) 289-0227
whitneysmlth2000@Juno.com
www.geodtJcj.conVwhltneyi/nfthft>rjtateienate20QQZ
Taner Bekleyen's love fo r animals has led Io the opening his own dog shelter.
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Paid for by Whitney Smith for State Senate