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Health Department
Four new managers have been
named to oversee programs in the
Multnomah County Health Depart
ment.
Carol Ford has been named deputy
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Ford was the county’s acting bud
get officer and benchmark and strate
gic planner. She has a background in
finance and budget for The City o f
Portland, Portland D evelopm ent
Commission, and local government
in Florida.
“I am excited to work where I can
care passionately about the services
Ja n e Spence
being provided,” Ford said. “The
Health Department’s commitment and
values match mine providing quality
services and creating a respectful
environment for employees and cli
ents.”
Bonnie Kostelecky will head the
department’s Division o f Planning
and Development. She holds Mas
ters Degrees in both nursing commu
nity health and public administration
and is currently adjunct faculty at the
Oregon Health Sciences University
School ofNursing, Linfield College,
and Washington State University.
Her previous employment spanned
over nine years with the Southwest
Washington Health District and the
Oregon Health Division.
C onsuelo Saragoza has been
named Director o f Neighborhood
Health. She is a former manager o f the
health department’s West County
Health Center and LaClinicade Buena
Salud. In her new position, Saragoza
will provide oversight and assure
quality services are directed to citi
zens. She brings 20 years o f public
and private sector experience to the
position.
Jane Spence becomes Division
Director for Corrections Health, the
program providing health serv ices to
inmates at five adult county jails and
the Juvenile Justice Center.
“Multnomah County Corrections
Health is nationally accredited pro
gram. My goal is to continue to pro
vide quality physical, dental, and
mental health care while inmates are
in jail,” Spence said.
Spence is a former administrator of
mental health and addiction medicine
at Kaiser Permanente. She is a li
censed professional counselor, a reg
istered nurse, and holds a Masters
Degree in Education with over 30
years ofexperience in the health fields.
The Doctor's Corner
Don't Make Friends Live by Your Rules
By John Oda, Ph.D.
for The Portland Observer
Dear John,
I have had a problem accept
ing my friend’s homosexual re
lationships, especially how open
and honest he is about them. If I
disapprove ofhis lifestyle, I ques
tion whether we should still re
main friends. Please advise.
Anonymous
C a ro l F o rd
B o n n ie K o ste le c k v
Dear Anonymous,
I need to find out a couple of
things. How do you define the
word friendship? Maybe if this
person were truly your friend, it
wouldn’t make a difference. I
have a question, if he had a
female would it be a problem
with you. If you answered no, I
feel you need to check yourself,
and stop making your friends
live by your rules. You don’t
have to follow his life style, and
you can still be his friend.
I feel you handled this very
immaturely. Your friend de
serves someone that is true to
himself.
Take some responsibility for
your actions and grow up.
Dear Doctor John,
I’m a high school student, and I
can’t get along with two of my
teachers. They remind me of my
mother. How can I work things
out with them?
Renee of N.E. Portland
out with your mother.
Dear Renee,
It appears that you are displac
ing your anger that you have to
ward your mother with your teach
ers. It’s time to realize that these
teachers are not your mother.
It’s also time to work things out
with your mother. Sometimes
people remind us of other people
and it appears that you need to
step up by showing your teachers
respect.
I suggest that you apologize to
your teachers and explain to them
what’s going on with you and
seek counseling and work things
It’s time to enjoy your high
school years in a healthy way
and find new “tools” of dealing
with your anger issues. Make
your school year awesome!
John P. Oda, P h D ., N L P is
a P e a k P e rfo rm a n c e E x p e r t
w ith 13 y e a rs e x p e rie n c e in
the m ental health f ie ld a n d a
regular fe a tu r e d w riter f o r the
P ortland O bserver. I f y o u have
any questions f o r The D o c to r ’s
Corner, em a il y o u r question to
news(q.PortlandObserver, com .
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This month crews will be adding
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plete a pedestrian and bike path
a lo n g th e b o u le v a r d from
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and K enton Park.
The $422,000 com m unity en
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c ity ’s overall C olum bia Slough
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that includes construction o f a big
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age that once overflow ed into the
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Next summer, phase two o f the
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