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April 20. 2005
Northeast Leader Seeks PCC Board Ask Ö
George Hendrix cites
experience, education
by M ichael L eighton
T he P ortland O bserver
A respected African-American leader is
pledging to draw on his vast experience in
business, the government and education to
guide Portland Community College into the
21st Century.
George Hendrix, a semi-retired real estate
broker, retired Bonneville Power Administra­
tion executive and doctor of education is seek­
ing election to Zone Four on the PCC uoard of
Directors. The election is May 17.
“1 want to do something to make a difference
for my community," Hendrix, a northeast Port­
land resident since 1965, said.
He views work on the all-volunteer board as
an opportunity to extend the enrichment of his
personal life, and an opportunity to put into
practice his knowledge from four years of gradu­
ate study and research on community college
governance and diversity.
Most important, Hendrix wants to give back
to a community that has served him well.
•“To have value in your life
you’ve got to live and give,”
he said.
Hendrix sees community
colleges as the most impor­
tant social in stitu tio n in
America today because they
serve so many people from a
diversity of backgrounds.
“Community colleges have
programs for people to tran­
sition to universities, they
have technical program s,
classes for people who were
not successful in high school
to come back to school,” he
said. “It a place to get back to
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George Hendrix
your goals.
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He said PCC must keep and build its links to
business and industry, providing training and
education to making it the heart of local eco­
nomic development and the center of the Port­
land area’s economic engine.
Hendrix said other goals for PCC are to bring
stable funding to the institution and increase
local control of the budget.
He said he also wants to promote coopera­
Good in the
Hood Needs
Volunteers
tion between PCC and its local
high schools and neighboring
colleges and universities, while
providing the lowest possible
tuition for area students.
Before receiving his doctor­
ate inCommunity College Lead­
ership from Oregon State Uni­
versity in 2004. Hendrix served
in a variety of educational ca­
pacities from administrative to
teaching. He has been involved
in education at PCC, Lane Com­
munity College, Clackam as
Community College and Mt.
Hood Community College.
He assisted former PCC Cas­
cade Executive Dean Mildred
Olee in the planning of new buildings and
expansion of the college’s north Portland cam ­
pus.
Hendrix is owner and broker of A-Zebra
Reality, Inc. In 1994, he retired from 28 years of
service with the BPA where he served as a
senior personnel management specialist, audi­
tor. and training and employee development
officer.
Multicultural Film
Festival Examines
Latinos in Industry
The 2005 Good in the Hood
Multi-Cultural Music and
Food Festival will be held on
Saturday, June 25 from noon
to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday,
June 26 from noon to 7:30
p.m. at King School Park at
4815 N.E. Seventh Ave.
The event is currently
seeking volunteers to work
with the food court, the beer
garden (over 21), security,
kidspace, setup, and the vol-
u n te e r/v e n d o r c h e ck -in
booth.
For more information on
how to get involved, write to
Good in the Hood, Volun­
teer Coordinator, 4815 N.E.
Seventh Ave., Portland, OR
97211 or fax a memo to 503-
282-1288.
Jefferson High School will feature the docu­
mentary film “The Bronze Screen: 100 Years
o f the Latino Image in American C inem a” on
May 2 as part of its m onthly M ulticultural Film
Series.
The film features actors such as Benecio
Del Toro, John Leguizam o, and Rita M oreno
and examines common stereotypes of the Latino
culture.
Admission is free. The film and a discussion
run from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in room C l 2.
For more information, call 503-916-5180.
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