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H ealth
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Portland executive stood out in national search
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F ood
R e g e n c e e x e c u tiv e
M ichael A lex an d er has
accep ted the p o sitio n o f
P resid en t and C h ie f E x ­
e cu tiv e O fficer o f the
U rban L eague o f P o rt­
land.
“ I am very p ro u d o f
the tim e and d ed icatio n
our board, staff and com -
m u n ity le a d e r s h a v e
given to the search for
o u r n ew C E O ,” sa id
L olenzo Poe, board chair
for the U rban L eague o f
Portland. “W e had tal­
en ted can d id ates from
around the country e x ­
press interest, as w ell as
respected leaders from
right here in P o rtlan d .”
M ichael A lexander
Poe said A le x an d e r
stood out fo r his success
U rban L eague o f P ortland and
as a co m m unity leader and in for all o f the G re ater P ortland
business.
co m m u n ity w ho support th eir
T he U rban L eague began its m ission,” said M ark G anz, p resi­
search fo r a new ex ecu tiv e after dent and C E O o f C am b ia H ealth
th e D e ce m b er re sig n a tio n o f S olutions. “ M ichael is som eone
form er L eague president M arcus w ho respects and rep resen ts the
M undy. T he group has been led interests o f all people and a natu-
by tw o interim p resid en ts this ral-born leader w h o serves w ith
y ear - fo rm er US B ank execu- extraordinary vision, deep-rooted
tive, Q u en tin Strode, and fo rm er passion and the hig h est level o f
T ri-M e t e x e c u tiv e B ru ce M . p rofessionalism . H e ’s certainly
W atts.
m ade o u r o rg an izatio n stronger,
P e n d in g N a tio n a l U rb a n and I am co n fid en t that he w ill
L eague approval, A lexander will lead the U rban L eague w ith the
serve as the o rg a n iz atio n ’s 13th sam e co m m itm en t and co n v ic-
p resen t.
tion.”
“T his is a big w in for T he
“ I am hon o red to have been
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chosen from a very quali­
fie d c a n d id a te p o o l,”
A le x a n d e r said . “T h e
U rban L eague is a c riti­
cal voice in ad v o catin g
and elev atin g the in ter­
ests o f P ortlanders and
O re g o n ia n s w ho w ant
a n d d e se rv e to sh a re
m ore fully in all this very
special city has to offer.
I am e ag er to jo in the
lea g u e ’s staff, board o f
directors and p artn ers in
continuing to prom ote the
im portant m ission it has
so d ilig en tly ad v an ced
since 1945.”
A pro v en lead er w ith
an e stab lish ed career in
the h ealth care industry,
A lex an d er assu m es the
U rban L eague position
after nearly seven y ears in m an­
a g e m e n t fo r R e g en c e. S in ce
m oving to P ortland in 2005, he
has co n trib u ted to the oversight
o f several local o rg an izatio n s to
include serving on the board o f
d ire c to rs fo r P o rtla n d P ark s,
L ifeW orks N o rth w est and the
A m erican L ea d ersh ip Forum :
O reg o n C hapter, as w ell as the
C am paign C abinet for the U nited
W ay
o f th e
C o lu m b ia -
W illam ette.
“M ike A lexander is an inspired
choice to lead the U rban L eague
continued
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MLK Dream Race Sunday
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C lassifieds
C alendar
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T he first annual M L K D ream
R un, a series o f ru n n in g and
w alking events, alo n g w ith a
co m m u n ity celeb ratio n w ill be
held Sunday, A ug. 5 fro m 6:30
a.m . to noon.
N am ed in h o n o r o f the late
civil rig h ts lead er Dr. R ev. M a r­
tin L uth er K ing Jr. an d his dream
fo r a m ore ju s t A m erica, the
e v en t is sp o n so red by the N orth-
N o rth east B usiness A sso ciatio n
and several co m m u n ity partners.
T he aim is to pro v id e a fun
and inspirational day to support
the h istorically A frican -A m eri­
can and m inority neig h b o rh o o d s
o f north and n o rth east P ortland
and raise d o n atio n s fo r the b u si­
ness g ro u p ’s Y outh E n trep re­
neur and L ead ersh ip program .
T he Sunday m o rn in g lin eu p
will beg in w ith a k ic k o ff party
and three races, in clu d in g a 5 ,1 0
and 15 kilom eters, b eg in n in g at
the v acan t lot on the c o m e r o f
N ortheast M artin L u th er K ing
Jr. B oulevard and A lberta Street.
T h ere w ill be race w inners
prize p ackages, ru n n er raffles
and giveaw ays, live m usic, a
health fair, and an ann iv ersary
s a lu te to K in g ’s “ I H a v e a
D ream ” speech.
F o r m ore inform ation and reg ­
istration, visit m lkdream run.com .