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August 22, 2012
Tori Ward picks up some practical experience at a jo b site. Like her
fellow students, the De La Salle North 2 0 1 2 graduate had the
opportunity to develop jo b skills as part o f the school curriculum.
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Racially,
Spiritually, and
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when students come to our office in
the fall, they are not intimidated;
they are prepared, ready to work
and able to be productive in our
business right from the beginning.”
This successful program has been
ongoing in the Portland Metro area
for 12 years, with placements from
downtown Portland to Wilsonville
and Hillsboro to Tigard. It has grown
considerably in both revenue and
number of sponsors for the past three
years. The employers list, over 80
strong, includes Columbia Sports­
wear, Nike, OHSU, Oregon Depart­
ment of Fish & Wildlife, OnPoint
Community Credit Union, PCC
Structurals, Portland Valve & Fitting
Co., Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield,
and The Standard.
It’s a win-w in relationship. Stu­
dents prepare for college and suc­
cess in future careers; employers
reap the benefits of increased work­
place diversity, motivated student
employees, mentorship, and com ­
munity development.
De La Salle North Catholic High
School prepares young men and
women for college by providing a
rigorous faith-based education em ­
phasizing math, science, and lan­
guage arts.
The school is racially, spiritually,
and culturally diverse. More than 95
percent of its graduating seniors
earn acceptance to college each year,
and graduate from college at a rate
four times that of their peers from a
similar demographic.
Local Leader Mentors Youth
T here’s pow er in diversity.
W e believe there is power in bringing together a broad range of people and backgrounds.
Which is why Pacific Power has always supported diversity in the workplace. W ith a more
diverse workforce we can generate more ideas that lead to better answers for how you
can save energy and money. Visit us at pacificpower.net.
PACIFIC POWER
Pacific Power is on »/n o/ oppwturvty
employer committed to diversity.
Let’s turn the answers on.
The Oregon Association of Mi­
nority Entrepreneurs has added long­
time friend and supporter Bill Prows
as director of its Youth Entrepre­
neurship Program.
OAME’ s Youth Program was first
instituted in 1999 and has commit­
ted to providing area youth with
business development and personal
fulfillment skills.
For the past seven years, Prows
served as the director of Outreach
and M arket Development for Port­
land State U niversity’s School of
Extended Studies. He previously
worked in several com m unity and
corporate relation positions with
Q w est/U S W est C o m m u n ic a ­
tions.
‘‘With more than 20 years of ex­
perience in community development
and corporate cultivation. Bill brings
to the position a wide range of skills,”
said Sam Brooks, chairman and
founder of OAME.
On Aug. 9, OAME held its an­
nual Youth Entrepreneurship Con­
ference, a day-long academy to learn
team building, business plans de­
velopment, marketing, and business
budgeting.
To leam more about OAM E’s
Youth Entrepreneurship program,
contact Bill Prows at 503-249-7744.