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Page 14 August 12, 2015 C lassifieds /B ids Risk Specialist Salary: $4,983.00 - $6,644.00 Monthly The Risk Specialist will report to the Insurance and Loss Pre- vention Manager. The insurance Risk Specialist will manage the day to day administration of the insurance program. This position works closely with the manager in the procurement of commercial insurance, compiles information from Bureaus to ac- curately complete underwriting applications. Coordinates with manager to ensure appropriate- ness and adequacy of insurance program; performs research and consult with broker on day to day management of program; as- sists with the development and presentation of training materi- als and programs for City manag- ers, supervisors and employees; coordinates periodic projects to update City structure values; and performs research and co- ordinates special projects as the need is identified. To apply, see complete an- nouncement for details, please go to www.portlandoregon.gov/ jobs. Program Manager-West Side, Hands On Greater Portland United Way of the Colum- bia-Willamette is seeking a Pro- gram Manager in its Hands On Greater Portland program, our region’s volunteer center. Join a diverse and dynamic team of in- dividuals passionate about volun- teerism and committed to United Way’s mission of Breaking the Cycle of Childhood Poverty in our region! Key responsibilities include managing our volunteer center partnerships with nonprofits west of the Willamette River, in- cluding developing and maintain- ing relationships with community partners and volunteer leaders; working alongside other Hands On staff members to manage part- ner service operations; managing all Washington County program- ming and other program-related functions; and serving as the pri- mary lead in communicating to external west-side constituents. 3-5 years’ relevant experience; BA Degree; or a comparable combina- tion of experience and education. Strong communication, volunteer management, and project manage- ment experience required. Hiring Range: $36,720 to $44,064, DOE. Position open until filled. For a full job description and to apply, go to http://www.unitedway-pdx. org/careers. An Equal Opportuni- ty Employer. The Meyer Memorial Trust (MMT) – originally called the Fred G. Meyer Charitable Trust – was founded in 1982 by Fred Meyer, who started the chain of Pacific Northwest-based re- tail stores that bears his name. Today, his values – to innovate, take risks, embrace diversity, adapt to changing circumstanc- es, contribute to economic de- velopment/parity and to develop the power of the mind – continue to create and inform the culture of MMT, influencing its activities and the role that it plays in the region. The Trust’s mission is to work with and invest in organi- zations, communities, ideas and efforts that contribute to a flour- ishing and equitable Oregon. Worksystems is seeking pro- posals from organizations to pro- vide back-up network support, develop system documentation, and develop a Disaster Pre- paredness and Recovery Plan for the organization. The RFP will be posted on WSI’s website: www.worksystems.org. Propos- als are due noon, September 8, 2015. Worksystems, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer/pro- gram. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. To place a free relay call in Oregon dial 711. The Right Brain Initiative is hiring staff and contractors to help bring the arts to Portland The Portfolio Director, Education area public schools. will be a dynamic, engaged con- Right Brain is a community part- tributor to the overall efforts of nership with a big vision of trans- the Trust, working to address dis- forming learning for all children parities in the education system through the arts, creativity, in- within the context of early child- novation and whole-brain think- hood, public K-12, higher edu- ing. A program of the Regional cation, and workforce training. Arts & Culture Council (RACC) The Portfolio Director will identify the Initiative currently serves and advocate for innovative pol- nearly 25,000 Kindergarten – icy approaches and solutions to 8th grade students throughout promote equity in both opportu- the region. Young Audiences of nities and outcomes. The Edu- Oregon & SW Washington (YA) cation portfolio will also engage serves as Implementation Part- the nonprofit voice in education, ner. RACC and YA are equal op- especially around advocacy for portunity employers and strong- communities in which disparities ly encourage applicants of all backgrounds. are most pronounced. The Meyer Memorial Trust has retained The 360 Group of San Francisco to assist with this search. Please visit http://www. the360group.us/MMT_PDE_ PD.pdf to review the complete position description, including detailed application instructions. No calls, please. To be consid- ered, The 360 Group must re- ceive applications no later than 5:00pm Pacific time on Monday, September 14th, 2015. L Drivers: Local, Home Night- ly! Portland Flatbed Openings. Great Pay, Benefits! CDL-A, 1yr Exp. Req. Estenson Logistics Ap- ply www.goelc.com 1-855-561- 7645 C ontinued from P age 11 N here deserve their own billing, as in their own reality show. This is your opportunity to see showman- ship put to the best possible use. I’ll acknowledge some disap- pointment with The Count of Mon- te Cristo. I love the book so much, and am grateful to the dramaturgy staff at the festival for deepening my appreciation of Alexandre Du- mas and his African heritage. But this production feels thin to me; it lacks my favorite things about the source material--how Edmond Dantes changes during his time in prison, and the complexity of his quest for revenge. The pro- duction squandered the good will I brought to it, sadly, though the physical movement and stage- craft of the production displayed a quality of intention that I admired. Darleen Ortega is a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals and the first woman of color to serve in that capacity. Her movie review column Opinionated Judge ap- pears regularly in The Portland Observer. Find her movie blog at opinionatedjudge.blogspot.com. NAACP Leader certain racial overtone here,” Mi- chaels said. “We don’t believe these officers were out gunning C ontinued from P age 5 for blacks that night by any sense said. of the word. But I think if it were Eugene attorney Brian Michaels a white woman hugging her white said he plans to file a lawsuit on be- son, they wouldn’t have tased. I half of Brown and her son. think they would have felt more “In our opinion, there was a familiar, more comfortable.” Convention Center, Oregon Zoo, Portland’5 Centers for the Arts and Expo Center and provides transportation planning, recy- cling, natural area and other ser- vices to the region. Metro is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer Shakespeare Festival’s Highlights but savor with them the pleasure of watching the work they did in their youth celebrated in such a specific and certainly unexpected way. And to witness a gay artist from Coos Bay watch the birth of his particular and unique vision was just the best. Travel to Ash- land to see it for yourself! Antony and Cleopatra is no- where near my favorite of Shake- speare’s plays--but the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s production is definitely on to something. It Open administrative and school- pitches Antony and Cleopatra as based positions include: the celebrity tabloid-fodder of • Teaching Artist their day -- over-the-top in their • Arts Integration Coach passions and personality and ap- • Administrative Assistant petites. That feels to me like a Find all current and complete de- smart lens, and this production scriptions at TheRightBrainInitia- plays to the strengths of Miriam tive.org/join-the-team. Laube and Derrick Lee Weeden as the title characters. These ac- tors, both with powerful voices egal o t i c e s and stage presence, play large in a way that perhaps could pass for authenticity only in these charac- ters. 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