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. And the costumes and wigs
Metro operates the Oregon
Visit www.oregonmetro.gov/jobs
for current openings and a link
to our online hiring center.
The Happiest Song Plays Last
Need to publish a court
document or notice? Need
an affidavit of publication
quickly and efficiently?
Please fax or e-mail your
notice for a free price quote!
Fax: 503-288-0015
e-mail:
classifieds@portlandobserver.com
The Portland Observer
Subscribe!
503-288-0033
Fill Out & Send To:
Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208
$45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year
(please include check with this subscription form)
Name:
Telephone:
Address:
or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com