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October 7, 2015
Obama to Visit Roseburg
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rampage, but he added that
“our thoughts and prayers are
not enough” to stem an epi-
demic of mass shootings in the
United States.
Having now spoken after 15
such senseless killings during
his administration, Obama
again called for “common
sense” legislation aimed at
preventing gun violence, and
he criticized opponents of past
initiatives he has pushed.
“Each time this happens, I’m
going to bring this up,” Obama
said during emotional remarks
in the White House press room.
Faculty, staff and students
brought flowers to a makeshift
memorial as they returned to
the Roseburg campus Mon-
day for the first time since the
shooting.
In northeast Portland, mem-
bers of the Oregon chapter of
Moms Demand Action for Gun
Sense in America and the Ev-
erytown Survivor Network,
gathered Saturday afternoon at
Alberta Park to make condo-
lence cards for the UCC com-
munity. The event also served
as a chance to make calls to
Congress to ask for further
concrete action to prevent gun
violence.
Portland Community Col-
lege students and staff are also
banding together to express
support to those affected by the
shooting. On Wednesday, Oct.
7 between 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., the
PCC community and public
are invited to upcoming vigils,
planned on each of the PCC
campuses.
New Leader for Providence
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perience leading health plans,
growing membership, success-
fully overseeing risk arrange-
ments and serving members
through a variety of care mod-
els, Providence officials said.
Prior to joining Humana,
Cotton held executive manage-
ment roles with Evolent Health
and Alere Health, two leading
population health firms in At-
lanta, and was a world-wide
partner and market leader for
Mercer Consulting. In addi-
tion, Cotton has led provider
sponsored health plans affili-
ated with University Hospitals
Health System and Premier
Health System.
“I am excited to lead the
Providence Health Plan team
and to become a member of the
greater Providence Health &
Services family,” Cotton said.
“Throughout my career, I have
learned that serving members
is an incredible responsibility.
I am delighted to join Provi-
dence where superior customer
service is our goal. I’m look-
ing forward to working with
my new colleagues to contin-
ue helping our members live
healthier lives.”
Cotton graduated from
Cleveland State University,
earning an MBA in health
care administration. Cotton
also holds a certificate of
executive health care man-
agement from Case West-
ern Reserve University and
completed his undergraduate
studies at Franklin University
and The Ohio State Universi-
ty in Columbus, Ohio.