August 03, 2022
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Catlin Gable Announces New
Assistant Head of School
Arts &
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ENTERTAINMENT
Kama Bruce accepts new position at Catlin Gable School
Catlin Gabel School an-
nounced Kama Bruce as the
school’s Assistant Head of
School. In his new role at Cat-
lin Gabel, Mr. Bruce will be the
school’s chief academic leader.
He will manage strategic and
educational initiatives in part-
nership with the senior admin-
istrative team. Also Mr. Bruce
will be supervising cross-di-
visional programs that include
athletics, outdoor and global
education, and sustainabili-
ty along with overseeing the
school’s COVID-19 response.
Mr. Bruce has committed his
career in education to creating
equitable learning spaces –
“Where everyone feels like
they can belong,” Bruce said
in an interview. He came to
Portland from in Austin, Tex-
as, where he began his career
teaching in public schools,
and where he spent the past 18
years at St. Andrew’s School
as a teacher and administrator.
He will play an instru-
mental role in fulfilling the
school’s vision of becoming a
more equitable, inclusive, and
antiracist institution.
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continuity of service for the
critical programs, investments
and contracts that are provided
to the community to mitigate the
housing crisis.
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see and advance the progress of
the Portland Housing Bond, the
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for PHB. She is excited to wel-
come over a thousand Portlanders
earning 60% of area median in-
come or below who will find new
homes in the next several months
in properties funded by the Port-
land and Metro Housing bonds.
Commissioner Dan Ryan is
committed to a national search
for a permanent Portland Housing
Bureau Director who will build on
the excellent work of the bureau,
focus on land acquisition, create
new pathways to homeownership,
and meet Portlanders’ needs along
the housing continuum.
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