The 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast
PDC Executive Director Patrick
Quinton presented a scholarship to
Deanne Hartley who is attending
Georgetown University. Accepting is
her sister Rachel Hartley
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Michael
Gottfredson presented a scholarship
to Shaniece Curry, attending the
University of Oregon
SAFEWAY STORES’ Ron Person pres-
ents a scholarship to Marneet
Lewis, who attends Warner Pacific
University
on Person, VP Retail Operations
NW for Safeway Stores presents a
scholarship to Marneet Lewis who
is attending Warner Pacific Universit
Doug Tweedy, executive secretary of the
Pacific NW Regional Council of Carpen-
ters presenting the scholarship to Kaitlan
Purkapile, a student at Portland State Uni-
versity
Patrick Quinton, executive director of
the Portland Development Commission
presents a scholarship to Rachel, the sister
of the recipient, Georgetown University
student Deanna Hartley. Quinton says if
we want to create Dr. King’s dream we
have to move people who have been left
out to the front of the line. Says PDC has
adopted the most comprehensive equity
policy in the agency’s history, since last
year’s breakfast.
Unemployment for African Americans
is “shamefully high” in Oregon. “I don’t
see a more pressing issue to address than
this one.” Says since Mike Green spoke
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last year, the agency is moving to make
real change.
Michael Gottfredson, president of the
University of Oregon presents a scholar-
ship to Shaniece Curry, who is also
attending the University of Oregon;
“Intelligence plus character is the goal of
a true education.”
“No idea of academic excellence that
doesn’t inclde equity and inclusion.”
Lesley Garcia, director of center for
equity and inclusion, for Oregon Health &
Science University Vicki Guinn who is
accepting for Allyson Knapper, a student
at Rice University
Greg Van Pelt, VP of Providence Health
Systems presents a scholarship to Bob-
bie’s granddaughter Sarah on behalf of
Christine Trinh a student at Georgetown
University;
Lisa Smalley, Integration Manager for
Wells Fargo Bank presents a scholarship
to Arya Morman, who attends the Univer-
sity of Oregon
Harriet Cormack, chair of the Board of
Commissioners for Home Forward pres-
ents a scholarship to Jeremiah Moses, a
student at Portland State University;
Jeff Heatherington, President and CEO
of Family Care presents a scholarship to
Lorena Santiago-Hernandez a student at
Georgetown University;
Ruby Jones of Turner Construction pres-
ents a scholarship to Rudy Rolon-Rivas, a
student at Portland State University
Dr. Lori Morgan, chief administrative
officer for Legacy Medical Center pres-
ents a scholarship to Selam Wako, who
attends the University of Oregon
Pat Egan, VP customer and community
affairs, for Pacific Power & Light presents
a scholarship to Veronica Medhanie, a stu-
dent at the University of Oregon
Commissioner Deborah Kafoury Mult-
nomah County Purchasing presents a
scholarship to Kevin Jones, a student at
Oregon State University
OREGON HEALTH &SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY Lesley Garcia presents a
scholarship to Allysson Knapper, a
student at Rice University. Accepting
is her mother Vicki Guinn
PROVIDENCE HEALTH SYSTEMS Greg
Van Pelt presents a scholarship to
Christine Trinh a student at George-
town University. Accepting is Sarah
Henderson
LEGACY MEDICAL CENTER’s Dr. Lori
Morgan presented a scholarship to
Selam Wako a student at University
of Oregon
FAMILY CARE Jesse Gamez present-
ed a scholarship to Lorena
Hernandez, a student at George-
town University. Accepting is Sarah
Henderson
PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT’s Pat Reiten
presented a scholarship to Veronica
Medhanie, a student at University of
Oregon
TURNER CONSTRUCTION’s Ruby
Jones presented a scholarship to
Rudy Rolon-Rives, a student at
Portland State University
WELLS FARGO’s Lisa Smalley present-
ed a scholarship to Arya Morman, a
student at University of Oregon
HOME FORWARD’s Harriet Cormack
presented a scholarship to
Jeremiah Moses, a student at
Portland State
MULTNOMAH COUNTY PURCHASING
Commissioner Deb Kafoury present-
ed a scholarship to Kevin Jones, a
student at Oregon State University
ALL PHOTOS ON THIS PAGE ARE BY THE JULIE KEEFE
PACIFIC NW COUNCIL OF
CARPENTERS Doug Tweedy presents
a scholarship to Kaitlan Purkapile
who is attending Portland State
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