Presenters
Elected Officials, Government and Policy
Campaigns, Political Strategy, and Research
Advocacy, Non-Profits, and Foundations
Academia and Journalism
Elected Officials, Government and Policy
Adam Petkun, Policy Analyst at Education First Consulting
Andrew Scott, Financial Planning Manager at the City of Portland
Governor Barbara Roberts
Barbara Smith Warner, Labor Liaison for U.S. Senator Ron Wyden
Ben Cannon, Education Policy Advisor for Governor John Kitzhaber
Ben Unger, former Chief of Staff for Oregon Attorney General John Kroger
Ben Westlund, former U.S. Senator
Bryan Johnston, former State Representative for Oregon House District 31
Councilor Carl Hosticka, Portland Metro Council District 3
Charlene McGee, Health Educator at the Multnomah County Health Department
Charlie Burr, former Deputy Communications Director for Governor Ted Kulongoski
Cheryl Myers, Director of the Office of Economic and Business Equity for the State of Oregon
Representative Chip Shields, State Representative for Oregon House District 22
Cindy Becker, Director of Human Services for Clackamas County
Claudia Black, Co-Director of Government Relations for Multnomah County
Danny Santos, former Senior Policy Advisory for Governor Ted Kulongoski
Cyreena Boston Ashby, Deputy Director of the Office of Economic and Business Equity for the State of Oregon
David Bragdon, former President of Metro Council
Congressman Earl Blumenauer, U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District
Elon Hasson, former Senior Policy Advisor for Secretary of State Bill Bradbury
Emily Kintzer, former Legislative Assistant to Oregon State Senator Suzanne Bonamici
Erik Sten, former Portland City Commissioner
Hank Stern, Staff Assistant at Multnomah County
Holly Armstrong, Communications Director for Governor Christine Gregoire
Ian Greenfield, Deputy Communications Director for Governor John Kitzhaber
Representative Jefferson Smith, State Representative for Oregon House District 47
Jennifer Yocom, Chief of Staff for Portland Mayor Sam Adams
Joe Smith, Chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon and former State Representative
Governor John Kitzhaber
Representative Jules Bailey, State Representative for Oregon House District 42
Secretary Kate Brown, Oregon Secretary of State
Laura Patten, former Legislative Aide to State Representative Suzanne Bonamici
Representative Lew Frederick, State Representative for Oregon House District 43
Lucy Palmersheim, Legislative Assistant to State Representative Jefferson Smith
Senator Mark Hass, State Senator for Oregon Senate District 14
Secretary Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State of Minnesota
Michael Simon, former Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice
Mike Greenfield, Department of Administrative Services for Governor Kitzhaber
Nick Kahl, former State Representative for Oregon House District 49
Parag Mehta, Public Liaison for Obama-Biden Presidential Transition Team
Patty Wentz, Communications Director for Governor Ted Kulongoski
Secretary Phil Kiesling, former Secretary of State of Oregon
Reverend Renee Ward, Chief of Staff for Oregon State Senator Chip Shields
Rich Rodgers, Policy Advisor for Former Portland City Commissioner Erik Sten
Mayor Sam Adams, Mayor of the City of Portland
Sarah Masterson, District Aide for U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Steve Novick, Policy Director for Governor Ted Kulongoski
Susan Castillo, Superintendent of Public Instruction at the Oregon Department of Education
Governor Ted Kulongoski
Ted Wheeler, Oregon State Treasurer
Tracy Russo, Director of New Media at the U.S. Department of Justice
Representative Vicki Berger, State Representative for Oregon House District 20
Wayne Kinney, Aide to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden
Campaigns, Political Strategy, and Research
Adam Davis, Founding Partner and President at Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall, Inc.
Alexandra Acker-Lyons, former Executive Director of the Young Democrats of America and Democratic GAIN
Anna Richter Taylor, Principal at Gallatin Public Affairs
Beth Bernard, Executive Director of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Hiram Sachs, Principal at Hopkins and Sachs, Inc.
Jake Weigler, former Principal at Grant Park Strategies
Jelly Helm, Creative Director at Wieden + Kennedy
Joe Cortright, President and Principal Economist at Impresa
Jon Isaacs, Principal/Co-Owner at Innovative Campaign Strategies LLC
Kevin Neely, President at C&E Systems
Kristen Leonard, Principal at C&E Systems
Leah Barbaree, Finance Director for John Kitzhaber for Governor
Lee Weinstein, Founder & Principal at Lee Weinstein & Associates
Lisa Grove, Owner at Grove Insight, Ltd.
Liz Fuller, Account Manger at Gard Communications
Mark Weiner, Principal and Founder of Winning Mark
Maura Roche, Principal at StrategyWorks NW LLC
Melissa Unger, Executive Director of FuturePAC, Oregon House Democrats
Michele Rossolo, former Executive Director of FuturePAC, Oregon House Democrats
Mike Webb, Phone Bank Coordinator for Portlanders for Schools
Niki Terzieff, Legislative Director at Strategies 360
Pete Forsyth, Principal at WikiStrategies and Founder of WikiProject Oregon
Rebecca Ball, Associate at Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall, Inc.
Stacey Dycus, Consultant at Stacey Dycus Communications and Politics
Tom Manatos, Senior Advisor to the Chair at the Democratic National Committee
Tom Powers, Executive Director of the Senate Democratic Leadership Fund
Trent Lutz, Executive Director at the Democratic Party of Oregon
Advocacy, Non-Profits, and Foundations
Alex Aronson, former Organizing Director at the Oregon Bus Project
Alex Tischenko, former Data Management and Targeting Coordinator at the Oregon Bus Project
Andrea Cooper, Public Affairs Consultant at the Oregon Education Association
Anna Gilbert, Conservation Organizer at the Friends of the Columbia Gorge
Art Towers, Executive Director of Oregon Service Employees International Union
Aubrey Harrison, Program Director at Basic Rights Oregon
Beth Cohen, Public Policy Advocate at the Oregon Food Bank
Bob Stacey, former Executive Director of 1000 Friends of Oregon
Caitlin Baggott, Executive Director of the Oregon Bus Project
Chris Dearth, Senior Project Manager of Small Wind and Renewable Energy at the Energy Trust of Oregon
Chris Hagerbaumer, Deputy Director of the Oregon Environmental Council
Christopher Hewitt, Organizer at Oregon AFL-CIO
Cuong Hoang, Director of Programs at Mott Philanthropic
Dan Carol, Senior Fellow for Innovation and Clean Energy at NDN/New Policy Institute
Dana Hepper, Oregon Advocacy Director at Stand for Children
Dani Bernstein, PolitiCorps Director at the Oregon Bus Project
Dave Rosenfeld, Executive Director of the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group
David Rogers, Executive Director of the Partnership for Safety and Justice
Elizabeth Good, former Development Associate at the Bus Project
Elsa Porter, Member of Tax Fairness Oregon
Felisa Hagins, Political Director at SEIU Local 49
Francisco Lopez, Executive Director of Causa Oregon
Garrett Downen, former Operations Director at the Oregon Bus Project
Gary Hirsch, Co-Founder of On Your Feet: Improvisation for Business
Greg Wolf, Executive Director of the National Policy Consensus Center
Hannah Lowen, former Operations Manager at the Oregon Bus Project
Helena Huang, Director of Oregon Voice
Henry Kraemer, Political and Organizing Director at the Bus Project
Inger McDowell, Community Organizer at the Urban League of Portland
Jack McGowan, Executive Director of SOLV
James Johnson, Civic Engagement Coordinator for the Colorado Progressive Coalition
Jeremy Rogers, Project Director at the Oregon Business Council
Jesse Beason, Executive Director of Proud Ground
Jesse Bontecou, Campaign Director for NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon
Jessica Lee, Racial Justice and Alliance Building Manager at Basic Rights Oregon
JoAnn Bowman, Executive Director of Oregon Action
Joe Baessler, Political Director at AFSCME Council 75
John Branam, Director of Programs for Grantmakers for Education
Jonah Edelman, former Executive Director of Stand for Children
Jose Artiga Executive Director of SHARE
Josh Berezin, Director of Targeting and Analysis at Our Oregon
Julie Duryea, former Program Manager at the Oregon Bus Project
Kalpana Krishnamurthy, Gender Justice Program and RACE Program Director at the Western States Center
Kari Chisholm, Owner of Mandate Media
Kevin Looper, Executive Director of Our Oregon
Kyle Cady, former Organizing Director at the Oregon Student Association
Laura Schmidt, Statewide Field Organizer at Our Ocean
Laura Taylor, Executive Director of Emerge Oregon
Laura Westwood, Grants Manager at Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
Lindsey Capps, Assistant Executive Director for the Center for Teaching & Learning at the Oregon Education Association
Liz Baxter, Executive Director of the Archimedes Project
Liz Shuler, Secretary Treasurer of AFL-CIO
Lorena Landeros Sabalza, former Oregon Students of Color Coalition Field Organizer at the Oregon Student Association
Lynn Lundquist, Executive Director of the Oregon Business Association
Lynn Moracco, former Voter Registration Program Director at the Oregon Bus Project
Malia Lazu, Executive Director of the Gathering for Justice
Martin Taylor, Director of Public Policy at CareOregon
Mel Rader, Co-Director at Upstream Public Health
Meredith Shield, Oregon Conservation Network Director at Oregon League of Conservation Voters
Mollie Ruskin, former Communications and Outreach Coordinator at Upstream Public Health
Nate Gulley, Training Coordinator at OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon
Nicholas Kessler, Education Coordinator for the Liberators and Teaching Associate with Portland Center State
Nina Narelle, Volunteer Grant Evaluator at Community Grants Program
Noah Manger, Director of Special Projects at the Oregon Bus Project
Phil Smith, National Political Director at the Concord Coalition
Rachel Gilmer, Policy Analyst at the Office of Equity and Inclusion, Oregon Health Authority and Healthy Kids Coordinator at the Urban League of Portland
Rachel Loskill, Equal Rights Organizer at the Oregon Student Association
Randy Miller, Board Member of PGE Foundation
Reyna Lopez, Health Policy Coordinator/Organizer at CAUSA Oregon
Rick Ray, Technology and Content Manager at the Archimedes Movement
Ryan Friedrichs, former Executive Director at State Voices
Scott Duncombe, Data and Technology Manager at the Bus Federation
Scott Moore, Communications Director at Our Oregon
Scott Stein, Development Director at the Oregon Bus Project
Seth Purdy, Data and Targeting Associate at Oregon Voice
Shannon Campion, Executive Director at Stand for Children Washington
Sophie Thomson, Voter Registration Organizer at the Oregon Bus Project
Susan Allen, Director at Our Ocean
Sybil Ackerman, Executive Director of the Lazar Foundation
Tara Sulzen, Outreach Coordinator at 1000 Friends of Oregon
Tess Fields, Field Director at Planned Parenthood
Thomas Wheatley, Organizing Director at Basic Rights Oregon
Wendy Willis, Deputy Director for National Programs at the National Policy Consensus Center / Oregon Solutions
Academia and Journalism
Chet Orloff, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University
Chris Lydgate, Reporter for the Willamette Week, the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, Oregon Business, Portland Monthly, and the Portland Tribute
Christopher Zinn, teach of History and English at the Portland Waldorf School, former Assistant Professor of English & Humanities at Reed College
Courtney Dillard, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Media Studies at Willamette University
Ed Whitelaw, Professor of Economics at the University of Oregon
Larry Lessig, Professor of Law at Harvard University
Larry Wallack, Professor of Community Health and Dean of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University
Mary Moller, Director of Local and Federal Government Relations at Portland State University
Nigel Jaquiss, Pulitizer Prize winning political journalist for the Willamette Week
Richard Clucas, Professor of Political Science at Portland State University
Ron Buel, Founding Editor & Publisher of the Willamette Week
Russ Dondero, Professor of Political Science at Pacific University
Steven Reed Johnson, Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University
Tanyel Taysi, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Kurdistan-Hawler
Trung Tu, Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School