Ben Duncan Chief Diversity and Equity Officer Multnomah County, Oregon Bio | LinkedIn Community organizing in government. Ben Duncan, Chief Diversity and Equity Officer for Multnomah County, Oregon, joined the podcast to talk about his career working on equity issues which began with environmental justice and health issues. He discussed the County’s Workforce Equity Strategic Plan … Continued
All-Star Communicator. Community Leader. Mentor These traits best describe our Knope of the Week, David Austin. David has brought a professional communications approach to Multnomah County which was on full display at our forum this week. Want to thank David for his commitment to public service? Order a subscription to Grant Magazine. Background … Continued
Multnomah County Communications Director to Talk with ELGL David Austin will be joining ELGL for a lunch forum on February 5th at noon. His presentation topic is sure to be interesting to anyone who wants to learn more about communicating in the public sector. His team at Multnomah County is filled with former journalists and their … Continued
September 27: Doug Zenn, Zenn Associates will replace Dave Austin on the panel. Dave will be a featured speaker in the 2014 ELGL Speaker Series. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5PvAi8PTsI&w=420&h=315] What are the best ways to connect with the diverse demography in your community? How should you leverage social media for your organization? What are some of the emerging … Continued
As we suffer through the cold, rainy season in Oregon, ELGL thought it would be timely to catch up with one of our California members, Amanda Lamb. Amanda was an early ELGL supporter and helped raise ELGL’s visibility among county staff. Earlier this year, Amanda made the transition from Multnomah County to the City of … Continued
