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PCEF Committee

Diverse Portland residents are represented on the nine-member grant committee, known as the PCEF Committee, which makes funding recommendations to the Mayor and City Council and evaluates the effectiveness of how PCEF is working to achieve the goals of the initiative.

Membership of this committee must reflect the racial, ethnic, and economic diversity of the City of Portland; include at least two residents living east of 82nd Avenue; and possess significant experience in the types of projects supported by PCEF.

The PCEF Committee developed a set of principles to guide the program. These Guiding Principles describe the values by which the PCEF program is administered. The Guiding Principles complement the legislative code (PCC 7.07) and help ensure that decisions are being made in a way that aligns with the vision and values of the Committee and the community.

The Committee meets at least 10 times each calendar year, typically on the third Thursday of the month, in-person and online. Meeting details are available on our website.

Members

  • Alicia Chapman is the owner and CEO of Willamette Technical Fabricators. Prior to founding the business in 2020, she led the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center's research for Boeing and other industry partners, after working at the Institute for Sustainable Solutions as an NSF-funded Research Fellow and leading development programs for USAID in Palestine, Afghanistan, and Libya. She studied economics at the American and George Washington Universities in Washington, D.C. before moving to Portland in 2012 to pursue a PhD in public policy at Portland State. In 2022 she completed the Stanford Graduate School of Business Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative.

  • Faith Graham is the director of the Network for Energy, Water, and Health in Affordable Buildings, a national social impact and learning network at the intersection of affordable housing and energy efficiency. Faith was the managing director of MPower Oregon from 2012-17 and brings decades of experience in sustainable and affordable housing work. As a lawyer, Faith brings valuable legal perspective as well as experience in contract negotiations and complex real estate transactions and financing arrangements.

  • Michael Edden David Hill is a journeyman electrician who, in addition to experience in wind power design and deployment, also has expertise in construction management on one of the largest solar photo voltaic systems in the country. Mr. Hill has a solid understanding of informal support ecosystems necessary to support paths through pre/apprenticeship programs.

  • Dr. Megan Horst is an Assistant Professor in the school of Urban Studies & Planning at Portland State University. She possesses substantial urban agriculture and local food systems expertise that is recognized both locally and nationally. Ms. Horst also brings a strong equity lens and experience in food justice work.

  • Paul Lumley the Chief Executive Officer for the Cascade AIDS Project and a Yakama Nation citizen. He came to NAYA in 2016 after serving as the Executive Director of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) since 2009. Prior to that, Paul served as Executive Director of the National American Indian Housing Council in Washington, D.C. from 2007 to 2009. While also in D.C., Paul served as the Senior Tribal Liaison for the U.S. Department of Defense from 2004-2007. From 1987 to 2004, Paul served in several capacities at CRITFC.

  • DeAngelo Moaning is the Chief of Staff at Raimore Construction and a member of the National Association of Minority Contractors – Oregon. In his role at Raimore, DeAngelo manages the entire IT infrastructure of the company and leads the company’s public involvement outreach efforts. DeAngelo has worked in the construction industry for seven years in various roles and currently serves a role on Portland YouthBuilders’ Construction Advisory Board. He is also the Executive Director of the Louiza Event Space, a long-standing business with over 20 combined years of supporting the Portland community in the event and service industry through its various iterations. As a multigenerational Portland native, he has long established ties to the Historic Albina Community. DeAngelo studied Psychology and Business at Portland Community College and serves as both the First Vice President and Chair of Economic Development for the Portland Chapter of the NAACP.

  • Maria Gabrielle Sipin is a professional transportation planner and community health advocate whose work emphasizes the importance of investing in bicycle, pedestrian, and transit infrastructure and addressing displacement, safety, and accessibility for communities of color. She has experience working with people experiencing homelessness and LGBTQ youth in health care settings and continues to push for mobility justice and participatory budgeting through her grassroots nonprofit involvement.

  • Ranfis Villatoro is the Oregon State Policy Manager for the BlueGreen Alliance where he works with labor and environmental organizations to advance climate solutions and create quality jobs. Ranfis has also worked as a community organizer for the Latino/immigrant community, including with Causa Oregon, Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality, CAPACES Leadership Institute and Voz Workers’ Rights Education Project. Ranfis has valuable experience in grantmaking, fundraising, organizing, and advocating for workforce and contract equity through community benefit frameworks and agreements.

  • Robin Wang is a seasoned business, nonprofit, and community leader with a passion for deploying capital and harnessing business to benefit the greater good. As a former owner of a sustainable lifestyle business, Mr. Wang brings a wealth of expertise in both sustainability and small business operation. Mr. Wang is the executive director of a local community development financial institution that supports underbanked entrepreneurs and serves on Prosper Portland’s Council for Economic and Racial Equity.

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