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PBAC Members
Kala Franklin
Interim Co-Chair
Kala.Franklin@portlandoregon.gov
Kala Franklin attended Mt. Hood Community College when she was accepted into the Early Head Start program. During her attendance she volunteered in the Early Head Start classroom, applied and participated in Federal Work Study program for low income students.After graduating MHCC she applied for Portland State University and graduated with a degree in Sociology and Gender & Sexuality Studies. Currently Kala lives in inner South East Portland with her family and two Chorkies. She loves to thrift shop, play video games, volunteer and cook.
Nicole Blosse
Interim Co-Chair
Nicole hails from Washington, D.C., but has made Portland her home for the last twelve years. She is currently a Policy Analyst with the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission and has more than fifteen years of government relations and public policy experience. Nicole has worked in and with government at every level and hopes to continue her career in public service. She has served on numerous coalitions, committees, boards and working groups that expand a variety of industries. When not serving as a policy wonk, she enjoys hitting the road/traveling/seeing new places, being with family and friends and reading.
Loretta Guzman
Loretta Guzman was born here in the City of Portland, and is a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe of Fort Hall, Idaho, where she has also lived off and on her whole life. She is a small business owner in the Cully neighborhood and sat on the CBA (Cully Boulevard Alliance) for 2 years. Loretta is active within the Native community in the city of Portland and is an advocate for raising awareness for MMIW (Missing Murdered Indigenous Women). She also is a big supporter of her neighborhood and her community, and believes our city can do better and be better. Loretta also sits on the Training Advisory Committee (TAC) as well.
Chomba Kaluba
Chomba Kaluba has a background in Conflict Transformation, Restorative Justice, and Sustainable Community Development. He is the founder of Energy Iz Everything, an optimistic lifestyle clothing and apparel brand based in Portland Oregon. Chomba is originally from Zambia and has extensive experience working with underserved populations around the world on issues ranging from combating HIV/AIDS to building leadership programs for youth in the USA, Tanzania, Guatemala, and Kenya. Chomba spends time hiking, paddle boarding, running, and volunteering in his community. He is on the Board of Directors of Avesta Housing, Police Bureauwide Advisory Committee (PBAC), and recently served on the Pearl District Neighborhood Association as Activation Committee Chair. Chomba holds a B.A in Sociology from Bates College and a M.A in Conflict Transformation from SIT Graduate Institute.
William Terry
William.Terry@portlandoregon.gov
Will Terry is serving in his second year on the Police Bureauwide Advisory Committee. He has a background in statistics and public finance and completed his PhD at the University of California, San Diego and postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University. Will was a professor at the University of Oregon before embarking on his second career with the City of Portland, where he works in finance at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).
Patrick Patterson
Patrick.Patterson@portlandoregon.gov