Blue Ribbon Task Force on Career Related Learning

Task force members
Name Organization
Sam Adams Mayor of Portland
Tim Biamont
BizTech High School
Laura Bulinski Jefferson High School
Pat Burk
Portland State University Educational Leadership and Policy
Brandon Byars
Kaiser Permanente
Dave Chen
Equilibrium Capital
Paul Cook
Cleveland High School
Mark Davalos
Portland Public Schools
Kevin Devlin
Iberdrola Renewables
Eileen Drake
PCC Structurals, Inc.
Mark Edlen
Gerding Edlen Development
Keith Edwards
IBEW
Mark Fitzloff
Wieden & Kennedy
Mark Grimes
Nedspace
Stephen Hawke
Portland General Electric
Scott Huff
Portland Community College
Kevin Jeans-Gail
Portland Workforce Alliance
Brian Kissel
Jan Rain
Dianne Leahy
BizTech High School
Rebecca Levison
Portland Association of Teachers
Jason Lim
Asian Reporter
Reese Lord
Office of Mayor Sam Adams
Andrew McGough
Worksystems, Inc.
Jeff Miller
Travel Portland
Marcus Mundy Urban League of Portland
Steve Olczak
Benson High School
Drew Park
Columbia Wire and Iron
David Roy
Knowledge Universe
Julanne Sandoz
Providence Health & Services
Susan Shugerman
Oregon Health & Science University
Sarah Singer
Portland Public Schools
Cathy Skach
Benson High School
Carole Smith
Portland Public Schools
Zeke Smith
Portland Public Schools
Kari Stanley
Legacy Health
John Tapogna
ECONorthwest
Ken Thrasher
Compli
Patti Williams
Portland District Corps of Engineers
Jeanne Yerkovich Portland Public Schools

In Nov. 2010, Superintendent Carole Smith and Mayor Sam Adams appointed 36 people representing business and community, educators, and staff to a Blue Ribbon Task Force to study and recommend proposals related to career related learning in Portland Public Schools.

View the task force report

Read more about changes to Benson (also available in Chinese, Spanish and Vietnamese).


Meeting materials