Our guest for Episode 9 is Beach Pace, a Hillsboro, Oregon resident and graduate of West Point, who served seven years in the United States Army, is currently CEO of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Columbia Northwest, and who has been a Hillsboro City Council member since 2018. Beach shares her thoughts on leadership, public service, and community, and talks about her passion for mentoring youth and supporting her community through the pandemic.

Transcripts available here: https://bit.ly/Ep9_Transcripts

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This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer was Mandana Khoshnevisan. Music by Choro da Alegria. Post-production by Jenny Moore.

In Episode 8 of Finding Community, Glenn interviews Beaverton, Oregon resident Dori King, an educator and school administrator, now Coordinator for Folks of Color in Schools (FOCIS), an alliance of people of color and white allies that seek to promote equity and social justice in schools. Dori talks about her passion for education and for supporting teachers of color, as well as her love for the Beaverton community, and her work with community engagement for the Beaverton Downtown Equity Strategy (BDES).

Learn more about BDES Community Engagement events: BeavertonOregon.gov/DES

Transcripts available here: https://bit.ly/Ep8_Transcripts

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This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer was Mandana Khoshnevisan. Music by Choro da Alegria.

Episode 7 of Finding Community honors Native American Heritage Month and the indigenous people of Washington County, Oregon. In this episode, Glenn speaks with Stephanie Littlebird Fogel and David Harrelson, both members of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Stephanie is an artist, author, curator, and creative who grew up in Washington County and is a descendant of the Kalapuyan. David is the Cultural Resources Manager for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, was appointed by Governor Brown to the Oregon Arts Commission, and sits on the State Advisory Committee for Historic Preservation. Glenn spoke with them about telling contemporary indigenous stories, Stephanie’s work with Five Oaks Museum on the exhibit This IS Kalapuyan Land, and the broader topics of place and community.

Transcripts available here: https://bit.ly/Ep7_Transcripts

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This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer was Mandana Khoshnevisan. Music by Choro da Alegria.

Episode 6 of Finding Community was recorded on September 28, 2021. In the US, we celebrate National Hispanic or Latinx Heritage month for 30 days beginning September 15. In honor of this period, our guest host is Ed Guzman, a member of VAN’s board of directors, and he speaks with Petrona Dominguez Francisco, a DACA recipient, and Washington County resident employed by Adelante Mujeres in Forest Grove. The recording is in Spanish, and an English transcript of the conversation is also available.

Transcripts available here: https://bit.ly/Ep6_Transcripts

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This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer was Mandana Khoshnevisan. Music by Choro da Alegria.

It’s time for back-to-school, and Episode 5 of Finding Community is a two-part series featuring students and parents as they were preparing for this current school year amidst an alarming spread of COVID-19. This is part two, where Glenn chats with Jennifer Ferguson, the mother of Imelda, who is entering first grade at McKinney Elementary School in Hillsboro.

Transcripts available here: https://bit.ly/Ep5_Pt2_Transcripts

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This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer was Mandana Khoshnevisan. Music by Choro da Alegria.

It’s time for back-to-school, and Episode 5 of Finding Community is a two-part series featuring students and parents as they were preparing for this current school year amidst an alarming spread of COVID-19. This is part one, where Glenn chats first with incoming high school senior Nathaniel Dozier, who is attending Westview High School in Beaverton School District, followed by a conversation with Brenda Houser and her daughter, Gabby, who's entering seventh grade at Evergreen Middle School in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Transcripts available here: https://bit.ly/Ep5_Pt1_Transcripts

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This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer was Mandana Khoshnevisan. Music by Choro da Alegria.

July is Park and Recreation Month, and Episode 4 of Finding Community features Alfredo Moreno, newly elected board member of Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District (TPHRD) and Community Relations Manager for the Rock Creek Campus of Portland Community College. Glenn chats with Alfredo about his role as a community builder, about the complex and changing concept of identity, and about how empathy can help build the bridges we need to move us all forward.

Transcripts available here: https://bit.ly/Ep4Transcripts

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This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer was Mandana Khoshnevisan. Music by Choro da Alegria.

Episode 3 of Finding Community honors Pride Month with a discussion about the intersection of faith, spirituality, and personal identity. Our special guests were Beth Russell, a parent and educator in Hillsboro School District and Vice Chair of Westside Queer Resource Center (WQRC), Shannon Walton-Clark, Board Chair of the WQRC and a resident of Washington County, and David Eppelsheimer, Pastor of Community of ChristChurch in Hillsboro and Board Member of WQRC.

Transcripts available here: https://bit.ly/FindingCommunityEp3

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This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer was Mandana Khoshnevisan. Music by Choro da Alegria.

This episode of Finding Community was recorded on May 21, to commemorate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. VAN's Director of Community Engagement Fernanda Wilent chatted with Susifina Afemui, an Engineer Technician at Intel Corporation, leader of Pacific Islanders of Intel, and member of the Oregon Pacific Islander Coalition. They discuss the impacts of the pandemic on Afemui’s work and home life, her service to Pacific Islanders, and her commitment to honor their diversity as a means to strengthen the broader community.

Transcripts available here: http://bit.ly/Ep2_Afemui

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This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer was Mandana Khoshnevisan.

In our first episode, VAN's Executive Director Glenn Montgomery sits down with Washington County Commissioner Nafisa Fai. They discuss the path that led her to public service, her current priorities, and her vision of a “beloved community.”

Transcripts available here: http://bit.ly/Ep1_Fai

Learn more about VAN and our initiatives:
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This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer was Mandana Khoshnevisan.