Inside Washington County with Rob Solomon

As a Green Bay, Wisconsin native, Toni came to Washington County for the position of Executive Director of the Family Justice Center of Washington County in December 2017. She is the proud mother of two children. Toni's career has been in the helping profession, having nearly 20 years experience working in domestic violence and 25 years as an Executive Director.

The Family Justice Center of Washington County is a partnership of agencies passionately dedicated to providing a range of services for survivors of domestic violence. Staff are compassionate, non-judgmental, knowledgeable and they will help determine a path leading to safety, healing, and freedom.

More on their website: https://www.fjcwc.org/

Maria Caballero Rubio is Executive Director of Centro Cultural de Washington County, a nonprofit that delivers workforce, business, and youth development services for low income and Latino residents in Washington County. Maria came to Hillsboro and Washington County in 1969 with her migrant farmworker family from Sonoma County, California. Her career includes 30 years in local, state, and federal government service primarily in public safety.

She was a Policy Analyst at the US Department of Justice during part of the Clinton and Bush administrations overseeing 35 community policing institutes based at universities across the country designed to bridge the gap between communities and police. Other jobs include Executive Director of the Institute on Community Policing at Western Oregon University, Policy Director for Public Safety for Portland mayor Tom Potter, and Vice-President of Equity and Inclusion at United Way of the Columbia-Willamette in Portland, Oregon. Her career has focused on systems change and organizational learning.

With an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Chair Harrington enjoyed a 22-year career in the tech industry. She is experienced in leading teams and business units that develop and sell new software products, including experience at Wang Laboratories, Central Point Software and at Intel in Hillsboro, where she worked for 10 years. In 2004, Chair Harrington left industry to give back to her community full time, working as a community advocate with Community Participation Organization 7 and several transportation planning committees.

Denny Doyle was elected Beaverton's Mayor in 2009. Prior to becoming Mayor, he spent 14 years serving on the City Council. Prior to joining the City Council, he was elected to serve on the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Board of Directors.

Mayor Doyle believes in working collaboratively to get the job done and knows you cannot build a better city without the help of residents, businesses and regional partners. Under Mayor Doyle's leadership, the city implemented the Beaverton Community Vision which is the driving force behind the city's priorities and budget.

As the 32nd Sheriff of Washington County, it is my great privilege to work with our talented Sheriff's Office team. Our mission is to Conserve the Peace through values driven service. Our organizational values are to do our best, do the right thing and treat others the way we would want to be treated. When deciding the "right thing," we expect our men and women to place our community above individual or personal interests. My priorities to accomplish our mission are below.

Juan Carlos González joined the Metro Council in 2019, representing the northern urban areas of Washington County on the Metro Council, including Hillsboro, Bethany, Aloha, Bonny Slope, Raleigh Hills, West Slope, Cedar Mill and Cedar Hills, Beaverton, Cornelius and Forest Grove.

Born in Forest Grove, raised in Cornelius, and now living in Hillsboro, Juan Carlos is a first-generation American who has dedicated his life to giving back to the communities that have given so much to him. Juan Carlos graduated as a valedictorian at Forest Grove High School and earned a degree in economics and government from Georgetown University.

After college, Juan Carlos returned to Washington County to join Centro Cultural de Washington County, a nonprofit that works with local Latino families to create self-sufficient and engaged citizens. Today he is the organization’s director of development and communications, leading the work to secure the $1.7 million annual budget that provides for innovative youth STEM programs, workforce development services, and civic leadership and advocacy initiatives in the community.