About Us

PARC (parc at portlandoregon dot gov) Portland Archives & Records Center is the place to direct your research questions, records retrieval requests and other general questions. 

503.865.4100

Diana Banning, City Archivist

503.865.4110

Responsibilities include managing the Portland City Archives and Records Center, meeting with bureaus on records management and archives issues, assisting bureaus and the public with their research needs.

Brian Brown, Business Systems Analyst

503.865.4108

Primary responsibility is to administer the City’s Digital Records and Archives system and provide related support, training, and implementation services.

Mary Hansen, Assistant Archivist

503.865.4103

Responsibilities include assisting bureaus and the public with their research needs and maintaining the PARC’s website and social media efforts.

Larry Hopkins, Records Specialist

503.865.4105

Responsibilities include managing incoming records for storage, records re-filing, and destructions, authorizing records transfers for storage and providing records to bureaus.

Tim Hunt, Records Analyst

503.865.4107

Responsibilities include working with bureaus to create the City record retention schedules; helping employees understand how public records requirements, City policies and general records management principles can be applied to their paper and electronic records and e-mail; helping bureaus implement the TRIM system.

Brian Johnson, Assistant Archivist

503.865.4102

Responsibilities include assisting bureaus and the public with their research needs, archival processing and preservation, supervising student and part-time workers.

Jill Peterson, Records Specialist

503.865.4104

Responsibilities include managing incoming records for storage, records re-filing, and destructions, authorizing records transfers for storage and providing records to bureaus.