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The Portland Citizen Corps Council (PCCC) was created by Portland City Council in October of 2004 to make Portland a safer city through increased community awareness and participation in efforts to address natural disasters, crime and terrorism.

Nationally, the Citizen Corps model was created by Presidential directive that recognizes that every citizen has a role to play in making their own household and community more secure.

In Portland, Citizen Corps priorities include:

Developing and implementing an ongoing community preparedness program to increase awareness of the threat of natural disasters, crime and terrorism;
Providing training and volunteer opportunities to address these threats;
Promoting coordination and collaboration among local volunteer programs; and,
Assuring effective outreach on safety and preparedness to Portland’s more vulnerable citizens.

The Portland Citizen Corps Council (PCCC) currently includes 29 member organizations from the public, private and non-profit sectors. Among these are core volunteer programs that address emergency preparedness and public safety:

Neighborhood Crime Prevention (Portland Neighborhood Involvement, 503.823.4519)
Neighborhood Emergency Teams (Portland Emergency Management, 503.823.1260)
Health Reserve Corps (Multnomah County Health Dept., 503.988.3663, ext. 26115)
American Red Cross (Oregon Trail Chapter, 503.284.1234)

In addition to these volunteer opportunities, the PCCC has created the Community Presenters Program to train volunteer speakers and coordinate safety and preparedness presentations to organizations and community groups. Speaker training is free and provided by the Portland Office of Emergency Management.

Portland Cit. Corps Council - Member organizations

Portland Citizen Corps Council

Member Organizations and Representatives

* Updated February 24, 2009

Organization/Address	Representative/Title	Contact Info
African-American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon P.O. Box 5488 Portland, OR 97228	Roy Jay President / CEO African American Chamber of Commerce of Oregon / SW Washington Alliance of Minority Chambers	503.244.5794 ext. 245 Blackchamber@usa.net www.blackchamber.info
Albina Ministerial Alliance	Dr. T. Allen Bethel Maranatha Church of God 4222 NE 12^th Ave. 97211	503.288.7241 marchgod@aol.com
Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations (APNBA) P.O. Box 5123 97208-5123	Jean Baker 4039 SE Grant Ct. 97214	503.234.7642 mjeanbaker@peoplepc.com
American Radio Relay League/ARES	Bert Younglove Multnomah County Em Coordinator 4826 SE 113^th Ave. 97266	503.685.3551 wa7hi@arrl.net
American Red Cross/Oregon Trail Chapter 3131 N. Vancouver 97227	David Gassaway Asst. Director of Emergency Services	503.528.5670 (fax) 503.528.5853 gassaway@redcross-pdx.org
City Readiness Initiative / Medical Reserve Corps - Weiyi Zhao - (503) 846-8228	Weiyi Zhao weiyi_zhao@co.washington.or.us	Tel. (503) 846-3869 adrienne_donner@co.washington.or.us
East Portland Neighborhood Office Crime Prevention Program 735 SE 106^th Ave. 97216	Katherine Anderson Crime Prevention Prog Coordinator	503.823.3505 (fax) 503.823.4525 kanderson@ci.portland.or.us
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon 0245 SW Bancroft, Suite B 97239	David Leslie Executive Director	503.221.1054 (fax) 503.227.7007 dleslie@emoregon.org
Elders in Action Commission 1411 SW Morrison St, Suite 290 97205	Lenore Bijan 5621 NE 48^th Ave. 97218 Tara Krugel, Civic Involvement Coor.	Lenore: (h) 503.249.8432 Tel. (503) 595.7530 tara@eldersaction.org
Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber P.O. Box 1837 97207	Gale Castillo, Executive Director	503.222.0280 (c) 503.807.0101 (fax) 503.243.5597 gcastillo@hmccoregon.com
Independent Living Resources 2410 SE 11^th Ave. 97214	Barry Quamme, Interim Director	503.232.7411 barry@ilr.org
IRCO (Immigrant Refugee Community Organization) 10301 NE Glisan St. 97220 * Laura Hall, Exec. Asst. - Sokhom Tauch	Sokhom Tauch, Executive Director Lee Cha	503.234.1541 (fax) 503.234.1259 sokhomt@mail.irco.org Tel. (503) 235-9396 Lee@mail.irco.org
Multnomah County Health Department Health Reserve Corps Program Staff	Christine Bernsten Program Development Specialist 1120 SW Fifth Ave., 14^th Fl 97204	503.988.3663, x28751 (fax) 503.988.3676 christine.g.bernsten@co.multnomah.or.us
	Zumana Rios 426 SW Stark, 8^th fl. 97204	Tel. (503) 988.3663. xt. 26115 zumana.r.rios@co.multnomah.or.us
NAACP Chapter 1120	Michele Albert WIN-NAACP 1120 7020 N. Oswego Ave. 97203	503.289.0543 NAACP1120@aol.com
Northwest Natural 220 NW Second Ave. 97209	Les Youngbar Business Continuity Manager	503.226.4211, x3553 (fax) 503.220.2586 lgy@nwnatural.com
Oregon Association of Broadcasters 7150 SW Hampton St., Ste. 240 97223	Bill Johnstone Executive Director Alternate: Theresa Burgess	503.443.2299 theoab@theoab.org
Oregon Independent Living Council	Jan Campbell Aging & Disability Services 421 SW Oak St., Ste. 510 97204	(o) 503.988.3620 (p) 503.909.4343 jan.d.campbell@co.multnomah.or.us
Pacific Power 9951 SE Ankeny 97216	Debbie Guerra, Director Emergency Planning	(o) 503.251.5188 (m) 503.819.5449 debbie.guerra@pacificorp.com
Portland Community College P.O. Box 1900 97280	* Jim Slauson,Co-Chair Portland Citizen Corps Council	503. 708.8942 jws1763@msn.com
Portland Fire & Rescue 55 SW Ash St. 97204	John Klum, Fire Marshal	503.823.3724 jklum@fire.ci.portland.or.us
Portland General Electric 121 SW Salmon 97204	Dave Ford, Manager Emergency Services	503.742.8289 dave.ford@pgn.com
Portland Office of Emergency Management 1001 SW Fifth Ave., #650 97204	Carmen Merlo, Director	503.823.2691 carmen.merlo@ci.portland.or.us
Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement 1221 SW 4^th Ave., Room 110 97204 Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement	Amalia Alarcon, Director Stephanie Reynolds, Crime Prevention Program Manager Nickole Cheron, Disability Program Coordinator	503.823. 4134 aalarcon@ci.portland.or.us 503.823.2030 sreynolds@ci.portland.or.us 503.823.2036 Nickole.Cheron@ci.portland.or.us
Portland Police Bureau 1132 SW 17^th Ave. 97205	Lt. John P. Smith	503.823.2182 xt. 0407. jpsmith@police.ci.portland.or.us
Portland Public Schools 501 N. Dixon St. P.O. Box 3107 97208-3107	Robert Black, Security	(o) 503.916.3238
	Alternate: Patrick Wolfe Environmental Health & Safety Manager	503.916.3449 (fax) 503.916.3253 pwolfe@pps.k12.or.us
Portland State University P.O. Box 751 97207-0751	Pascal Schuback Mike Soto Director of Public Safety	503.781.4430 Pascal@schuback.com 503.725.4782 sotom@pdx.edu
Portland Water Bureau 1900 N. Interstate Ave.	Dave Austin Security Supervisor	503.823.2793 daustin@water.ci.portland.or.us
Serving Our Neighbors & K-Praise 1330 AM Radio 4700 SW Macadam Ave, Suite 102 Portland, OR 97239	James Autry, Greater Portland City Director & Station Manager Communications Coordinator www.servingourneighbors.org www.kkpz.com	503.242.1950 (fax) 503.242.0155 Cell: 503-515-5647 info@servingourneighbors.org jamesautry@kkpz.com
Southeast Uplift 3534 SE Main 97214	Katherine Anderson Crime Prevention Program	(503) 823.3505 kanderson@ci.portland.or.us
Southwest Neighborhoods Inc. Public Safety Committee 7688 SW Capitol Hwy. 97219	Michael Kisor	503.293.5443 pccc@magicpubs.com

Portland Citizen Corps Council Staff

Portland Office of Emergency Management

1001 SW Fifth Ave., #650

97204

Lawrence Behmer, Chair

Portland Citizen Corps Council

(o) 503.823.4421

lawrence.behmer@ci.portland.or.us

Keith Berkery, Regional Citizen Corps Council, Chair

Tel. (503) 823.4614

kberkery@ci.portland.or.us