Portland Community Resilience Champions: Difference between revisions

|Kim Anderson, with the Portland Water Bureau, is recognized for her support of Portland's disaster preparedness efforts. Kim has been instrumental in helping PBEM and NET volunteers secure outreach materials, enabling more effective public education around emergency water storage and use. Her behind-the-scenes contributions have helped amplify community preparedness across Portland.

|Xuannha Vo is the Community Health Manager at APANO, the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. As a key partner in PBEM’s COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster), APANO has partnered with us to deliver many emergency preparedness trainings to their constituents, surmounting cultural and language challenges. Xuannha has a background in Public Health and Nursing and supports many health initiatives in cooperation with organizations including Oregon Health Authority, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, and Portland Community College. We recognize and thank her today for her dedicated collaboration with PBEM, and specifically for her efforts in becoming a certified Instructor and delivering CPR and First Aid training to Portland’s Vietnamese-speaking community members.

|Robert Taylor is recognized for his ongoing contributions to Portland’s emergency communications capacity as an Radio Training Liaison (RTL).  

|Paul Lefevre is recognized for his ongoing contributions to Portland’s emergency communications capacity as an Radio Training Liaison (RTL).