2024-25 AmeriCorps Members

Liz Bradley

Learning Garden Coordinator

Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus

Establishes systems that supply fresh produce to students experiencing food insecurity and provides education in the Learning Garden on organic food production, planting and sustainability.

Olivia Cowley

Education & Green Street Outreach Coordinator

City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services

Recruits and trains community volunteers in Green Street plantings and stewardship for maximum environmental benefits in low-income, racially diverse communities.

Harper Dylan Kiger Eaton

Energy & Sustainability Project Coordinator

Portland Public Schools, Energy & Sustainability

Energizes students to save resources through behavior change, underscores a conservation ethic in schools, reduces the environmental footprint of the district, and educates about environmental justice.

Rosie Goity

Climate Justice Community Engagement Coordinator

Portland Public Schools, Climate Justice

Develops and implements climate justice education, engagement, and empowerment initiatives for staff, teachers, students, administration, and the community.

Rachel Guthrie

Watershed Health Educator

Clackamas Community College, Environmental Learning Center

Develops and implements ELC’s youth outdoor education curriculum for field trips, livestreams, and day camps. Creates and manages the volunteer program to engage the community in stewardship activities.

Derek Palmore

Education & Grants Coordinator

City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services

Engages community members, assists Clean Rivers Educators with K-12 classroom and field science programs, and works with Community Engagement program staff to award native plant grants and community stewardship.

Izzy Chiosso

Waste Prevention Educator

Washington County Solid Waste & Recycling

Implements a waste prevention project for multifamily communities. Offers technical assistance to managers that include educational materials, presentations, outreach and tabling. 

Larson Dana

Environmental Livability Coordinator

Sabin CDC

Develops education and livability programs to engage members of Sabin CDC community. Improves and maintains community naturescapes and gathers resident feedback.

Kate Greenblatt

East PDX Community Orchard Coordinator

Portland Fruit Tree Project

Assists with building, implementing, and evaluating a new program working with East Portland teenagers and adult volunteers. Provides education on orchard care and how to use and engage with fruit that is produced in the orchard.

Phi Nguyen

Climate Justice Data Coordinator

Portland Public Schools, Climate Justice

Manages climate justice data collection, monitoring, and reporting efforts to advance education, engagement, and empowerment opportunities for students, teachers and staff.

Sima Seumalo

Outreach & Riparian Specialist

Johnson Creek Watershed Council

Plan and implement restoration projects, community science programs, volunteer events, and environmental education for watershed residents from underserved communities.

Nichole Scott

Community Gardens & Food Security Coordinator at Clackamas Heights

Housing Authority of Clackamas County

Engages housing residents in community garden work parties, health and wellness education, Youth Summer Lunch programs and assesses food systems for health and food security issues.

Charlotte Crow

Community Engagement Coordinator

Leach Botanical Garden

Creates and delivers public programming and data collection that supports the goals of habitat restoration, healthy waterways, and community engagement.

Anjali Figueira-Santos

Community Gardens and Food Security Coordinator

Housing Authority of Clackamas County - Hillside Manor

Engages housing residents in community garden work parties, health and wellness education, and assesses food systems for health and food security issues.

Christopher Johnston

Community Stewardship Coordinator

Tualatin Riverkeepers

Recruits and coordinates volunteers, establishes partnerships throughout the watershed, leads training series, and schedules and oversees restoration projects with a focus on the Dirksen Nature Park site. 

Peyton Priestman

Kellogg Dam Removal Community Engagement Coordinator

North Clackamas Urban Watersheds Council

Engages the community in the Kellogg Creek Restoration & Community Engagement Project, a regionally significant dam removal and stream restoration project in downtown Milwaukie.

Becca Murphy

Environmental Livability Coordinator

Sabin CDC

Develops education and livability programs to engage members of Sabin CDC community. Improves and maintains community naturescapes and gathers resident feedback.

Hannah Skutt

Climate Justice Community Engagement Coordinator

Portland Public Schools, Climate Justice

Develops and implements climate justice education, engagement, and empowerment initiatives for staff, teachers, students, administration, and the community.

AmeriCorps Alumni