We are Multnomah County: Bios

"We are Multnomah County" is a project that showcases some of the employees and residents of in Oregon's most populous county. They are mothers, fathers, travelers, musicians, writers, comedians, artists and much more. They advocate for strong communities and they care. These are their stories. 

Kate Carter

"A lot of people think librarians get to sit around and read all the time, and that’s not true. I do my reading on my own time. The job isn’t just reading."

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Mohammad Bader

"I’ve traveled and stayed in different cities and states and I just love Portland. It’s just the right amount of busyness and just the right amount of calm."

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Dave Riley

I was traveling the country and I had four cities I was going to look at and explore -- Portland, Seattle, Denver and San Francisco. And Portland was the one that won.

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Gary Marschke

"When I first got to the CIC (Citizen Involvement Committee) , one of the things that struck me of course was the fact that there was only gender diversity on the...

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Mel Lindsay

We couldn’t find the services we needed for my kids, and in looking at different places to go to access services, I looked at Portland.

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