The Community Partnerships & Capacity Building program partners with culturally-specific communities to better address their public health priorities. Work centers on community health workers and cultural organizations—they hold the wisdom and power to create long-term, meaningful change.

We also work to improve how our public health programs partner with the community. And to support the Health Department’s culturally-specific programming.

When we support cultural and community-driven initiatives, we help to undo systemic injustice and racism. So that everyone in Multnomah County can be healthy.

What We Do

Communities We Support

  • Asian
  • Black, African immigrants and refugees
  • Indigenous, Native American, Alaska Native 
  • Latinx/e
  • Middle Eastern
  • Pacific Islander
  • Slavic & Eastern European 
  • More

Coalitions & Collaborations

Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)

A CHIP describes the priorities, goals, solutions, and resources for health improvement. Our CHIP was informed by community health assessment findings and community input. It centers the experiences of communities most affected by health disparities and the solutions they recommend.

Community Health Improvement Plan (PDF)

CHIP Summary Report (3.06 MB)


Our Team

Culturally Specific Liaisons

Asian Community

Water Berry (she/her)
503-312-9956, water.berry@multco.us

Black/African American/African Immigrants & Refugees

Quete Capuia (she/here)
503-936-3766, quete.capuia@multco.us 

Yamungu Seraya (he/him)
503-349-5696, yamungu.seraya@multco.us

Latinx/e Community

Alexis Ball (she/her)
971-235-4097, alexis.ball@multco.us

Teresa Campos-Dominguez (she/her/we), CHW Training
503-709-6567, teresa.campos-dominguez@multco.us 

Middle Eastern Community

Ahmed AlZubidi (he/him)
503-347-1874, ahmed.alzubidi@multco.us

Native American/Alaska Native Community

Brianna Bragg (she/they), Future Generations Collaborative Coordinator
503-568-3109, brianna.bragg@multco.us 

Jennie Brixey (she/her) 
503-320-2191, jennie.brixey@multco.us

Pacific Islander Community

Josi Kisa, Ed.D. (she/her)
971-288-9009, josi.kisa@multco.us

Slavic & Eastern European Communities

Irina Klimenko (she/her)
503-347-6927, irina.klimenko@multco.us

Community Health Worker Partnership/Emergency Preparedness

Chi Bùi (she/her)
503-341-5900, chi.bui@multco.us

Coordination & Strategy

Natasha Davy, MPH (she/her), Community Health Improvement Plan
503-201-9845, natasha.davy@multco.us

Beth Poteet (she/her), Partnership Coordination & System Strategy 
503-314-3136, beth.poteet@multco.us

Pei-ru Wang, Program Manager
971-322-6450, pei-ru.wang@multco.us