Ben Duncan, Board Chair | ben (at) opalpdx.org
Ben Duncan, Board Chair for OPAL, is a health educator with Multnomah County Health Department, with a focus on the relationship between health and housing. Ben also works with the Multnomah County Diversity and Quality Team, the Employees of Color, and the Health Equity Initiative, all of which focus on: equity and justice. Ben has recently been appointed to the 2009 Governor’s Environmental Justice Task Force. He previously worked with the Coalition Against Environmental Racism (CAER) at University of Oregon and helped organize the 1998-1999 CAER conferences at the U of O.
Chris Winter
Chris Winter co-founded and directs Cascade Resources Advocacy Group, a non-profit environmental law firm based in Portland, Oregon. Chris graduated from law school at the University of Michigan in 1998 and has been practicing environmental law in Portland for the past seven years. With CRAG, his practice focuses on public land management, water quality, land use, endangered species and environmental justice. chris@crag.org
Roberta Hunte
Roberta Hunte is a PhD candidate and instructor at Portland State University in University Studies. She works for Oregon Tradeswomen Inc as a career counselor for highway trades, with expertise in workforce diversity policy issues. Roberta is a graduate of the Western Institute for Leadership Development of the Western States Center.
