Executive Director Jonathan Ostar | jon (at) opalpdx.org | (503) 928-4354
Jon has worked on environmental justice issues since arriving in Portland in 2000 to attend Lewis and Clark Law School. While a law student, Jon worked as an organizer under Jeri Sundvall-Williams for the N/NE Portland community-based Environmental Justice Action Group, where he met OPAL co-founder Kevin Odell. Jon worked as a civil rights and employment discrimination attorney for five years before leaving private practice to help build OPAL, becoming Co-Director in January 2010, and Executive Director in January 2012. Jon continues to practice law, advocating on behalf of disenfranchised communities and developing state environmental justice law and policy, and is currently an Adjunct Professor at both Lewis and Clark Law School and Willamette University College of Law, specializing in Environmental Justice, Sustainability and Civil Rights Law and Policy.
[Photo] Lead Organizer Hector Osuna Mondragon | hector (at) opalpdx.org | (503) 928-4354
Hector brings a strong background and policy analysis in community development and engagement, and has just returned from the LA Bus Riders Union National Organizers Exchange. Hector is the lead organizer for OPAL’s transit justice work, focusing on our East Portland Bus Stops project. More info coming soon…
[Photo] Membership Coordinator Myrna Andrade-Booker | myrna (at) opalpdx.org | (503) 928-4354
Myrna is a resident of Outer SE Portland who depends on transit for all her daily needs. She is currently attending PCC, and has been an OPAL volunteer since the summer of 2010. Myrna works to coordinate member volunteer activities and supports the organizing work, as well as managing office systems. More info coming soon…
[Photo] Transportation Policy Associate Jared Franz | jared (at) opalpdx.org | (503) 928-4354
Jared is pursuing a law degree at Lewis and Clark Law School and is passionate about public interest law and environmental justice. He started volunteering with OPAL in early 2011, and brings critical legal and policy research to support our organizing work. More info coming soon…
[Photo] Strategic Communications Associate Khanh Pham | khanh (at) opalpdx.org |
Khanh is assisting OPAL as an independent contractor, bringing her experience and passion for social justice communications to our campaign and leadership development programs. Khanh recently returned to Portland to pursue a doctorate in Urban Planning at PSU, is a member of VietUnity, and hopes to return to Vietnam one day to continue her social change work. Khanh went through the LA Bus Riders Union’s Organizer-in-Training program and has received training in social justice communications from smartMeme. More info coming soon…
