My reason for serving on the DNA board is to monitor and continue to improve livability in the downtown area. I try to stay informed of important issues by attending other city meetings that may influence the downtown, such as the Central City 2035 advisory commission meetings, historic preservation meetings, etc. I continue to serve on the DNA Land Use Transportation committee. Present positions: board, Portland Art Museum Graphic Arts Council; board, Portland Playhouse; board, COA Eliot Tower. Past experience: Retired Marymount University Professor; past chair, Arlington County Arts Commission; Shirlington Site Plan Review Committee, Arlington VA; Crystal City planning task force, Arlington VA; board, Arlington Committee of 100; board, Ballston-Virginia Square Partnership (business alliance).

Steve Trujillo has been involved in the downtown neighborhood since the early 1990s when he started an outreach to street youth. In 2000 Steve, an ordained minister, and his wife Deborah founded Father’s House, a non-denominational church in the PDNA neighborhood that serves the central city. He has been involved in the PDNA since 2004 and has chaired the Public Safety Subcommittee since 2005. Steve was PDNA Chair for four consecutive terms between 2006 and 2010. He has been part of many problem solving groups such as the Steering Committee to End Homelessness, the Police Chief’s Forum and the Chief’s Advisory Council. He chairs the Mayor’s Public Safety Action Committee and has served on the boards of several non-profits. Today he not only heads Father’s House but also the Transformation Network, a non-profit that seeks to give assistance and justice to the homeless and those who would be victims of human trafficking.

As a resident in downtown Portland since 2005, Jennifer has been active in PDNA and represented the organization in the Transit Mall Revitalization CAC, Education URA evaluation committee and as the chair of the Land Use and Transportation committee. She has worked with the membership, developers, city agencies, PSU and PBA to continue advocating for the interest of the downtown neighborhood, particularly in the area of affordable housing and neighborhood amenity accessibility for all downtown populace and catalytic projects to stimulate economic and retail development in downtown. In addition to her involvement with PDNA, Jennifer has also been the Treasurer of the Eliot Tower COA since 2006.

Marvin Mitchell is Executive Director of the Julia West House, an outreach of First Presbyterian Church serving residents of downtown Portland. Before coming back to Portland and joining Julia West, he spent 35 years as a programmer, manager, and consultant developing IT projects for corporations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco. Marv is past President of Lift Urban Portland, a 30-year old organization helping residents of Downtown and Northwest Portland live independently. He has been President of Street Roots board; member of Operation Nightwatch board; and President of Northwest Association of Book Publishers. Marv is an Elder of First Presbyterian Church. He is active in the Downtown Public Safety Action Committee and the PDNA PSC. His passion is finding new ways to mitigate effects of urban poverty, achieve social sustainability, and improve the quality of life for everyone in Portland.