Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie is the new director of the Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement. (Office of the Governor) Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie has lived through the missed opportunities when communications break down between state agencies and immigrants and refugees. The new director of the recently-formed state Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement[Read More…]
Tag: OREGON PEOPLE
Malheur County auctioneer gavels final event in life lived with honor
Roger Nakashima, who was born in Ontario and grew up in Nyssa, founded an auction business that helped many local organizations raise funds over the years. (Nakashima family photo) Roger Nakashima, a familiar voice at auctions large and small in the region, is holding one last auction – for his[Read More…]
Oregon’s first shrooms regulator sees promise for healing trauma through psilocybin
A mushroom in Bush’s Pasture Park on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Angie Allbee started her career serving refugees and domestic violence survivors at nonprofit organizations. Though she’s crafted policy in Oregon state government for years, it was her years helping clients that inspired her to take on[Read More…]
After more than three decades, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio is done with Congress
Rep. Peter DeFazio, center, discusses the Willamette River bridge project with Matt Garrett, then-director of the Oregon Department of Transportation, during a groundbreaking in 2009. Sen. Ron Wyden, left, looks on. (Oregon Department of Transportation) Peter DeFazio was waiting for three things to happen before he ended his decades-long congressional[Read More…]