Let's Talk Portland

An interview with Steve Messinetti, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Portland and Julie Carter, Vice President of Retail for the Restores about the work Habitat does to build and repair affordable homes and about the Restores where donations can be made to help fund Habitat’s mission.

An interview with Ada Dortch, Director of Development and Advocacy for Impact NW and Cristen Lincoln, Principle Broker with Living Room Realty about the work Impact NW does with our homeless community and about the annual coat drive that Living Room Realty sponsors.  impactnw.org  livingroomre.com/agents/cristen-lincoln/

An interview with Stuart Wells, Executive Director and Sarah Swanson, Event Manager, both with the Bird Alliance of Oregon about the conservation work they do, their wildlife care center, and the Wild Arts Festival fundraiser.

An interview with  Celina Sanchez, Development and Marketing Director at Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO), Josh Lyons, Market President of Keybank for Oregon and Southwest Washington, Tiffany Canifax, Business Banking team lead and Key4Women Chair for Oregon, and Pallavi Pande, winner of the business pitch contest for women owned businesses. MESO is a non-profit that teams up with Keyban...

An interview with Tyler Pagel, Development Director with Susan G Komen and Colleen Luck, a breast cancer survivor about the work Komen does in funding research, their fundraising efforts, and the importance of screening. October is breast cancer awareness month. komen.org

An interview with Bonny Cushman, Program Manager for the Regional Water Providers Consortium about emergency preparedness and the importance of water in emergencies

An interview with Brittany Hazel, Founder of Hazel’s House Animal Rescue, about the work they do in rehabilitating and adopting out stray, feral, and abandoned animals. Also about their soup cookoff fundraiser. https://hazelshousepdx.com

An interview with Deb Mumm-Hill, Executive Director of Oregon STEM and Kristen Harrison, Executive Director of Portland Metro STEM on the uses of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and STEAM (which adds Art) in education, about career connected learning, and how STEM is preparing the next generation of leaders and innovators. oregonstem.org 

An interview with Karen Kraus, Executive Director of the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon about their free spay/neuter program for feral and stray cats, other services they provide, and about their upcoming fundraising Catio tour around Portland and Vancouver. feralcats.com

An interview with Dr. Allison Bradley, Audiologist and owner of Pacific Audiology Clinic and Dr. Lindsey Hill, Clinical Audiologist about hearing loss and its causes and cochlear implants as an option.

An interview with Janet Kenefsky, Vice President of Membership and Operations at the Greater Vancouver Chamber, about the work they do helping large and small businesses in Vancouver with all aspects of business development, and their various programs, including those aimed at teaching young people interested in business.

An interview with Bonny Cushman, Program Manager for the Regional Water Providers Consortium about indoor and outdoor water conservation and tips on saving water. https://www.regionalh2o.org/

An interview with Jeremy Pichla, sales manager for Window Nation in Portland about their Window Cares program, a way they benefit a variety of community non-profits like children’s hospitals and Habitat for Humanity, and about all that is happening with window technology and its benefits to conservation and energy efficiency.

An interview with Steve Messinetti, CEO for Habitat For Humanity Portland Region and Julie Carter, Vice President of Retail for Habitat about the work Habitat does to bring people together to build homes, community, an strength and how their local retail stores provide funding for their programs.

An interview with Jeremy Wilson, Executive Director of The Jeremy Wilson Foundation, Suzanne Washington, CEO of Meals On Wheels People, and Christina Fuller, Festival Director of the Waterfront Blues Festival about this year’s festival, and how it benefits JWF and musicians in need and how it benefits MOWP and the seniors and meals they serve.