IAP First Thursday Past Guest Speakers: 

Sept 2022 Barbara Smith Warner, OR State Representative 

Oct 2022 Chris Bouneff, Executive Director, Oregon National Alliance 

 of Mental Illness 

Nov 2022 Alejandro Queral, Execcutive Director, Oregon Center Public Policy (OCCP) Dec 2022 Sean Green, Chair, Shelter Now 

Jan 2023 Jillene Joseph, Executive Director, Native Wellness Center 

Feb 2023 Cole Merkel, Co-Director, Here Together 

Mar 2023 Guerrero Guadelupe, Superintendent, Portland Public Schools Apr 2023 Mike Schmidt, Multnomah County District Attorney 

Sept 2023 Frank So, Executive Director, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Oct 2023 Matthew Tschabold, OR Govenor Kotek's Chief Housing Advisor Nov 2023 Dan Field Director of Joint Office on Homeless Services, Multnomah County 

Dec 2023 Rev Beth Neel Westminster Presbyterian Church, Father Dave Zegar St Andrews  Catholic Church, Rev Alison Miller First Unitarian Universalist Church 

Jan 2024 Alejandro Queral, Executive Director, Oregon Center for Public Policy Feb 2024 OR State Senator Michael Dembrow 

Mar 2024 Dr. Jessica Gregg, Chief Medical Officer, Fora Health 

April 2024 Brandy Westerman, Emergency Humanitarian Director, City of Portland May 2024 Kodee Zarnke, Community Partnerships Manager, Street Roots June 2024 Year End Review and Future Plans, no guest speaker 

Sept 2024 Frank So, Executive Director, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Oct 2024 Daniel Hauser, Director of Strategic Policy Project, Oregon Center for Public Policy 

Nov 2024 Kelsey Start, Volunteer Program Manager, and Tara Slak, Navigation Project   Supervisor and Peer Wellness Specialist, Transition Projects