Sam Sachs Email & Phone Number

I have served as a Human Rights Commissioner for the City of Portland Or since 2013. I served as the Chair of the Human Rights Commissions Nominating Committee and Chair of The Community Police and Relations Committee.I graduated from Portland State University with a degree in Black Studies. During my senior year at PSU I served as an intern in the Oregon State Legislature for former Oregon State Senator Avel Louise Gordly. In 2009 I successfully lobbied the Oregon State Legislature to pass a landmark bill, House Bill 3118 or “The Rooney Rule” which requires the interviewing of at least one qualified minority applicant when hiring a head coach or athletic director at any of the Oregon State funded university’s.In 2012 I became involved in the efforts to eliminate the use Of Native American Mascots in all Oregon K-12 Schools. I have worked closely with members of the Native American community and its Organizations to successfully lobby the Oregon Board of Education to vote 5-1 to eliminate the use of Native American Mascots by 2017. I have been an instructor of Diversity with The Department of Public Safety Standards and Training and presented at National Caucus of Black Legislators conference, and presented at the City of Portland Diversity Conference in the past.

Listed skills include Public Speaking, Community Outreach, Nonprofits, Leadership, and 12 others.

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  Portland State University

  African-American/Black Studies