f "2jiPIPWHAT’S <strong>NEXT</strong>: Turning this new modelofDIY infrastructure into barn-raisingreality and, hopefully, green jobs forCully residents. (DP)Doug Stamm ’thu Il/It q’i 1V/cnio,i, ’I mitt’s /rtii/o/Hikes riIIH/J’,f/i I/I i/ISV il/i oi,tiiiil’SIGNATURE MOVE: Early in his nineyeartenure at the charity built on grocerytycoon Fred Meyer’s estate, thisex-Nike lawyer marveled at its clout. Atrustee reality-checked him: "Doug, $650million isn’t what it used to be." Stammresponded by making MMT a modelregional foundation, steering its meatyendowment into creative newand nownationally copiedtools, like bonds tofund lending in low-income zip codes.WHAT’S <strong>NEXT</strong>: Expect more innovation.like MMT’s recent alliance with othercharities to fund socially responsible,market-rate investments in developingcountries. "It’s probably a hangover fromNike," Stamm says, "but I want to applythe competitiveness and rigor I absorbedthere to the work we do hera" (ZD)PaulKing andWalter JaffeWitito Hi/ri Itt/u’s"; [ui//it (p/ ’ti//vSIGNATURE MOVE: Since arriving in1996, King and Jaffe have been an artspower couplestatus they put to use af -ter the 2008 financial crisis by foundingthe Portland Arts Alliance. At quarterlymeetings, as many as 40 arts entities gather to strategize. Heavyweights likethe Portland Art Museum and OregonSymphony mingle with bantams likePolaris Dance and Profile Theatre, Resultsinclude a dramatic expansion of aprogram providing $5 event tickets tofood-stamp recipients.WHAT’S <strong>NEXT</strong>: This unity will be crucialif a campaign for public arts educationfunding on November’s ballot goesforward. (DP)Lisa SedlarIi Lumps thui ’1,/I qiva,r’my i’iiipue rJiriW/n(j,SIGNATURE MOVE: This 45-year-oldMichigan native took over day-to-dayoperations of Portland’s homegrowngrocery chain in 2005, after the company’sfounders reduced their duties,and she got the CEO title last year. UnderSedlar, New Seasons has expanded,weathered the recession without onelayoff, and balanced a private-equityinvestment with its bottom-up culture.WHAT’S <strong>NEXT</strong>: Likely one or two new, stores a yearand an anonymous Janu-PORTLANDMONTHLYMAG.COM I JAN 2012 1 57
,r -/the US," the DO glad says now. "I wentfull monty," Ills recent designslikeglimmering University of Oregon ath-’ letic. complexes, downtown’s sleek 12"J thinkgot somevision- WHAT’Sand a lot ofenergy"West, and hypergreen Port of Portlandheadquartersshape an international- vernacular with a markedNorthwestAINDREA DIJRBIINaccent. "People sometimes think of Portland as small and provincial," he says,"but it can be global."<strong>NEXT</strong>: Selling new clients inNIMBY NATIONNiijjIim’Irnuds nri P1f,V"stJ’lrot !;’I,pel’p(fwnr.THE OLD SAW that all politics islocal is an Lilderstatement here, Invisionand aNt ofenergy," the 41-yearPortland’s unique political culture,neighborhood associations enjoyold Northwest native says. Recently,a hefty say, particularly on what getsher stewardship paid off in Multnomahbuilt where. This microfederalism-, County’s ban onBPA, on which 0CC led makes for epic battlesfrom nathecharge, and negotiations to close the’V scent neighborhood groLips’ seminalcoal-fired Boardman power plant.fight against the 1970e Mount Hood‰WHAT’S <strong>NEXT</strong>: Durbin sits on Kitzha Freeway to the Northwest District’ her’s glohaiwarming comn-iission, which Association’s role in stopping saintedplans to i’elease 0 draft 10-yearop)an this Steve Jobs ft om building a modernistspring. Meanwhile, she expects OEC toApple store in the rluaint mishmashof NW 23rd Avenue in 2006.jump into February legislative battles . . ,Last fall, a rnLiltimillioo-dollartele-’. over funding for state environmentalcorn found oLit what happens whenagencies. (ZD)hype ’empowered Portland residentsgo an the warpath. Glearwire wantedSai’ulrall’lcDoiz.oughto build a wireless Internet pole inary survey of employees to check on howNortheast’s Ii vington neighborhood.well the company walks its talk. (.DP) / ii .’ , ’’’I- il 1 1’’ o , ,i/i , ’ . lrvington’s 51-year-old Community(’f (I p/, iy,’, v, !11!viiii 1i1 I, Association said oh-no-you- do/7’t.ar,nenRubjo SIGNATURE MOVE: After inheriting the The lrwngtoiiians condemnedteethmarks bulldog like predecessorthe pole ass potential eyesore ina neighborhood that iLiet last yearKim Kimhrough tell onthe legs of city ofbecame a National Historic DistrictSIGNATURE MOVE: Since Rubio depart-ficials,MeDonough, anex-journalistand(yes, all of it). "They couldn’t evenccl City Commissioner Nick Fish’s officeenergy-sector vet, defused much of thetell Li5 how high the pole would he,"to take charge of the grassroots Latino animus with her chipper, collaborative notes William Archer, the associationNetwork in 2009, education has been style. Over her seven-year reign, she’s presirlent. He and his fellow activistsher chief priority. This past summer, turned PBA into akey player in discus- enlisted an al -501 iSt, who coilclLidlerlthe organization launched an academic sions about education reform and jobs that construction woLild damageprogram serving more than 40 Hispanic growth, rather than just old laves like the neighborhood’s sumptuous oakhigh school students, and it plans to ex- taxes and regulations. trees. In letters, public meetings, andpand to middle schoolers this year.WHAT’S <strong>NEXT</strong>: With more than half ofan association vote, the neighborsworried about the pole and itsWHAT’S <strong>NEXT</strong>: An education centercity council up for grabs, PBA will seeradiationaboLit cancer, headaches,providing alternate paths to high schoolif its endorsement serves as a covetedanxiety, and other health problems.diplomas. (K114) blessing (as it would most places) or the No SLi prise, the pi oiect stalled.kiss ofdeath (as it oftenhas here). (ZD) Irvington then quickly moved to thenext battle. The new historic statussent city fees foi renovations soaring,A/I i/ 0/I//UI f/u/li)’ ,, since ensuring compliance with newSIGNATURE MOVE: The 43-year-old Puif/nio/ ."’110141;c regulations redlLiires niore bureau-AndreaDurbin f1i(f/[/) ( 11(01/ 1 Gene Sandoval ’ ’Oregon Environmental Council is en- SIGNATURE MOVE: Zimmer Consul cratic labor. But the Oomrnunity Associationargues that, soon, porchesmeshed in initiatives ranging from a newFrasca, the city’s largest architectureand roofs won’t get repaired orcarbon reduction certification programfirm, designed much of downtown,replaced due to the cost hikes. "Tilefor wineries to state and federal climate But as it neared five decades old, ZGF fees are oLitrageoLis," he says.policy, Durbin, OEC’s executive diree- needed a jolt of boldness. Enter San- Anyone care to bet who will prevailtor, isn’t afraid to throw elbows in this doval. a 44-year-old Chinese Filipino 00 this one?multifront fight. "I think I’ve got some immigrant. "I left everything to d’OIIlC to , , AMANDA WALOROUPE58 I JAN 2012 I PORTLANaMoNTHL’MA0.COM
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