Portland OR Office

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Location

  • Address: 506 SW 6th Ave, 2nd Floor, Portland, OR 97204
  • Phone: 503-241-1578 -or- 800-876-2377

About the Portland Office

The Portland office is an energizing work place that simultaneously demonstrates creativity and a serious work ethic. Reflective of the greater Portland community, the Portland staff work hard, and play hard; it is not unusual to see staff in the office early in the morning or late into the night. The office atmosphere is casual (as is Portland, in general), and, like all AFS-USA offices, it is filled with individuals who are interested in a fine balance between experiential and intellectual pursuits: predominant interests among staff members include books, the arts, music, film, nature and the enjoyment of Portland's extraordinary culinary scene. Generally speaking, the Portland staff is a very active bunch; it is not unusual for some of the staff members to take early morning runs through Forest Park, to row on the Willamette, or to go rock climbing in the evenings. Others are regular bowlers, hikers, musicians, and many of the staff members continue their academic studies at both undergraduate and graduate levels. It is accurate to say that the Portland staff members are very active, engaged and interested in the world around them!

Structurally speaking, the current office building affords a lot of natural light and staff members have taken advantage of the setting by providing an abundance of plants in their workspaces and color on the walls.

The Portland office is located in the heart of downtown Portland, easily within walking distance of Powell's Books, Pioneer Square and some of the tastiest inexpensive lunches available in the area!

Who works at the Portland Office

Hosting

See also Hosting for more information on Teams.

Sending

See also Sending for more information

Sending Management Team

Sending Staff

Support

See also Training for more information on the department and resources.

Training

See also Training for more information on the department and resources.

Volunteer Development

See also Volunteer Development for more information on volunteer development.

  • Damayonti Rowe, Volunteer Resource Manager
  • Betsy Velluto, Volunteer Resource Specialist
  • Liz Wyman, Volunteer Registration Assistant
  • Brittany McLean, Volunteer Registration Assistant
  • Evelyn Volpa, Volunteer Coordinator

Office Staff


Fun Facts about Portland

  • Portland houses the worlds smallest Park, Mill Ends Park a wopping 452 square inches big. "The small circle has featured many unusual items through the decades, including a swimming pool for butterflies (complete with diving board) [...] and a miniature ferris wheel (which was delivered by a regular-sized crane)."
  • Portland has the most brew pubs per capita of any city; and Oregon the most of any state. (wikipedia source)
  • Largest independent book store in the world (Powell's City of Books has a 1million+ books and the only three-door elevator west of the Mississippi
  • Oregon has no sales tax (on anything, including cars)
  • Oregon has no self serve gas, and unlike everywhere else, they don't call it Full Serve mostly, they call it Mini Serve. Apparently "Mini-serve means that the assistant operates the pump but will not clean the windscreen or offer to check the oil."

Pictures

3 legged Race at 2008 Staff Picnic
Chan MacDonald
Dharma Nicotera
Some of the hosting staff
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February 7 2012
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