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New Tenant at Tabor Commons

  • by Kelly Fedderson
  • April 29, 2017

SE Uplift Welcomes New Tenant at Tabor Commons!

SE Uplift wants to congratulate Vibe of Portland for its successful proposal for the Tabor Commons space and welcome our new Neighbor! The SE Uplift’s Executive Committee unanimously approved their 24 month occupancy of the space as recommended by the selection committee on April 19th.  SE Uplift is pleased that, not only will we be welcoming an established and viable organization to the space, but that Vibe of Portland also aligns with what we heard the Community wants to see in the space.  

More about our new Neighbor!

Founded in 2007, Vibe of Portland has provided quality art and music education programs for more than 3,500 students in the Portland Metro area and provides programs and classes to people of all ages. Vibe’s Art Studio has been located in SE Portland since March 2011, and will be relocated to the Tabor Commons space where it will have greater visibility and be able to expand its programming. The Vibe Art Studio emphasizes high quality art materials, fine art techniques and multicultural art history. In addition to quarterly classes, Vibe hosts several summer Art camps, workshops, open studios, birthday parties and family engagement activities that are offered throughout the year. The Art Studio served over 400 students last year. Vibe serves students throughout Portland and specifically with the SE Community with many students coming from Atkinson Elementary and volunteers from Franklin High School. The Vibe Art Studio ensures that all students have access to quality arts education and provides scholarships at all classes and camps to make sure there are no financial barriers to attend Vibe offerings.

To learn more about Vibe of Portland go here.

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Paola De La Cruz

Paola is the Communications & Outreach Manager for SE Uplift. Paola’s professional background lies in design and community advocacy. She has worked with non-profits from Boston, MA to the Portland metro area, to campaign for equity and inclusivity.

Paola received a BFA in Illustration under Communication Design. She looks to merge illustration and design with community organizing to bring SE neighbors together.

On her free time, Paola is painting ethereal, powerful women or putting on a 90s R&B concert for her small dog.

Paola is the SE Uplift Liaison for the following neighborhoods: Buckman, Mt. Tabor, SMILE, Laurelhurst, Brentwood-Darlington, and Ardenwald-Johnson Creek.

Eaen Goss

Eaen provides administrative support to the SE Uplift staff and the communities of SE Portland. They’re excited to work to ensure that community involvement is possible for anyone who wants to take part and are invested in creating a community where everyone (especially BIPOC, queer, disabled, and poor folks) has the access and agency to shape their lives and the place they call home.

 

Eaen’s professional background is in higher education administration and non-profit administration. They received a communications degree from Southern Oregon University in 2014 as well as a Master of Education degree in Student Development Administration from Seattle University in 2016. Their initial goal was to pursue college access work after graduation, but their plans changed when they were drawn to disability justice organizing outside the sphere of higher education.

 

On days off, Eaen is likely spending time with their partner and their rescue dog, a 14-year-old chihuahua. They also enjoy making art and working with different community groups in the Portland-area. 

Matchu Williams

Matchu feels fortunate to work with the community in advancing the SE Uplift mission of collaborating to build informed, inclusive, and participatory neighborhoods that support our social and ecological well-being. He looks forward to assisting neighborhood and partnering with the community in building capacity in building equity in their programs for civic engagement.

Matchu holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a focus on Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies and Criminal Justice. You may know Matchu from the SE Uplift Board of Directors where he was recently Vice Chair. He brings a wealth of community engagement to SE Uplift having previously served as Chair of Mt. Scott Arleta Neighborhood Association, BikeLoud Memorial Events Coordinator, Arleta Triangle Project Planning Committee, South East in Active Motion Co-Chair, and has volunteered with many groups including Urban Gleaners, Sisters of the Road, SOLVE, Transition Projects, Food Not Bombs, Humane Society of SW Washington, and more.

On his days off he dreams of the next bikepacking (biking + camping) trip. Last year he bikepacked the San Juan Islands and campgrounds in the Cascades. When in town he enjoys cycling, seeing movies on the big screen at the historic Hollywood Theatre, and enjoying food at Portland Mercado with friends.

Matchu is the SE Uplift Liaison for the following neighborhoods: Creston-Kenilworth, Kerns, South Tabor, Foster-Powell, Mt. Scott-Arleta, HAND, and Sunnyside.

Leah Fisher

Leah is the SE Uplift Neighborhood Planning Program Manager, and serves as the main point of contact for community members wanting to communicate about Portland’s land use and transportation planning policy and processes. Leah supports SE Uplift’s Land Use and Transportation Committee which meets monthly and represents perspectives of volunteers from each of our twenty neighborhood associations as well as several business associations. Another part of Leah’s multifaceted role is supporting several neighborhood associations.

Leah holds a Master’s degree in Public Health and a Bachelor’s degree in City and Regional Planning, Minor in Economics. She has worked for state and local government, and is a LEED accredited Professional (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

On any given day, Leah can be found working in her yard or garden, relaxing on the porch with her 2 daughters, playing soccer, jogging, or walking through her Southeast Portland neighborhood.

Leah is the SE Uplift Liaison for the following neighborhoods: Reed, North Tabor, Montavilla, Woodstock, Richmond, Eastmoreland, and Brooklyn.

Alexander McPherson

Alexander is a native of Portland Oregon and currently resides on the inner borders of the Northeast and Southeast Neighborhoods. 

At the core of his life’s mission is co-creating innovative strategies and solutions to deeply rooted inequalities adopted and perpetuated within our social systems. 

 As a social and civic entrepreneur, Alexander co-leads a community development and investment firm focusing its work on leveraging Public/Private partnerships on community wealth building through land ownership and economic agency. 

 

 He currently serves on the Board of Directors at REACH CDC and works as Program Manager/Liaison for SE Uplift Neighborhood Coalitions Neighborhood Planning Program and Land Use/Transportation Committee. 

Leroy Eadie

Leroy is the Executive Director for SE Uplift.

He has the wonderful opportunity to work with an outstanding staff and Board to carry out the mission of SE Uplift. He feels very lucky to get to work in such a great community and is excited to his best to make a difference.

Leroy has a bachelors in Urban and Regional Planning from Eastern Washington University. His background has been mostly in local government – working for 25 years for the City of Spokane. Leroy worked for 15 years in the Planning Department and for 10 years as the Parks and Recreation Director.

He loves to be outside on his time off. His favorite outdoor activity is backpacking – in the last five years or so he has been working to complete the Washington Section of the Pacific Crest Trail. He and his wife also love camping in their tear drop trailer with their two dogs Frisky and Charlie.

Leroy is the SE Uplift Liaison for the following neighborhoods: Richmond, Eastmoreland, and HAND.