Steering Committee

The TechTown Portland Steering Committee, founded in 2017, is an essential driver of TechTown’s efforts. The committee is the decision-making body ensuring TechTown tactics support a more inclusive and diverse Portland Tech. The committee provides strategic insight and direction, and puts into action the overarching vision for TechTown. 

The committee is made up of Diversity and Inclusion advocates within TechTown Pledge Companies with a bias toward action. Members serve two year terms and can serve more than one term. The committee meets monthly and their work includes building structures for long-term success of TechTown, agenda-setting and reporting to quarterly meetings of TechTown CEOs, TechTown program development and enhancement, strategic insight into what is likely to be successful within member companies. They are leaders of TechTown. 

2020 STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

Lena Battan Director of People Operations at Community.com (independent member)	Naps D’Apice Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Manager Simple

Cara Snow Chief Community Engagement Officer Technology Association of Oregon (TAO)	Jared Wiener Software Industry Liaison Prosper Portland

Toby Martin CEO Extensis	Crystal Sincoff Manager of Workplace Experience, Diversity & Inclusion Zapproved

Thanks to the previous Steering Committee Members*:  

• Rachel Parrott, Program Manager, Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at New Relic
• Marcus Carter, Senior Recruiter at Instrument
• Morgan Armstrong, Senior HR Business Partner at Puppet Inc.
• Emily Barrett, Community Ambassador at AWS Elemental
• Omid Ashtari, VP of Strategy & Operations at Cozy
• Jenny Berkedal, Director of People at Metal Toad
• Ryan Buchanan, CEO at eROI
• Ryan Carson, CEO and Founder at Treehouse
• Ilana Davis, HR Manager at Zapproved
• Nancy Garcia, Inclusion and Diversity Program Manager at AWS Elemental 
• Theresa Jelderks, Chief of Staff + VP of Programs at Technology Association of Oregon (TAO)
• Joaquin Lippincott, CEO at Metal Toad
• Reese Lord, Program Manager at Worksystems Inc
• Tanya Webb, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Puppet 

*Information reflection of the job titles or employer at time of committee membership 

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