30, Executive Director at HomePlate Youth Services

For Dorian Russell, executive director at HomePlate Youth Services, surviving their own precarious childhood was in large part thanks to the support Russell and their family received at HomePlate. Today, that experience inspires their efforts to provide a critical safety net for other families.

32, Founder and CEO of Our Streets

When Buchi Arevola-Asemota co-founded Our Streets in 2020, it was a humble downtown operation focused on cleaning up and handing out sandwiches. Today, Our Streets remains focused on food justice while also setting its sights on bigger, bolder projects to make life better for Portland’s most vulnerable residents.

33, Executive Director at Albina Vision Trust

Winta Yohannes, executive director at Albina Vision Trust, is the powerhouse behind the organization’s bold efforts to restore Portland’s Lower Albina as a cultural and business hub for Black Portlanders after decades of being pushed out of a once thriving and bustling community.

32, Executive Director at Sana Sana Centro de Salud y Expresión

Andrea González has dedicated her life to immigrant justice, as the executive director of Sana Sana Centro de Salud y Expresión where immigrant children and their families receive music instruction and mental health services as they navigate the process of completing their immigration.