The best description of United States v. City of Portland is on Wikipedia.
Documents pertaining to the case are scattered across several sites, including Wikipedia. They include –
- The “COAB COCL” website. This site may be abandoned or incorporated with other current or new sites soon. (This website was destroyed by the City of Portland in February 2019.)
- The Portland Police Bureau’s DOJ page.
- The website for Rosenbuam & Associates – the Chicago-based contractors hired by the City of Portland to review to progress of the Police Bureau to complete the items in the settlement agreement.
- Portland’s Committee on Community-Engaged Policing has a set of web pages, largely duplicative of the COAB COCL website, buried in the City of Portland’s website.
- The Albina Ministerial Alliance’s Coalition for Justice and Police Reform has a website.
- The Portland Police Association has a website.
Found others? Let us know!
Who’s Who in United States v. City of Portland
BOLD = active as of June 2020
Adrian Brown – attorney for the US DOJ
Amanda Lamb – attorney for the Mental Health Alliance
S. Amanda Marshall – former US DOJ attorney for Oregon
Amy Ruiz – contractor for Rosenbaum & Associates
Amy Watson – former member of Rosenbaum & Associates
Anil Karia – attorney for the Portland Police Association, amicus to the case
Ashlee Albies – attorney for the Albina Ministerial Coalition for Peace and Justice Reform
Ashley Heiberger – former contractor for Rosenbaum & Associates
Billy Williams – US DOJ attorney for Oregon
Bob Day – deputy chief of the Portland Police Bureau (retired), returned as Chief of PPB 2024
Bob Joondeph – representative of the Mental Health Alliance (retired 6/2019)
Brad Taylor – former Mental Health Coordinator for the City of Portland, then contract facilitator for the PCCEP
Brandon Lee – contract facilitator for the PCCEP, fired 11/2018
Brian D. Buehler – attorney for the US DOJ
Chris Davis – deputy chief of the Portland Police Bureau
Christopher C. Wang – attorney for the US DOJ
Chuck Lovell – chief of the Portland Police Bureau
Claudia Claudio – city of Portland staff
Cody Ridenour – city of Portland staff, formerly assisting COAB meetings
Dan Handelman – member of Albina Ministerial Coalition for Peace and Justice Reform Steering Committee
Dan Saltzman – former City Commissioner
Danielle Outlaw – former chief of the Portland Police Bureau
Daryl Turner – president of the Portland Police Association
David Landrum – attorney for Multnomah County
David Knight – attorney for the US DOJ, no longer associated with the case
David Woboril – attorney for the City of Portland
Deanna Wesson-Mitchell – former liaison from the Mayor’s office on police issues
Denis Vannier – attorney for the City of Portland
Dennis Rosenbaum – owner of Rosenbaum & Associates
Derald Walker – CEO of Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare
Ellen Osoinach – city of Portland attorney
Charlie Hales – former Mayor of Portland
Franz Bruggemeier – attorney for the Mental Health Alliance
Geoffrey Alpert – former contractor for Rosenbaum & Associates
Heather Daniel – former contractor for Rosenbaum & Associates
Heidi Brown – attorney for the City of Portland
Hun Taing – contract facilitator for the PCCEP
Jaime Reisch – – former chief of the Portland Police Bureau
James Van Dyke – attorney for the City of Portland
Jan Friedman – representative of the Mental Health Alliance
Janet Hammer – attorney for the City of Portland, no longer associated with the case
Janice E. Hebert – attorney for the US DOJ
Jared Hager – attorney for the US DOJ
Jason Renaud – representative of the Mental Health Alliance
Jeff Bell – captain of the Portland Police Bureau
Jessica Polansky – attorney for the US DOJ
Jo Ann Hardesty – member of Albina Ministerial Coalition for Peace and Justice Reform, then Portland City Commissioner
Joyce Harris – member of Albina Ministerial Coalition for Peace and Justice Reform
Jocelyn Samuels – attorney for the US DOJ
John Gore – attorney for the US DOJ
Jonas Geissler – attorney for the US DOJ
Jonathan Mark Smith – attorney for the US DOJ
Juan C. Chavez – attorney for the Mental Health Alliance
Judith Mowery – city of Portland staff
Judy Prosper – attorney for the City of Portland
Kelly Alexandre Zusman – attorney for the US DOJ
Kerry Krentler Dean – attorney for the US DOJ
Kristen Chambers – attorney for the Albina Ministerial Coalition for Peace and Justice Reform
Laura Cowall – attorney for the US DOJ
Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes – co-chair of the Albina Ministerial Coalition for Peace and Justice Reform
Rev. Lynne Smouse Lopez – member of the Albina Ministerial Coalition for Peace and Justice Reform
Mandi Hood – former staff to the COAB and the PCCEP
Mark Amburg – attorney for the City of Portland
Mark L. Gross – attorney for the US DOJ
Rev. Mark Knutsen – member of Albina Ministerial Coalition for Peace and Justice Reform Steering Committee
Mark P Smith, et al – court monitor
Mary Austad – assistant to Judge Michael Simon
Mary Claire Buckley – civilian staff of the Portland Police Bureau
Megan Mohler – former contractor for Rosenbaum & Associates
Michael Simon – judge of United States v. City of Portland
Michelle A. Jones – attorney for the US DOJ
Mike Krantz – former liaison from the Portland Police Bureau to the case
Mike Marshman – former chief of the Portland Police Bureau
Nicole Grant – liaison from the Mayor’s office to the case
Pat Walsh – former liaison from the Portland Police Bureau to the case
Renata Gowie – attorney for the US DOJ
Rian Peck – attorney for the Albina Ministerial Coalition for Peace and Justice Reform
Robert King, Senior Policy Advisor to Ted Wheeler
Robert Taylor- attorney for the City of Portland
Robert J. Moossy – attorney for the US DOJ
Seth Wayne – attorney for the US DOJ, no longer associated with the case
Shauna Curphey – former attorney for the Albina Ministerial Coalition for Peace and Justice Reform
Steve Jones – former liaison from the Portland Police Bureau to the case (terminated)
Steven Rosenbaum – attorney for the US DOJ
Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel – co-chair of the Albina Ministerial Coalition for Peace and Justice Reform
Ted Wheeler, Mayor of Portland
Theo Latta – – city of Portland staff
Teresa Kwong – attorney for the US DOJ
Thomas Jackson Morse – attorney for the US DOJ
Tom E. Wheeler – attorney for the US DOJ
Tovah Calderon – attorney for the US DOJ
Tom Christof – contractor for Rosenbaum & Associates
Tracy Reeve – attorney for the City of Portland
Members of the Portland Committee for Community-Engaged Policing (PCCEP) (2018 – 2021)
See PCCEP Member Attrition Table up to 2 2019 (PDF)
Yolanda Clay – Resigned
Lakayna Drury – elected co-chair 12/2018 – 2021
LaKeesha Dumas – elected co-chair 12/2018 – Resigned
Robert Dye – Resigned
Sharon Gary-Smith – Resigned
Aden Hassan – Resigned
Andrew Kalloch – Resigned
Michelle Lang – Resigned
Patrick Nolen – Resigned
Sam Sachs – Resigned
Zachary Thornhill – Resigned
Kalonji Williams – Resigned
Sebastian Chevalier – Resigned
Rachel Benjamin – alternate – Resigned
Taylor Ford – alternate, did not serve
Yolanda Salguiero – Resigned
Raul Steven Trujillo – alternate – Resigned
Amarien Simmons – alternate, did not serve
Britt Masback – Resigned
Marcia Perez – Resigned
Amy Anderson – not renewed by the Mayor
Elliott Young – elected co-chair 2020-2021 – Resigned
Taji Chesmit – elected co-chair 2020-2021 – Resigned
Ja’Mari Etherly – unknown
Ann Campbell – current
Kea Duggen – Resigned
As of June 2021 we can no longer track who is a member of the PCCEP. The city’s website, maintained by PCCEP staff, is continuously inaccurate.
Members of the Community Oversight Advisory Board (COAB) (2015-2017)
Rabbi Michael Cahana- resigned
Se-ah-dom Edmo – alternate, resigned
Vince Elmore – non-voting PPB officer
Bud (now Bea) Feuless- resigned
Catherine Gardner – completed term
Vanessa Gonzalez- resigned
Avel Gordly- resigned
Tashia Hager – non-voting PPB officer
Michelle Hughes – non-voting PPB officer
Jakhary Jackson – non-voting PPB officer
Kristi Jamison, MSW- resigned
Jimi Johnson- resigned
Ime Kerlee- resigned
Laquida Landford – alternate, resigned
Sharon Maxwell- resigned
Mireaya Medina – – alternate, resigned
Sharon Meieran, MD- resigned
Paul Meyer – non-voting PPB officer
Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD
Cory Murphy- resigned
Emanuel Price- resigned
Myrlaviani Rivier – completed term
Joshua Robinson – resigned
Rochelle Silver, RN – completed term
Tom Steenson, JD – alternate, became active
Philip Wolfe – alternate, became active
Karl Klundt – alternate, became active, non-voting PPB officer
Lavaun Heaster – alternate, did not serve
Marcia Sutterberg – alternate, did not serve