Aashington County Administrator Tanya Ange has appointed Dora Perry to serve as interim Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer. Perry will take over from Latricia Tillman who served for three years as the county’s first Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer. Tillman says she is departing Washington County to travel and spend time with family.

Washington County says that Perry has over 30 years of experience with a focus on social justice, equity and inclusion.

She is the founder and principal of Cultural Coaching Solutions LLC, a minority-led consulting firm.

She also played a key role in the establishment of the Office of Equity and Human Rights for the City of Portland, including serving as its interim director.

“We are grateful to Dora for taking this important interim appointment and for carrying on with Latricia’s foundational accomplishments over the last three years,” said County Administrator Tanya Ange.

Perry went to the University of Washington and also got an arts degree in urban planning at Portland State University, with a concentration in housing and community development.

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She is a former commissioner of the Oregon Commission on Black Affairs, past president of the African Women’s Coalition, past co-chair of the board of Unite Oregon and past board member of Resolutions Northwest.

Washington County is located on the western side of the Portland metropolitan area and has a population of 606,378, the second largest in Oregon. It has a budget of $1.6 billion and is staffed by 2,368 full-time equivalent employees.

In February 2020, Washington County created the Office of Equity, Inclusion and Community Engagement (OEICE) to ensure that all Washington County residents have culturally and linguistically appropriate access to the County's services.


--Ben Fisher

Post Date: 2023-06-27 18:54:38

Last Update: 2023-06-27 19:20:53