Community Engagement Program Coordinators
Christina Barboza |
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Highland Edelman |
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Marcus Ford |
Christina joins the Washington County Community Engagement team with a strong ability to build relationships and communicate complex processes to a wide array of audiences. She has a passion for growing and fostering community engagement through mobilizing communities and a strong sense of social responsibility. |
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Highland Edelman comes to the Washington County Community Engagement Program with a wide array of experience in the non-profit and private sectors. She grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada, where her passion for community engagement was sparked while volunteering to get youth voters out to the polls on election day. Soon after, she found herself leading voter efforts on several local and federal campaigns. |
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Marcus joins the Washington County Community Engagement team with passion and excitement. He is thrilled to be a part of the fantastic growth in our county to prioritize the people and communities that we serve. Marcus has worked to connect people from all different walks of life together in both his personal and professional life. Marcus has held roles in Washington County since 2010. In his previous role as a Probation and Parole Officer, he worked with several unique populations including victims and offenders of sex crimes, individuals/families of individuals transitioning from prison, and children/families involved in the criminal justice system. Marcus previously chaired the Sex Offender Supervision Network and assisted in the development and implementation of a statewide information system for re-entry planning. Marcus is a skilled trainer and public speaker who has created, taught, and directed trainings on home visits, officer safety, defensive tactics, use of force, and transition planning. He is passionate about training and enjoys learning and implementing new subject matter. Marcus was born and raised near Monterey, California, but has called Washington County his home and community for 10 years. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology at Willamette University, where he was a member of the football team and an acapella group. |