City Club Committees

These are the active City Club of Portland committees. Click on the committee title link to learn more about the committee.

Friday Forum

Chair:

Marge Kafoury

fridayforum@pdxcityclub.org

The Friday Forum Committee plans City Club’s renowned weekly forums, which are a leading source of thought-provoking, engaging and rational public discourse in Oregon. Speakers from government, the arts, education, business, science and sports engage audiences in civic issues of significance. Members’ question-and-answer sessions enrich the minds of those listening in the live audience, statewide on OPB radio and locally on cable access television.

Agora Steering Committee

Caroline Harris Crowne

Chair:

Caroline Harris Crowne and Guenevere Millius

agora@pdxcityclub.org

The Agora Steering Committee develops dynamic and informal small-group programs based around an extremely diverse array of issues. Lectures, discussions, tours and more explore topics ranging from agriculture to urban planning, from economics to social dynamics. Members of the Agora Committee also form issue related sub-committees that meet monthly on a variety of topics. In addition, Agora Committee members support the Citizens Read book group. Whatever your interest, you can find a home in the Agora Committee.

New Leaders Council

Chair:

Kourtney Nelson

newleaders@pdxcityclub.org

City Club's New Leaders Council (NLC) is a group of active young (and young-at-heart!) citizens who love this city and work to make it better by finding opportunities for civic involvement that are informative, interactive, and fun!

NLC is organized into three subcommittees: Events, Leadership, and Outreach. NLC members are free to direct their efforts toward one or more of these areas in order to find an area that best fits each member’s interests and to create the greatest impact on Portland and its future.

Research Board

Chair:

Clifford Droke

research@pdxcityclub.org

The Research Board provides oversight and support for the Club's numerous comprehensive and ballot measure study committees. Research Board members identify study topics, develop study charges, serve as advisors to various study committees, and review and approve draft reports. Membership on the Research Board requires prior service on a City Club comprehensive or ballot measure study committee. The Club accepts applications for new Research Board members each spring, but regularly issues calls for volunteers to join one of the many comprehensive and ballot measure study committees launched each year.

Advocacy & Awareness Board

City Club Town Hall

Chair:

Karen Kervin

advocacy@pdxcityclub.org

The Advocacy & Awareness Board provides support and oversight for City Club's numerous advocacy committees. Advocacy committees are formed when the Club's membership adopts the recommendations contained in a recently published research report. These advocacy committees are charged with informing decision-makers and the wider public about the Club's adopted policy positions. The Club accepts applications for new A&A Board members every spring, but also accepts applications for various advocacy committees on a rolling basis.

Membership Committee

Chair:

Christine Nutters

membership@pdxcityclub.org

The Membership Committee assists City Club in recruiting and retaining members through innovative strategies so that the Club continues to remain a vibrant force in the civic life of Portland and the region.

Finance Committee

Chair:

Bill Holmer

finance@pdxcityclub.org

The Finance Committee provides oversight of the fiscal management of City Club, proposing an annual budget and reviewing club finances. It is responsible for City Club's overall financial health.