Angela Jackson
Email: angela.jackson@pdx.edu
Angela Jackson is a business and entrepreneurial leader who connects PSU to business, workforce, and technology opportunities to enhance the economic mobility of PSU students. She is co-founder and GP of the Portland Seed Fund, Oregon's most active venture capital investment firm. Jackson was named an Inc. Magazine Person to Know in Portland, Tech Champion of the Year by Technology Association of Oregon, and Woman of Influence/Entrepreneur of the Year by Portland Business Journal. Prior, she led the Portland State Business Accelerator to two international accolades, and is honored to play a role in both generating high wage jobs and filling them with talented PSU students.
Cynthia Gomez
Email: gomezc@pdx.edu
Cynthia Carmina Gómez is Portland State University’s Director of Community and Civic Impact, where she brings ideas and knowledge into practice through community-centered initiatives. She serves on the university’s Climate Justice Committee and Hispanic Serving Institution initiative. She oversees Latiné Futures, a community collaboration to co-create a bold vision for our community’s future. An Oregon Governors' Gold Civic Leadership awardee, she has 22 years of experience as a faculty and higher education administrator and worked ten years at Latino Network coordinating leadership programs. Cynthia is a futurist, cultural strategist, and creative writer with an MFA in nonfiction writing and a Master's in Education.
Cynthia Carmina Gómez es la Directora de Comunidad e Impacto Cívico en la Universidad Estatal de Portland, donde pone en práctica ideas y conocimientos a través de iniciativas centradas en la comunidad. Ella es miembro del Comité de Justicia Climática y Ambiental y se encarga de iniciativas relacionadas con el establecimiento del asignación federal, Institución de Servicio a Hispanos. Desarrolló Futuro Latiné, una colaboración con la comunidad donde se esta creando una visión para el futuro de la comunidad. Tiene 22 años de experiencia como profesora y administradora de educación superior y trabajó diez años en la Red Latina coordinando programas de liderazgo. Es recipiente del premio Oro al Liderazgo Cívico de los Gobernadores de Oregón. Cynthia es escritora creativa y tiene una maestría en bellas arte y maestria en education.