About this event
This year, sponsored by Travel Portland, the annual scholarship awards luncheon (SAL)will be preceded by a “Meet and Greet” with our new Executive Director, LM Alaiyo “Dr. A”Foster, E d.D., NCC, QMHP, CCHW ,.
Dr. Foster is a Portland native, with over 23 years of local and national experience workingtowards collaborative, diverse, equitable, and inclusive educational and social serviceinquiry. Dr. Foster specializes in nonprofit leadership, education, and programming design.
Dr. Foster entered her leadership role with BUF in the fall of 2018. This event provides an opportunity to (re)introduce herself to Portland, to report on her work-to-date, and share the really exciting plans for the Black United Fund of Oregon's future.
Michelle J. DePass, P resident & CEO of Meyer Memorial Trust w ill facilitate a live Q&A session with Dr. Foster; time for mingling and networking with other attendees will follow, along with registration for the SAL opening @ 11 a.m.
Dr. Foster’s personal passion and resilience culminated in the receipt of Doctorate of Education in Leadership awarded by Lewis & Clark College (OR) in 2017, where she focused on using culturally-specific engagement strategies in CHSE programming to increase educational program efficacy for students of the African diaspora.
All of us in the extended BUF family are excited to celebrate the passing of the torch and affirm their commitment to equity and excellence through equipping, empowering, encouraging, and engaging our community. We look forward to connecting with you at this special event as well as the Scholarship Awards Luncheon!
Advance tickets can be purchased on our website: https://www.bufor.org
ABOUT THE BLACK UNITED FUND OF OREGON:
In 1983, in response to the inequitable distribution of philanthropic support to communities of color, leaders in North and Northeast Portland founded the Black United Fund of Oregon (BUF). BUF’s work has engaged new donors and partners from a variety of backgrounds and cultures to address the root causes of inequities among the communities served. Today, BUF celebrates 36 years of serving Oregon’s communities of color through its mission, to “assist in the social and economic development of Oregon’s low-income communities and to contribute to a broader understanding of ethnic and culturally-diverse groups” and remains focused on positively and permanently impacting communities of color through the creation of equitable social, economic, and educational opportunities.