Community & Environmental Justice

To achieve the goal of meaningful public involvement in the project development process, Columbia River Crossing formed the Community and Environmental Justice Group (CEJG). The members of the CEJG come from neighborhoods in the project area and include environmental justice communities (low-income, African American, Latino), one liaison from the CRC Task Force, and five at-large members. They represent the diverse interests and perspectives of Vancouver, Portland and Hayden Island neighborhoods potentially affected by the project.

CEJG

Members

Diana Avalos, Vancouver Public School, Clark County
John Benson, Piedmont Neighborhood Association
Jonath Colon-Montesi, Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber,
    NE Neighborhood Coalition, Portland
Dave Frei, Columbia River Crossing Task Force,
    Arnada Neighborhood, Vancouver
Ed Garren, Manufactured Homes Association, Hayden Island
Kris Long, Vancouver resident; former North Portland Resident
Anne McEnery-Ogle, Vancouver Planning Commission,
    Shumway Neighborhood, Vancouver
Connie Sherrard, Vancouver Housing Authority, Vancouver
Dave Skagen, Rose Village, Vancouver
Michelle Tworoger, Jantzen Beach Moorage Association,
Hayden Island
Marcia Ward, Clark County Resident
Matt Whitney, Bridgeton Neighborhood Association
Nikki Willams, Boise Neighborhood, EJAG member,
Insulators and Asbestos Workers Union, Local 36, Portland

CEJG Contact

Columbia River Crossing Project
c/o Danielle Cogan
700 Washington Street, Suite 300
Vancouver, WA 98660
Telephone: 866-396-2726
Email: feedback@columbiarivercrossing.org