Southeast Uplift's Board of Directors

Marianne Colgrove - President

Neighborhood: Ardenwald-Johnson Creek

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? 5 years.

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board? 3 years

My favorite thing about living here is I can walk to lots of great places; I can get to know my neighbors.
mcolgrove [at] gmail [dot] com


Michelle Isbell - Vice President

Neighborhood: Foster-Powell

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? 4 years.

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board? 3.5 years

My favorite thing about southeast is people really take pride in their neighborhoods.

Littlemitchy77 [at] gmail [dot] com


Pete Jacobsen - Secretary

Neighborhood: Brentwood-Darlington

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? 3 years.

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board? 1 year

My favorite thing about southeast is good bicycle access.

ptjacobsen [at] gmail [dot] com


Goudarz Eghtedari - Treasurer

Neighborhood: Laurelhurst

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? .

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board?

My favorite thing about southeast is the

goudarz [at] yahoo [dot] com


Paul Leistner - Past President

Neighborhood: Mt. Tabor

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? 14 years

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board? 5-6 years, I think.

My favorite thing about living in southeast is the ability to work with
community members to unleash tremendous wisdom, power, and ability to
get things done in our neighborhoods.
paulamy [at] teleport [dot] com


Kurt Krause

Neighborhood: Eastmoreland

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? 3 years.

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board? 2 years

My favorite thing about southeast is the community feeling, neighborliness.

kkrause106 [at] comcast [dot] net


Gilly Burlingham

Neighborhood: Buckman

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? almost 6 years.

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board? 3 years

My favorite thing about southeast is the information I receive.

Gillygb [at] yahoo [dot] com


Shirley Nacoste

Neighborhood: Center

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? 20 years.

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board? 5.5 years

My favorite thing about southeast is the work I am involved with because my work focuses of getting neighbors to the decision-making table. Everyone has a voice and it matters.

Shirley_Nacoste [at] msn [dot] com


Sara Westerfeld

Neighborhood: Creston-Kenilworth

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? 7 years

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board? 1 year

My favorite thing about southeast is My favorite thing about southeast is the multitude of places to go and things going on. There are tons of local restaurants, shops, and community activities!  The citizens actually care and take part in their community as well. It’s great!

ariellefay [at] yahoo [dot] com


Sean McCusker

Neighborhood: Hosford-Abernethy

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? 6 years.

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board? 1 year

My favorite thing about southeast is being able to walk and bike to different locations. As well as the diversity that is offered in SE Portland.

sean.mccusker [at] gmail [dot] com


Lisa Laurenceau

Neighborhood: Montavilla

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? 21 years.

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board? 8 years off and on.

My favorite thing about southeast is the suburban feel of residential neighborhoods even 1 block off a main intersection (such as 82 & Glisan.).

Lisalaurens [at] interrate [dot] com


Roy A Hartley

Neighborhood: Richmond

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? 12 months.

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board? 4 months.

My favorite thing about southeast is difficult to single out, I enjoy the physical structure, good mass transit options, cohesive neighborhoods, walkability, diversity of population.

erhartley [at] msn [dot] com


Moshe Lenske

Neighborhood: Woodstock

How long have you lived in your neighborhood?

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board?

My favorite thing about southeast is

moshilda [at] hevanet [dot] com


Ben Cox

Neighborhood: South Tabor

How long have you lived in your neighborhood? 8 months

How long have you been a member of the SE Uplift Board? 7 months

My favorite thing about southeast is Mt. Tabor Park.

danielle [at] artichokemusic [dot] com