MULTNOMAH YOUTH COMMISSION 2026-2027 REFERENCE FORM Survey

2025-2026 Commission Members

• Amori Cuevas Portugal • Ariel Contreras-Texna • Celeste Ruiz • Chloe Wolfson • Claira Pearse • Claire Tagalog • Cora Smith • Denisse Carrillo-Hernandez • Destiny Wairimu Nderitu • Diego Flores Maclean • Diego Vega Vasquez • Eli Martin • Enzo Carpio • Hazel Chan • Ishaan Bhardwaj • Ishmael Johnson • Jeniva L. Flores • Jules Jones • Logan O'Halloran • Maheran Arega • Maria Villalobos Nunez • Maritsa Cardoso-Bustamante • Maynapa Chanthanouvong • McKenzie Vo • Merveille Uwera • Mirabel Kotamarti • Sabrin Ahmed • Sinai Terry • Sol Fuerte Hernandez • Toby Ortega • Xavier Juarez • Zoe Cottom •

• REYNOLDS HIGH SCHOOL • CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL • GRESHAM HIGH SCHOOL • DE LA SALLE NORTH CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL • LEODIS V. MCDANIEL HIGH SCHOOL • GRANT HIGH SCHOOL • FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL • OREGON EPISCOPAL SCHOOL • LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY • PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE • PARKROSE HIGH SCHOOL • H.B. LEE MIDDLE SCHOOL • CLACKAMAS HIGH SCHOOL • SKYLINE K-8 SCHOOL • PACIFIC CREST COMMUNITY SCHOOL • JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL • BRIDGER CREATIVE SCIENCE SCHOOL • DAVID DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL • CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL • OLIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL •

ABOUT MYC
The Multnomah Youth Commission (MYC) is the official youth policy body to the Multnomah County Board and Portland City Council. This diverse group of youth (ages 13-21) live, work, attend school, and/or attend an out-of-school program in Multnomah County or the City of Portland. Youth commissioners provide advice about the decisions the City & County make that affect young people. They also advocate for a youth agenda of positive policy changes, guided by “Our Bill of Rights: Children & Youth”, the nation’s first Bill of Rights written for and by young people. Providing a voice for our community’s youth, the MYC is supported and funded by the Multnomah County Office of Diversity and Equity (ODE) and the City of Portland Office of Community and Civic Life.

Decisions are made every day that affect the lives of young people, many times with little to no input from those impacted by the decisions. The purpose of the MYC is to involve youth in all levels of community decision-making.

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