ABOUT US
PCS HISTORY
2012 - 2017
PCS MISSION
Values + Principles
STAFF
Roles + Photos
BOARD + COMMITTEES
Directors + Volunteers
COMMUNITY SQUASH
PCS Model + Best Practices
HISTORY
Portland Community Squash was incorporated in 2013 with Barrett Takesian, Sandy Spaulding, and Greg Born serving as the original directors.
PCS Timeline
MISSION
Portland Community Squash (PCS) aims to build an accessible community center that holistically supports and unites its members. We envision a community with enough social and human capital to overcome ever-changing societal challenges and prosper.
VALUES
Respect - We support our teammates
Effort - We work hard together
Positivity - We use our energy to uplift others
PRINCIPLES
Access - Remove barriers to reflect the city's population
Equity - Prepare members to thrive
Cohesion - Unite and empower a strong community
STAFF
ADDITIONAL STAFF
PCS also relies on the contributions from many of our high school students and community volunteers.
BOARD
2013 CLASS
Barrett Takesian (P)
Greg Born
Sandy Spaulding
2016 CLASS
Adam Edwards
Andrew Emmons
2019 CLASS
Beth Lowenstein
Harvey Klugman
2014 CLASS
Amy Ford (T)
Teddy Stoecklein
2017 CLASS
Hawley Strait (VC)
Brooke Teller (S)
2020 CLASS
Chris Lutes
Mahmoud Hassan
Ruweda Ali
2015 CLASS
Marion Freeman
2018 CLASS
Emily Birchby
John Beliveau (C)
2021 CLASS
Divine Nduwimana
Kifah Abdulla
Megan Savage
BOARD ALUMNI
Bob Gould (2015-2018), John Robinson (2017-2020), Rosie O'Donnell (2018-2021), Meirgani Alaari (2020-2021)
COMMITTEES
For an up to date listing of committee members, please view this google doc - LINK
COMMUNITY SQUASH
Leveraging squash to create multicultural and multigenerational communities
An open-source book with the road map to start a community squash or community anything center
All the back of house best practices that we have developed over the years
It's in draft mode, but this is the document that steers our entire organization
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