Program Manager
Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund
Portland, Oregon
Sam Baraso is the program manager for the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) team in charge of implementing Measure 26-201, approved by 65% of Portland voters in November 2018. Sam brings a wealth of government experience and community leadership to the effort, where he works closely with frontline communities and City of Portland leadership to bring PCEF to life. Prior to his role at the City, Sam served as a senior policy advisor in Multnomah County’s Office of Sustainability. Sam also serves on the State of Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission, the board of Willamette Partnership, and previously served on the board for Imagine Black (formerly the Portland African American Leadership Forum). Sam holds a master’s degree in environmental management from Duke University and an undergraduate in finance from Washington University in St. Louis.
Turning Environmental Justice Talk into Action: Examples from the Field
Monday, April 17, 2023
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM