Full Name:
Avel Louise Gordly
Gender:
Female
Family:
Widowed; 1 Child: Tyrone Wayne Waters
Birth Date:
02/13/1947
Birth Place:
Portland, OR
Home City:
Portland, OR
Religion:
United Church of Christ
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
BS, Portland State University, 1974
Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, 1991-1996.
Senator, Oregon State Senate, 1996-2008
Founder, African American Mental Health Commission
Experience, Governors Mental Health Alignment Task Force
Co-Chair, Governors Racial and Ethnic Health Task Force
Experience, Governors Task Force on Environmental Justice
Co-Chair, Senate Presidents Interim Task Force on Parental and Family Abductions
Experience, Supreme Court Access to Justice Task Force
Community Liaison, Multnomah County Health Department, present
Adult Parole and Probation Officer, Oregon Corrections Division
Department of Black Studies, Portland State University
Parent Coordinator, Albina Head Start, present
Associate Executive Secretary, American Friends Service Committee, Pacific Northwest Region, present
Senior Fellow, American Leadership Forum, present
Member, Highland United Church of Christ, present
Program Director, House of Umoja, present
Rape Victim Advocate, Multnomah County District Attorneys Office, present
Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, present
Member, Oregon Uniting Advisory Committee, present
Citizen Chair, Portland Police Bureaus Chiefs Forum, present
Director of Youth Services, Urban League, present
Former Coordinator, Albina Headstart Parent Involvement Center
Director, Southern Africa Program, American Friends Service Committee, 1983-1990