Aenghus aka “Costco Chicken”
at the SY Practice Picket
Bio
I was born in Texas and grew up in Kentucky. During high school and college, I was a newspaper kid and worked as a copy editor for my hometown newspaper. Moved to NYC for more school and work — my time there taught me a lot about human rights, justice, and being a good neighbor. Now I live in Portland with my two stinky dogs: Yee-tai and Stella.
Volunteered at the Hollywood Theatre when I first moved to town — I want to hear about your favorite movie!
Reading Now: Democracy is Power (free pdf version)
Experience
Undergrad education in political science and international law.
Trial prep paralegal at a large NYC law firm. Assisted with legal research, reviewed evidence, prepared witness prep materials.
Program Coordinator for a PDX community center. Organized with neighbors and the Oregon Food Bank to offer an Oregon Trail Card cooking class. Coordinated a neighborhood survey to identify barriers to attendance and addressed those barriers by offering free transportation and licensed childcare. As a result, we added seats to the class and achieved a 100% retention rate.
Compliance & Policy Coordinator for Birthingway College of Midwifery.
Managed projects, assigned work, and made decisions under a shared governance model.
Advocated for the college during their 2018 accreditation cycle, facilitated state authorization, documented internal policies, and managed student requests for exception to policy.
Joined PCC in 2019. Since being hired, I have worked in non-credit and credit departments as an IAA, and a professional development position with Environmental Health & Safety. I am currently the IAA3 for Social Sciences & Ethnic Studies.
work
Cascade Campus Rep and Grievance Committee member since January 2025.
Organized with a PT Classified group to retain their summer pay and health benefits.
Co-facilitated a bad boss campaign with Public Safety Officers, leading to the termination of an abusive manager and the ongoing investigation of a second abusive manager.
Worked with an FCE member to win a historic anti-discrimination victory — allowing Indigenous employees to wear their hair in accordance with tradition.
Advocated (and continue to advocate) for members experiencing pay issues due to Workday and management mistakes, and won backpay.
Collaborated with FFAP on organizing and information requests, growing our organizing power.
CA Strike Captain and Strike Committee Member
Received introductory media training and gave my first interview as a union rep: PCC Employees Go on Strike
Co-developed and hosted (with FFAP) a PCC board mapping presentation for members during the strike. We reviewed board member personal motivations, discussed our role in assessing board members, and outlined next steps for supporting new, union-friendly board candidates.
Currently co-chair the FCE/FFAP Joint Board Mapping Subcommittee, doing the work of investigating and replacing anti-union board members.
Union
Endorsements
Lisa Garcia Stiffler
Graduation/Transfer Credit Evaluator
FCE Strike Crew
Candidate for SY & CA Campus Rep
Aaron Gardner
Instructional Support Tech for Welding
FCE Worksite Leader
Candidate for RC Campus Rep
Ali Stabenow
Project Coordinator
FCE Campus Rep & Strike Supplies Coordinator
Blanca Coma Roselló
Graduation/Transfer Credit Evaluator
FCE Worksite Leader
Lilia Arellano
Cascade Custodian
Meryl DePasquale
Administrative Assistant
FCE Strike Co-chair
Candidate for VP of Communications
Yvette Rosales
Composition Instructor
FFAP Lead Steward for Full Time Faculty
Laura Wadlin
PT Faculty in English for Speakers of Other Languages
FFAP President-Elect, FFAP Strike Co-chair
Ralf Youtz
Math Instructor
FFAP Organizing Officer-Elect, CAT, Steward, Strike Crew
Mari Garcia Almquist
Instructional Support Tech IV for Physical Science
Rock Creek Campus Rep #2
Candidate for Rock Creek Campus Rep #2
Aurora Newkirk
Accounting Technician II
FCE Secretary & Strike Hardship Fund Coordinator
Candidate for Treasurer
Cendy Cruz
Program Specialist
FCE Worksite Leader & BIPOC Affinity Group Co-Founder
Shelly Rettell
Administrative Assistant
FCE Worksite Leader
Candidate for Cascade Grievance Officer
Lily King
Technology Support Analyst for SE Campus IT
SE Campus Rep
Foxx Hess
Administrative Assistant
FCE Worksite Leader
Candidate for SE Campus Rep
Amina Saseyi
Instructional Administrative Assistant
Shared Governance Taskforce Co-Chair
Jimmy Hood
Facilities Operations Maintenance Specialist 3
Cassidy Curra
Instructional Administrative Assistant
FCE Worksite Leader
