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Josh Burgess<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Founder and Executive Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Josh founded the Central Oregon Civic Action Project and organized its first Civic Assembly in 2024. He’s a social impact entrepreneur, board director, and executive coach to startups, governments, and nonprofits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Josh retired as a Colonel from the U.S. Air Force after a career as a special operations advisor, helicopter pilot, and international affairs strategist. He\u2019s co-founder and Board President of REACT DC, a refugee resettlement nonprofit in Northern Virginia. He\u2019s also Senior Advisor for U.S. Programs with Democracy Next, Entrepreneur in Residence at Columbia University\u2019s Technology Ventures, and a partner with The Zone, a global leadership advisory firm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Josh lives in Central Oregon with his wife, a retired Army officer, and their two children who enjoy the outdoors, traveling, and volunteering in their community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Regional Steering Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Donna Burklo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Bend resident, non-profit executive and consultant<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Zavi Borja<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Visit Bend, Latino Community Association Board<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alex Lehman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2024 Assembly Delegate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Margaret Hill<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2024 Assembly Delegate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Zak Boone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Central Oregon Community College Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Matt Muchna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Experience the fusion of imagination and expertise with \u00c9tudes Architectural Solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nick Tierney<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Newberry Regional Partnership<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Taha Elwefati<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Oregon State University – Cascades<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Max Chang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

2024 Assembly Delegate<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kellen Klein<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Citizens4Community<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Project Management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Experience the fusion of imagination and expertise with \u00c9tudes Architectural Solutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Leah Guliasi <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Warm Springs Community Action Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MEDIA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KTVZ — “Deliberative democracy takes center stage at Central Oregon summit”<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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