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2023-09-19 |
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| Name | Chad Lykins |
| Address | 6021 SW 45th Ave
Portland, Oregon 97221, United States |
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| Contributor | Juan Croniqueur |
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| Info | I’ve used my expertise as a researcher, educator, small business owner, and leader of a state-wide non-profit to help create childhood experiences very different from my own. In every role I’ve held, I’ve improved program quality, sustainability, and accessibility.
My parents were teenagers when I was born. They worked their way through school while supporting a young family. Their achievements are even more remarkable given the fact that my mother suffered from untreated substance abuse and mental health disorders that left deep financial and emotional scars on the family.
There wasn’t always a lot to eat in my house. During the hardest of times, I ate free lunch at school on weekdays, then on weekends got a meal at my best friend’s house.
When I was in elementary school, my friend and I used to earn money by collecting aluminum cans. On trash day, we would sneak out early in the morning to look through garbage bins. If it was a good week, we’d make ten bucks and then go to the bakery thrift store, where we could buy the things all the other kids had in their lunches.
With a lot of help and a little luck, I finished high school and went to college. I earned an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from College of Charleston, then a MA in Philosophy and PhD in Leadership and Policy Studies from Vanderbilt University. I went on to teach courses on research methods and public policy for five years as Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong.
Prior to running for office, I led a state-wide non-profit and started an organization in Southwest Portland that provides the kinds of after-school clubs and summer camps I never got to attend as a kid. It meets 100% of requests for need-based aid, allocates thousands of dollars to support gender equity, runs Oregon’s first LGBTQ+ centered chess tournament, and houses a leadership program for high school and college students.
My background as a researcher focused on equity has shaped how I run organizations. As a member of City Council, I will lead Portland with evidence-based solutions to public problems.
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