Join Better Portland members for a lunchtime panel bringing together local leaders for focused conversations on the issues shaping our city.
This session will explore inclusion, identity, and belonging within Portland’s business landscape, centering lived experiences, opportunities, challenges, and ways businesses can foster more welcoming, supportive, and equitable environments for all.
Together, we’ll create space for thoughtful dialogue, shared perspectives, and community connection while highlighting the importance of inclusion and belonging in shaping the future of Portland’s business community.
Panelists
Luci Moody, Communications & Outreach Aide to Council President Dunphy
Marina Martinez-Bateman, CEO of New Coyote Consulting
12:00 – Moderated conversation with panelist by Dahlia Hanson, Better Portland Board Member
12:30 – Q&A
Panelists
Luci Moody (she/they) serves as Communications & Outreach Aide to Council President Dunphy, who is a former small business owner. In this role, they support small business owners and constituents in navigating City services and accessing key resources. Grounded in a strong commitment to equity, Luci is passionate about building more inclusive, transparent, and responsive systems that expand economic opportunity for all. Inspired by this work, Luci hopes to one day own a small business of their own.
Marina Martinez-Bateman is the CEO of New Coyote Consulting, a person-first management training firm born of many years’ experience applying equity and human-centered systems to management strategy. They are a serial entrepreneur and a grassroots communicator with more than 25 years’ experience motivating people to take action on behalf of political, cultural, and commercial interests. Their ongoing equity and workers’ rights practice has made them a popular speaker, trainer, and peer mentor in the industry.