Welcome to the Cascade Chapter!

The Cascade Chapter serves Oregon and Southwest Washington. We connect and support public involvement professionals across the region through networking events and professional development opportunities. Whether you're new to public participation or a seasoned practitioner, we invite you to get involved.

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Connect with the Chapter

Email: iap2cascade@gmail.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/iap2-usa-cascade-chapter

Instagram: www.instagram.com/iap2cascade

Why Get Involved?

Strengthen Your Practice

Stay current on tools, trends, and emerging challenges in public participation through panels and peer exchange.

Expand Your Network

Connect with practitioners across sectors — government, consulting, nonprofits, and more.

Grow Your Leadership

Serve on a committee or the board. Develop governance experience in a supportive environment.

Find Your Community

Public engagement work can be complex. Our community is a space for shared learning and mutual support.

Stay Regionally Connected

Be part of a regional voice shaping the future of public participation in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Featured Training

IAP2 Foundational Trainings (In Person)
Portland, Oregon | June & September 2026

The Cascade Chapter is excited to bring IAP2's signature courses back to Portland. These internationally recognized courses provide practical tools and frameworks to help practitioners design and lead meaningful engagement processes.

These trainings are ideal for professionals working in government, consulting, utilities, nonprofits, and community organizations who are responsible for planning or implementing community engagement.

Participants may take individual courses or complete all three to earn the IAP2 Certificate in Public Participation.

Training Schedule

  • June 1, 2026
    Fundamentals of Public Participation

  • June 2–3, 2026
    Designing + Leading Public Participation
    (Fundamentals is a prerequisite)

  • September 1–2, 2026
    Applying Methods for Public Participation
    (Fundamentals is a prerequisite)

Register today—space is limited

Past Newsletters

Browse previous editions of the Cascade Chapter newsletter to catch up on chapter updates, upcoming events, and highlights from the regional public participation community.

Meet & Mingle Events

Looking to connect with others working in public participation?

Our Cascade Chapter Meet & Mingle events are casual networking gatherings for local public participation practitioners. 

Join us every other month to connect with peers, exchange ideas, and build relationships within the regional engagement community.

Want to know when the next one is happening? Sign up for our newsletter to receive updates on upcoming events.


Join Us!

Board of Directors

Serving on the Cascade Board of Directors is an opportunity to help guide the direction of our chapter while growing your own leadership skills. As a working, volunteer board, members collaborate on strategy, programming, communications, partnerships, and equity-focused initiatives that strengthen our professional community. Meetings are held virtually on the first Tuesday of the month from 11am - 12pm.

Events Committee

The Events Committee plans and hosts Cascade’s professional development and networking events from panel discussions and learning sessions to our signature bimonthly Meet & Mingles. The committee helps identify timely topics, recruit speakers, and design informal and engaging gatherings that cultivate connection and community.

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee leads Cascade’s newsletter and social media, highlighting best practices through featured projects, sharing skill-building opportunities and events throughout the region, and elevating P2 job postings for prospective applicants. This committee helps connect practitioners to the information and resources that strengthen our field.

Meet Our Board of Directors

Franziska Elliott

Board President

JLA Public Involvement

Natalie Hall

Board Vice President

David Evans and Associates, Inc.

Ann Griffin

Board Treasurer

City of Oregon City

Fabián Hidalgo Guerrero

Board Member

Espousal Strategies

MJ Jackson

Board Member

WSP

Jordan Imlah

Board Member

City of Milwaukie

Organizational Commitment to Equity

The Cascade Chapter of IAP2 USA is committed to advancing social and racial equity by supporting and elevating public involvement professionals and work that is equitable in processes and outcomes. To accomplish this, IAP2 Cascade applies an equity lens across its organizational functions and obliges to the following credos:

Organizational Culture

Our chapter will foster an organizational culture that positions equity at the core of all that it does.

Organizational Capacity

We will build our capacity to do this work by developing our shared knowledge and skills.

Auditing our Practices

We will evaluate our policies and practices through an equity lens.

Collaborative Development

We commit to working with the community and with our members to continue to elevate and advance this work.

Diversifying Membership

We will recruit, support, and promote the leadership of a diverse membership and practitioners.


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