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Multnomah County: Chair Jessica Vega Pederson ernennt Denise Peña

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson hat Denise Peña zur neuen Direktorin für das Multnomah County Department of Community Justice ernannt. Peña wird die erste Person of Color sein, die die Abteilung leitet.

Peña bringt mehr als 20 Jahre Erfahrung in der Strafjustiz und im Bereich der Gemeinschaftsarbeit mit. Sie wird die Verantwortung für die Bereiche Straf- und Gefängnisüberwachung sowie für Programme zur Wiedereingliederung von Straftätern übernehmen.

“Wir freuen uns sehr, Denise Peña als neue Direktorin begrüßen zu dürfen. Ich bin überzeugt, dass sie mit ihrem Fachwissen und ihrer Erfahrung eine wertvolle Bereicherung für das Multnomah County Department of Community Justice sein wird”, sagte Chair Vega Pederson.

Peña selbst äußerte sich erfreut über ihre Ernennung und betonte, dass sie bestrebt sei, die Arbeit der Abteilung in enger Zusammenarbeit mit der Gemeinschaft fortzuführen.

Die Ernennung von Denise Peña wird von vielen Seiten als wichtiger Schritt zur Förderung von Vielfalt und Inklusion im Multnomah County angesehen.

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