Yuyan graduated from Portland State University with a Social Work major in 2021. She has been living in Portland for about eight years. Yuyan has participated in various volunteer activities since high school. She would like to use her work experience and knowledge to support Asian communities as she desires to work with them. In her free time, she loves to play video games, work out, and read novels.

Muhammad Ayob Mohamed Amin or known by his friend as Mo, is a senior at Portland State University majoring in social sciences and a minor in psychology. As a Rohingyan born Mo wants people to acknowledge and shed light about his community to other communities. In his free time, Mo loves to read, cook, take pictures, and play soccer.

Mohammad Khalid is a first-generation immigrant and a citizen of the United States. He studies accounting at Portland State University. His number one goal is to help and support the Iraqi community in Oregon. In his spare time, Mohammad loves to cook and to play soccer

As the Board President, Anne brings a lifetime of experience in working with immigrant and small business communities. With her experience, Division Midway Alliance is forging a path toward to establish the organization as a forefront leader in assisting communities around Division Street.

Leslie has been a college educator for 36 years in the fields of Health Education and Education. With the beginning of the Affordable Care Act in 2013, Leslie focused on serving people with the Federal Market Place and the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid). She’s currently a Para Educator with Portland Public Schools and continuing to work with special education elementary students. She’s excited about how DMA is expanding outreach to the SE Portland immigrant and refugee business communities.

With years of experience as an activist, Layla brings to DMA her passion in supporting immigrant populations and small businesses through guiding Division Midway Alliance to become the model organization that others look towards too as an example of a Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative that brings positive growth

Joe Enlet is the President of COFA Alliance National Network (CANN) which is an organization that advocates for citizens of the FSM, Palau, and the Marshall Islands and works on policy at the State and Federal level.In 2018 the City of Portland awarded Joe the Emily Gottfried Human Rights Award as an Emerging Leader. Joe pastors at his church Chuuk Logos Community Church in Vancouver Washington and enjoys playing his guitar and playing basketball with his daughters.

Breeanna Guardado (Bree) is an Affordable Housing Professional in Portland, Oregon. She has years of experience ranging from onsite management, federal compliance monitoring, asset management, and assistance in housing development. Bree is currently working for Rose Community Development, a grassroots developer that focuses on the SE neighborhood. Bree also has experience working closely with Portland’s most vulnerable populations: homelessness, mental illness, and substance abuse. Bree is eager to use her strong communication skills, real estate knowledge, and compassion; to assist Division Midway Alliance to fulfill its mission.

Bill Bruce is the Senior Program Manager of Raimore Construction. He is also one of the top assistants to Raimore co-founder and Owner. Even though he has been working with Raimore for about 4 years, his relationship with Raimore has spanned over 20 years. Currently, he oversees Division Transit Project and work closely with different stakeholders and partners in the area. He is very passionate about creating opportunities for small business owners and promote work of DBEs (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise).

Polo is a West Coast and SE Asia activist-lawyer, a Senior Contributing Editor of The Asian Reporter, and a contributor to The Oregonian and Oregon Public Radio. He became a City Hall’s New Portlander Programs manager. He is currently a Managing Attorney in NWCommunities Counsel.