Kenny Polson

Kenny Polson, a candidate for the MHCC District board, did not respond to interview requests with The Advocate by press time. He is a student management specialist (dean of students) for Portland Public Schools, according to the Multnomah County Voters’ Pamphlet.

Polson was a community college instructor and is “a product of community college,” according to the pamphlet. He wants to work to “keep college affordable, academic,” and he said he “will strive to make the college the cultural hub of the community.”

Polson has been an educator for 30 years and “served many years in a leadership role,” according to the pamphlet. He was involved in positions that oversaw “budgeting, marketing, performance schedules, equipment, personnel, curriculum, compliance with state requirements, safety, morale, parent communication, personnel and more,” according to the pamphlet.