FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL OF OREGON
Meet FHCO Staff...
Moloy Good started with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon in April of 2003. He was recently named its Executive Director. FHCO is a highly regarded private non-profit dedicated to furthering the cause of fair housing through education, outreach, and enforcement.
Mr. Good began his work with FHCO as its Enforcement Coordinator. In this position he managed all of FHCO’s enforcement activity, including designing and administering tests to determine if the fair housing laws are being met. Previously he worked as a staff attorney for Legal Aid Services of Oregon. He helped defend people against evictions, but also negotiated with landlords to avoid evictions.
Mr. Good’s commitment to civil rights began while he was growing up in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. He experienced and witnessed much of the ignorance that leads to bigotry and prejudice. In high school he decided to pursue a career that would allow him to combat this intolerance. During college he continued to pursue this goal by studying about the civil rights movement, eventually writing his senior thesis on the subject. He chose to attend Howard University School of Law because of its long and distinguished history as a catalyst for the expansion of civil rights. His work with FHCO has allowed him to use his legal education to help defend and further the cause of civil rights.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 503-402-1157 or mkgood@fhco.org.
Diane Hess is FHCO' s Education Director. She's the person to contact if you're interested in attending a fair housing training or setting one up for your group. Diane also keeps busy spreading the word about illegal housing discrimination and fair housing rights in as many ways as possible . Before she started working with FHCO in 2000, Diane worked with a variety of human service and community-oriented organizations doing community organizing, planning, program development, fundraising and public policy advocacy. She feels passionately about civil rights and other social justice issues. Diane lives in Southeast Portland. She is married, has two teen-age step-children, a cat and two parakeets. When Diane isn't working, she enjoys traveling, reading, cooking and drawing.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 503-412-6000 or dhess@fhco.org.
Nicol'e Edner
Administrative Project Manager.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
503-223-8295 or nedner@fhco.org
Jo Becker has been involved with her local Realtor(R) association's Equal Opportunity/Cultural Diversity Committee for the past eight years, serving as a long-time member and former chair. It was here that she first met the folks at the FHCO and learned about the awesome work they did. She has also been a contributing columnist for a local industry publication since 2003 writing about marketing and technology.
When she decided to make a career change, it's probably not surprising that she ended up in a position related to the housing industry. She is happy to be with an organization that allows her to further her interests in assuring fair and equitable treatment for all.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 503-453-4016 or jbecker@fhco.org.
Sam Haidar found the FHCO as the right place to fulfill his vision and inspirations as a civil rights advocate. He joined our office as a part-time investigator in 2005 and became a permanent employee in fall 2006. He accepted the position of intake specialist while he was continuing his studies in the Master of Public Administration program at PSU. After graduation he decided to continue with his contributions to issues of civil rights. Sam comes from a diverse culture and has lived his life as a cosmopolitan. He traveled around the world and became familiar with world languages and cultures. He is trilingual and works as an interpreter for Oregon courts. His style of dealing with the public has been a tremendous asset to our program and strengthened our effectiveness.
CONTACT INFORMATION: 503-223-8197 or shaidar@fhco.org
