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Malachowski, Katrina Anne
Katrina lives in Portland, Oregon with her dog Chip, a small black Chihuahua-Terrier mix. When she's not working on a calligraphy commission, she does Community Health Education outreach for Portland Street Medicine and rides her bike without a helmet.
Passionate Co-President
A member since 2020, Katrina became co-President in early 2023. She is focused on increasing diversity in the membership, seeing more scholarships granted, and encouraging new comers from around the world to participate at meetings and share their work proudly. And having fun. Katrina is good at fun.
Community Health Education Coordinator
Katrina joined PSM in 2022, and began coordinating the Community Health (CHE) Program shortly after. CHE offers a variety of workshops designed to educate and empower the houseless of Portland. By giving them the tools to better take care of their own immediate health needs, the CHE Program diverts people from an overburdened healthcare system that often discriminates, stigmatizes, and traumatizes houseless people, and gives them the power to make their own choices.
More than a Member
Katrina joined Behavioral Health Advisory Council (BHAC) in 2017. She currently serves on the Steering Committee and helps determine the topics to be highlighted and organizations to be featured at the BHAC meetings and workgroup.. The council is made up of consumers, advocates, behavioral health service providers, public partners and people with lived experience, and makes recommendations to the Health Department's Behavioral Health division on metal health and substance abuse related issues. Oregon requires every community mental health program to have such a group so consumers can provide input about the services available in their county.
Pen-Pal
In 2022 Katrina started to send handwritten letters and cards with messages of hope & support to people around the world. She loves to support LGTBQIA+ folks with bright and colorful cards that remind them they are not alone.
Wayfinder & Art Guardian
Starting in 2017, Katrina has helped the Willamette Light Brigade present the Portland Winter Light Festival. From tending fires to assembling signage, rounding up donations or helping people find their way to the next glowing exhibition, volunteers like her ensure that PDXWLF will continue to brighten the coldest winter nights as a free, city-wide event for years to come.
Blue Ribbon Winner
2023 Oregon State Fair
1st Place Adult Intermediate Calligraphy
"The Rest Will Follow"
2022 Oregon State Fair
3rd Place Adult Intermediate Calligraphy
"Manic Italic"