Registration is now open!
Civics Learning Project’s Annual Gala
May 7, 2025
5PM
The Hyatt Regency
375 NE Holladay St
Portland, OR
Join us for an exclusive fireside chat with Newman Civic Leader of the Year and 1803 Fund CEO, Rukaiyah Adams
Highlights:
- Fireside chat with Rukaiyah Adams, CLP’s 2025 Newman Civic Leader of the Year
- Be inspired by students & teachers from CLP’s programs
- Pre-Program Cocktail Hour & Silent Auction
- Gourmet Plated Dinner & Dessert
Reserve Your Tickets!
There are many sponsorship opportunities for the CLP Newman Civic Leader Award of the Year Celebration & Gala. Please see CLP’s 2025 2025 Gala Sponsorship Opportunities flyer or contact Chris Hughes at [email protected] for more information.
About the Jonathan Newman Civic Leader Award
The Jonathan Newman Legal Citizen of the Year Award recognizes the late Judge Newman for his leadership in encouraging and instilling respect for civic education in Oregon. Each year, a leader is honored for demonstrating a commitment to the mission and principles of Civics Learning Project including advancing the ideals of civic education and inspiring future generations. View a list of all our honorees over the years.
As part of the Legal Citizen of the Year Award & Celebration, Civics Learning Project also honors an exemplary educator in Oregon with the Peter & Leslie Richter Civic Educator of the Year Award. The 2024-25 honoree is Susan Kernutt of Ridgeview High School, Redmond.
About Rukaiyah Adams
Since January 2023, Rukaiyah Adams has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the 1803 Fund. The 1803 Fund seeks to grow shared prosperity, through the alignment of financial investments and investments in community-based organizations. It is not a conventional investment firm, and it is not traditional philanthropy—the work of the 1803 Fund includes aspects of both. Fundamentally, it is ‘investing for the people’.
Ms. Adams is a Commissioner of the Port of Portland. She serves on the Investment Committee of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Ms. Adams also serves on the boards of directors of +More Perfect Union, Albina Vision Trust and Self Enhancement, Inc. Foundation. She is the current Board Chair of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Ms. Adams holds a Bachelor of Arts with academic distinction from Carleton College, a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School, where she was on the Law and Policy Review and the Co-President of the Law Student Association, and a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.