We are TrustLab
Building trust and safety between communities
Vince Jones Dixon
Leader, TrustLab & Gresham City Councilman
“I am committed to building community through building trust and strong relationships. We need our systems to work together to create public safety for all.”
Matt, McNair, CEO, TrustLab, Former Attorney
“Everyone deserves to feel safe calling 911. We can only make that happen if we bring police and community members together to establish dialogue and eventually create trust.”
Dave Barrios, Portland Park Ranger, Former Police Officer
“I believe that TrustLab’s role in facilitating dialogue between the community and police is a critical step in building a safety system that truly meets the needs of the community.”
Dorothy Elmore, Community Activist & Former Police Officer
“What’s missing is a belief and ecosystem that kneads together the very fabric of human culture and allows us to see, hear, understand, and value each other’s experiences, voices toward a common purpose.”
Freddie Mac, Senior Director of Communications, Portland Public Schools
“Gaining trust and building consensus among neighbors is vital to our city, region, and nation's survival."
Musse Olol, President, Somali American Council of Oregon
“Each of us and each of our many communities face different challenges and have different histories, but establishing trust is the one thing that will help us all."
Aaron Schmautz, President, Portland Police Association
“I am honored to be at the table discussing how to best bring our community and public safety professionals together. Trust Lab can lead from the front by bringing voices and perspectives together”
Dr. Amul Tevar, CoFounder of Plitzie
“This is an incredible opportunity to not only build trust but use data and technology to improve and apply outcomes [that] would lead to measurable improvements in public health.”
Felicia Turrentine Wasson, Corporate Responsibility
"I believe trust leads to dialogue and dialogue leads to solutions. Now more than ever, our community would benefit greatly from honest and transparent dialogue.”
Dana Walton-Macaulay, Community Collaborator
“I believe in the power of compassionate collaboration, and TrustLab provides the space to engage [and] facilitate impactful work that makes the community safe for all of us.”