Conflict of interest? You be the judge.
- Carmen Urbina took ownership of the Oregon Center for Educational Equity (OCEE) in December 2017. OCEE is an Equity & Inclusion consulting and training firm that does business with multiple public agencies in Oregon.
- In July 2018, Carmen was hired by the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) as Deputy Director.
- As part of Carmen's role at ODE, she works with public agencies in the areas of Equity & Inclusion, helping to guide their approach.
- Carmen failed to submit the required annual report to the Oregon Secretary of State in 2018 so the business was listed as inactive (perhaps indicating to ODE she no longer ran the business?)
- In September 2019, Carmen submitted the reinstatement form with the Oregon Secretary of State to list OCEE as active again with an effective date of August 16 2018 (the month after she was hired by ODE).
- Carmen continued to file as the owner of OCEE with the Oregon Secretary of State in 2020 & 2021 and OCEE continues to do business with multiple public agencies in Oregon.
All documents related to what OCEE is and Carmen's ownership are available below.
Additional Conflict of Interest Evidence
Pat McCreery of Beaverton School District tells his Superintendent of Carmen Urbina's connection to OCEE
Equity & Inclusion leaders from school districts across Oregon meet & share information regularly. Notice Carmen Urbina is using her OCEE email address, not ODE.
It's also interesting to see Rogelio Martinez is also here. He's the Asst. Principal in the Forest Grove SD and also works for Carmen at OCEE.