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Beach Pace, mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon, will present “Public Service: Reflections on the Military, Nonprofits, and Local Government,” a discussion about public service, advocacy and social change, Thursday, Nov. 12 in Old Chapel. 

A light lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., and the presentation and discussion will begin at noon. The event is sponsored by the SBS Democracy Project, the School of Public Policy and the Cardinal O’Leary Fund.

Pace was elected as Mayor of Hillsboro in November 2024 with 73% of the vote, was sworn in in January 2025 and is currently serving in that role. In Hillsboro’s 150 year history, she is only the second female-identifying mayor and the first gay mayor of Hillsboro.  

Pace’s complete bio can be found on the event’s listing on the SBS website.