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Colleen Rockwell named Milwaukie Volunteer of the Year
Summary
After council members highlighted a slate of nominees, the Milwaukie City Council used an online ranked-choice ballot to select Colleen Rockwell as the city's 2025 Volunteer of the Year. The city plans a recognition dinner in June and a council ceremony when the winner can attend.
Milwaukie — The City Council named Colleen Rockwell the 2025 Milwaukie Volunteer of the Year after presentations from council members and staff describing a broad field of nominees from neighborhood organizers, park stewards and community teams.
Community engagement coordinator Jason Wax explained the nomination and voting process and walked the council through the selection criteria. Multiple council members highlighted nominees and teams for their community emergency response, park stewardship, neighborhood events and volunteer leadership. Councelor Sav Jordan described a team that expanded the Community Emergency Response program from 38 to 53 active volunteers and cited weekly commitment estimates for core volunteers.
After council members reviewed highlights and used a ranked‑choice online ballot, the council announced the winner: “The winner of the 2025 Milwaukee Volunteer of the Year is Colleen Rockwell,” the mayor said. Staff said a recognition dinner is planned for June 4 (venue to be confirmed) and council will invite Rockwell to a upcoming meeting for formal recognition and photos.
Next steps: staff will follow up with the winner and coordinate the summer recognition event and publicity.
