Cyrus Harshfield

Growing up in the small, tight-knit coastal community of Newport, Cyrus learned the importance of building relationships and showing love for family and friends. Living in Gresham for the last 20 years, a large and diverse suburban area outside of Portland, has shown him what a welcoming and hard-working community looks like. Some of his favorite activities are spending time with family and friends, being outdoors in the beautiful Oregon forests and waterways, attending the Saturday farmers market and listening to live music. His personal goals are to always strive to be his best self, continue to help others and travel throughout the U.S. and internationally.

Cyrus is passionate about building positive relationships with students and supporting them as they grow into adulthood. He has been a high school science educator for 21 years and is an accomplished AP Chemistry instructor. In addition to teaching, he supports students in the development and implementation of science fair projects and coaches the boys tennis team. Cyrus recently completed an equity certificate program and is excited to implement culturally responsive practices in his classroom. As an educator Scholar he is, “very excited to support my student, Kim, as she develops and implements a project to help improve our community.”