Former Kitzhaber aide named Urban League of Portland chief

A well-known Oregonian will take the reins of the Urban League of Portland. The group announced Wednesday that Nkenge Harmon Johnson will become the group's president and CEO. Harmon Johnson replaces Michael Alexander, who's retiring on May 8. Harmon Johnson recently worked in former Gov. John Kitzhaber's office as a communications specialist. She left the post before questions regarding former First Lady Cylvia Hayes were raised: Harmon Johnson wrote in an opinion piece for the Oregonian that…