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Ashland is a creative, adaptable and collaborative community. Ashland has demonstrated a commitment to climate adaptation and mitigation, economic sustainability, social equity, and nurturing our small-town character even as we grow.
When I came to live in Ashland, I immediately became involved in the many opportunities that this community offers. My husband Ron and I took our little dog on daily walks up hill and down dale, through town and country, marveling at its beauty. Contractors became our first friends as we invested in improving a neglected house and turned it into a forever home.
We hosted neighborhood parties where some had lived just across the street from each other for some 20 years, yet had never broken bread together. We became food donors with the Ashland Food Project. We went to plays, joined the Ashland Food Co+op, found out that you could get just about anything you needed at ACE hardware and if not there Bi-Mart, shopped at the best music store between San Francisco and Seattle and enjoyed eating out.
After a short while, I became involved with Council, Planning Commission,Tree Commission and Transportation Commission meetings and joined advocacy groups that were concerned about issues I saw as important to consider in seeking the vision of Ashland to “keep its small town character even as we grow”. Ron and I worked together as treasurers for local political leaders.
Eventually, I applied and was appointed to the Transportation Commission, became a Ashland Food Project Board member and joined with others to form the non-profit, Be the Change Rogue to administer the Rogue to Go reusable take-out container system.
I have immersed myself in the workings of this town’s governing processes and though I am still learning, I know by encouraging dialogue, holding town halls, and letting folks know what good is being done, we can address and solve the manageable problems that challenge us.
This gem of Southern Oregon is going through a tremendous transition as we climb out of a pandemic, wrestle with climate change and grapple with the very soul of our democratic republic here and throughout the country.
I am convinced that we can listen to what our neighbors have to offer, build on past accomplishments, prepare for what nature sends our way and otherwise work together to nurture Ashland’s commitments to sustainability, equity and inclusion. I am ready to work for you to honor these commitments.
Occupation: Field Operations Officer, Golden for Senate Campaign
Occupational Background: Alternate Filer/Treasurer for local Political Campaigns including Golden For Senate and Pam Marsh for Oregon, Social Studies and English Secondary Teacher, After School Elementary Environment Educator, Landscape/Gardening Business Owner.
Educational Background: UC Berkeley, BA Political Science; University of Pennsylvania, ABD Political Philosophy; Chestnut Hill College, Secondary Teaching Credential
Government Experience: Ashland Transportation Commission, Chair
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Ashland is a creative, adaptable and collaborative community. Ashland has demonstrated a commitment to climate adaptation and mitigation, economic sustainability, social equity, and nurturing our small-town character even as we grow.
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