non-profits, organic, sustainable, fair trade, world music, old beads, textiles, slow food, bioneers.org

instigating, fundraising, event organizaing, making things happen

I am very eclectic, gregarious and outgoing and enjoy spending time with my friends and family; husband, Doug and two kids Maggie age 13 and Locke age 17. I am a great networker, I love bringing people together, meeting them talking with them and making connections. I'm an instigator and a community and political activist. For the past 15 years I have been a stay-at-home mom, homeschooler and "professional" volunteer. I have raised over $150,000 for various organizations thr…moreough direct donations, product sales, grant writing, and event coordination. In 2005, I became an Independent Representative with ONE Group and started a home based business; Ely Organics. This has allowed me the flexibility to be available for my family when they need me and the resources and time to travel when it is convenient. I get to focus on the things in life that are important to me; my family, volunteering in my community and supporting non-profit organizations. I'm really attracted to all things ethnic, like old beads, folk art, textiles, jewelry, clothing and world music. I have been playing African marimba music for 8 years and I am in a marimba band which originates from the Kutsinhira Cultural Arts center (www.kutsinhira.org), a local non-profit here in my town that I am a member of. Previous to being home with my family, I worked on one of the largest National Forests in the Pacific Northwest. I am also a forester by trade and have a degree in Forest Management. During my 12 plus years with the US Forest service I worked on many special projects and I used to fight forest fires all over the Western U.S. and was on a Hot Shot firefighting crew. I'm a huge fan of the social change organization the Bioneers

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