What do you do for a living?
I am the Executive Director of the Downtown Bellingham Partnership.
What do you love about this area?
I’m an avid hiker, backpacker and camper so the accessibility to nature is one of the biggest things I love about living here. I also love how lush and beautiful our setting is with the incredible mountains and views out over the islands. Bellingham is blessed with all of that plus a great supportive and collaborative vibe that I think is pretty rare and special. People genuinely want others to succeed in their business and creative ventures and go out of their way to offer support and encouragement. I also love that we are pretty laid back and authentic – we aren’t that invested in being hip or cool, which is refreshing. Lastly, I have a brother and sister who also live here as well as my son, daughter and grandson so having my extended family here is also a huge bonus.