What do you do?
I wear a few different hats these days. I have the honor of serving as the Executive Director of the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center, a nonprofit dedicated to providing and promoting constructive and collaborative approaches to conflict. I also currently serve as our statewide associations co-president, and sit on Whatcom County's Commission Against Domestic Violence, the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction Task Force, and the Secretary of State's Charities Advisory Council. By centering most of my professional roles around communication and conflict resolution, I'm invested in equipping our community - youth, families, neighbors, workplaces - to positively influence and strengthen our shared social fabric. I am also trying to be a really good mom to my 2 amazing daughters.
Advice/words of wisdom that affected your life you’d like to pass on?
Growing up in a loving and thoughtful family, I absorbed the wisdom to be mindful of how I walk through the world - to take responsibility for my own actions, and to think about the impact of my actions on others. Now raising two daughters, and given the work I do, I regularly reflect on this myself and strive to help others be mindful as well.