Service Retrospective
I've always sought out opportunities to serve my community, both within and without my service to the local church. Most of the time, it's taken the shape of volunteering in an area non-profit, as the list below indicates.
2012-2021
Executive Director, Miss East Cascades Scholarship Organization
Organizational and volunteer leadership providing mentoring for young women in five-county area
The Miss East Cascades Scholarship Organization is a strong, community-based scholarship competition. It is an official preliminary to the Miss Washington and Miss America scholarship pageants, which give away millions of dollars in scholarships each year. I've been privileged to co-host the pageant for the organization's first seven years of existence, and joined its board in 2016. I assumed the duties of the executive director in 2019 and stepped down in 2021 prior to my move to Vancouver.
1998-2021
Treasurer, Heritage Hills Road Association
Financial oversight for homeowners association
Property owners in my area comprise the Heritage Hills Road Association. My duties as treasurer include the collection of annual dues and the payment of bills accrued by the neighborhood, including plowing services in winter.
2011-2013
Director, Icicle Arts
Non-profit promoting arts in the Leavenworth area
Served as treasurer for the organization (later known as Artis). Artis cultivated a vibrant community in the Upper Wenatchee River Valley through the arts by showcasing local and regional artists, engaging youth and adults in arts education and establishing downtown Leavenworth as a home for the arts.
2004-2009
Director, Cascade Medical Center Foundation
Public relations and fundraising for local hospital
The foundation is the nonprofit, fundraising arm of the community-owned medical center. Led by an entirely volunteer board of directors, it partners with donors to generate funding used to enhance the patient experience at Cascade Medical.
To date, the foundation has funded over one million dollars in medical center projects and state-of-the-art equipment.
1995-1998
Chaplain Coordinator, Upper Valley Ministerial Association
Organize and schedule local pastors in hospital chaplaincy program
At the time, the local hospital had no chaplain and was dependent upon services provided by local ministers. Therefore, I organized and was liaison between the ministerial association and the hospital administration.
1996-1998
President, Cascade Drama Boosters Club
Public relations and fundraising for school drama program
The dramatic arts have transformative potential in the lives of young people. Cascade High School had a dynamic program in the 1990s, and the boosters club was able to provide additional funds and experiences to strengthen the program's impact.
1996
Founder, Cascade Education Foundation
Fundraising for local schools
In 1996, a double levy failure put at risk the ability of the Cascade School District to provide a quality education for its students. I approached the superintendent with a proposal to create a foundation to give the community a chance to offset some of the losses through charitable gifts of individuals and local businesses.
The foundation continues to this day, and has provided thousands of dollars of support to local educators and their students.
1981-1984
Founder, Christmas Cheer Campaign
Organize community food distribution program
Before 1981, there were a number of poorly-organized and conflicting groups attempting to serve the needy in the 100 Mile House, BC area during the Christmas season. The Christmas Cheer Campaign became the umbrella organization which successfully distributed food to hundreds of families each December.