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I have been an HRC commissioner for 3 years and I work in the immigrants rights and environmental <br />justice fields. <br />1 How has your employment and/or volunteer experience prepared you to do the work of a Human Rights <br />Commissioner? Please be specific. <br />I am a first generation American, Oregonian, and Eugenian. As a child of immigrants I have seen first <br />hand the struggles many folks in our community go through on a daily basis. As the first person to <br />graduate from college I have experienced unique struggles. My experience as a person has prepared me <br />for this. <br />2 How has your personal experience prepared you to do the work of a Human Rights Commissioner? Please <br />be specific. <br />Homelessness, hate and bias, and housing. I’ve lived in the Whiteaker my whole life and their have <br />always been homeless folks. The problem is getting worse however. Hate and bias has decreased but we <br />know a lot of under reporting occurs. As a child the Whiteaker and other neighborhoods were livable and <br />affordable. Our community has become increasingly difficult to stay in with many families having to <br />move outside city limits because they can’t afford rent <br />3 What do you see as the three most pressing human rights issues in Eugene? Select the most important and <br />explain why. <br />I am a quick thinker, charismatic, energetic, excellent brainstormer, solutions oriented and skilled at <br />group facilitation. I can be argumentative, impatient, intolerant, insensitive, and I dislike practical <br />matters. I recently had to facilitate a group in which several folks had to come to an agreement <br />pertaining to a political action. It was time sensitive and people were arguing. I reminded the group we <br />had to leave the meeting with an action item and we got back on track. <br />4 Describe your specific strengths and weaknesses that would allow you to negotiate group situations in which <br />members hold strong, differing opinions. Give a specific example if possible. <br />Page 8 of 21 <br />Interested Applicants <br />6/4/2019 11:49:54 AM <br />June 24, 2019, Meeting – Item 1