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I am experienced at building professional working relationships in my job as the Beyond Toxics <br />Environmental Justice Statewide Coordinator. I can manage my time well and make sure that I attend <br />meetings and am willing to take notes during meetings and assist with community outreach. <br />Part of what I have learned working at a non-profit is how to navigate political settings and difficult <br />conversations. I am still learning and feel being a part of this commission will help my understanding <br />and grow my leadership skills. I also come from a racial justice, and equity perspective to the work I do. <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 />Personally, I am a very open-minded person and feel that I can communicate with people and connect <br />with them. A part of why I can connect with people is because I am a good listener. As a commissioner, <br />part of the role will be to listen; listening to community members, listening to fellow commission <br />members and that we as a commission are addressing people’s concerns. <br />I am someone who seeks to follow through to ensure issues get resolved. I would want to make sure that <br />we address such issues as they come up because getting back to the community is important and <br />valuable. <br />2 How has your personal experience prepared you to do the work of a Human Rights Commissioner? Please <br />be specific. <br />The most pressing issues I see in Eugene would be Equity, Inclusivity, and Safety of our more vulnerable <br />communities. <br />I have only been in the Eugene area for a year and a half and have been exposed to a lot of different <br />community issues, not just in Eugene but around the State. Some of them relate to social justice and <br />some are environmental issues. I have heard from friends and different community members and <br />organizations throughout the state about what issues at the forefront of people’s minds. One of the big <br />issues I see would be immigrants feeling safe in this community and throughout Oregon. As an <br />individual who has DACA, I have some protections but at the same time, that doesn’t always make me <br />feel safe. The constant threat of ICE is always persistent in people’s minds. Being separated from our <br />families creates a lot of anxiety. <br />There are groups that are working on various issues relating to immigration and immigrants, and it’s <br />great, but as a city and as a commission we need to make sure that our communities are feeling safe and <br />are safe. <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 />Page 15 of 21 <br />Interested Applicants <br />6/4/2019 11:49:54 AM <br />June 24, 2019, Meeting – Item 1