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Recently, in my life I have been taking on more involved activism <br />positions like I hope to with this commission. I have held down <br />co- chair and chair potions at a county and state level. I’m now <br />building my own mentor program for KindTree with a focuses on <br />support and retention for new board members and launching <br />training topics like Roberts rules of order for my state council <br />Honestly, by excepting my leadership roles I also agree to take on <br />tasks and project that could be time consuming and in short <br />burst. I am ready for that role and have allowed room to take on <br />tasks if I am appointed to this commission. <br />I’m ready to not just contribute my ideas and time but also offer <br />support to what is being worked on now. I have many soft skills <br />and leadership experiences and I am happy to help where I am <br />needed at the time and is a good fit. <br />I have spent my life within Eugene. I feel it is so much my home it should be my middle name. I have <br />been active as a leader in this community since I was in second or third grade at Harris elementary. I was <br />bullied so bad (I don’t remember it) they asked if I would like to help out in the kindergarten room during <br />recess. I don’t think back on it as a bad memory because it allowed room for one of the most magical <br />moments of my life. One of my most vivid memories is when a group of kindergartners all ran over to <br />me. They wanted to have me braid their lanyard for the pumpkin patch. I never felt more desired for my <br />competency. I felt confident in what they were ask me to do, just as now, I feel my more than a decade of <br />experience on boards and councils from the city, to the county, to the state <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 />Its hard to think of a more personal story then the kindergartens and the lanyards. I can think of another <br />time when I was about 20 and I was on the Youth Action Board and we were planning the city/county first <br />Youth Empowerment Day. We meet with staff every week planning the look and what we could offer the <br />community. We talked about what we wanted to see and what we want our message to be. I remember <br />thinking how cool it would be to have a youth art show. We all worked together through the spring and <br />late summer till the day came for our event. And there under the cover of the walk way for the county <br />court house we have 20 something pieces of youth art. I remember day of show setting it up and felling <br />sacred/excited that I have never had my word and my idea really be created into something real and <br />tangible. I felt respect and power. I felt equality and dignity. Honesty, it was like a life shaking epiphany I <br />have never forgot. That day I saw the power of my word and energy can do. I created a positive element <br />and brought it into my life and I would like to do that again by joining your commission. <br />2 How has your personal experience prepared you to do the work of a Human Rights Commissioner? Please <br />be specific. <br />Page 18 of 21 <br />Interested Applicants <br />6/4/2019 11:49:54 AM <br />June 24, 2019, Meeting – Item 1