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I recently took the Race, Culture and Ethnicity Class taught by Dr. Johnny Lake and CALC and am ready <br />to do something about Human Rights instead of talking about them. I see poverty and untreated health <br />issues daily in my work and I want to help change this. I have lived as a woman and been treated as <br />inferior by men and I want to be part of ending this for generations that follow. <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've convened hundreds of meetings, taken minutes for countless committees, been the person who <br />follows up, spoken to City Council and County Commissioners, advocated for the rights of those whose <br />rights are trampled, and led workgroups and associations. I understand Roberts Rules and Eugene <br />meeting culture. <br />2 How has your personal experience prepared you to do the work of a Human Rights Commissioner? Please <br />be specific. <br />Sexism, racism, and classism are embedded in our culture and need to be removed. All are important <br />issues but the one that I think class is the one we need to prioritize right now. With the TAC report <br />implementation, we have an opportunity to end discrimination against people based on housing status <br />and mental health and I want to help see this through. <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 />My years of experience providing crisis intervention and technical support has given me the ability to <br />talk to many different types of people with strong emotions. My work with neighborhood associations <br />has helped me find common ground among those with different views. I've been on the HRC HWG and <br />know that group needs a strong facilitator, respecting boundaries and staying on tasks. My weakness is <br />allowing tangents when I find them to be useful but I counter this by assigning timekeepers. <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 21 of 21 <br />Interested Applicants <br />6/4/2019 11:49:54 AM <br />June 24, 2019, Meeting – Item 1