about me
I am resourceful, thorough and ebullient. I'm a Minnesotan through and through: cold-hardy and warm-hearted...friendly to the core; I like to talk about the weather. In my professional life, I have worked with diverse (and sometimes adversarial) nonprofit, business and government stakeholders to build innovative partnerships to develop solutions to Minnesota’s environmental problems. Collaboration is my passion. At this time, I choose to be an at-home parent to my fascinatingly quirky young son. I am using Enki Education to help him craft his life journey. Together with my husband, I sail Lake Superior. We are about to become boat-builders with a four-year plan to leave our current habitat and become world cruisers. Our hope is to explore the world while living simply, unencumbered by material possessions, and to instill in our son an appreciation of the globe's diverse cultural and natural wonder. I love to be outdoors; I feel most at home on (or in) water, on forest floor, or among snow. I am an endurance person. I am deliberate; I prefer to think things through and proceed with vision. I have a little black box that cooks my food on sunny days, but in general, I don't believe in little black boxes. I am experimenting with raw and living cuisine. I buy my family's food almost exclusively at co-ops, except in the summer, when I get most of my produce from my CSA farmer. I am a lifelong learner; I attend lectures and conferences for fun, and I frequent my local libraries. I am an enthusiastic people-lover. I glimpse a sparkle of connectedness radiating from everyone; the concept of Ubuntu resonates deeply within me.
