Ep. 7 – From the Peace Corps to the UN to Roller Derby to Helping People Identify Big Rocks
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05/23/22 • 65 min
The Servant Heart of Whitney Zeigler of Big Rocks Organizing LLC
Whitney Zeigler always loved helping people. So she wanted a career where she could make a difference. That path took her overseas and ultimately to Bangkok where she was an advocate for victims of domestic abuse... then a tsunami changed her course. That event brought her home were she continued that work for the Washington County D.A.'s office, got married, got cornered career-wise, took up roller derby, came out and found a new partner, then helped people to move the big rocks they're facing.
Links
- Big Rocks Organizing LLC
- Q Center, especially free support groups
- PFLAG Portland
- SAGE Metro Portland (for LGBT Seniors)
Who should we know about? Nominate someone to appear on Meet Me In Beaverton!
The Servant Heart of Whitney Zeigler of Big Rocks Organizing LLC
Whitney Zeigler always loved helping people. So she wanted a career where she could make a difference. That path took her overseas and ultimately to Bangkok where she was an advocate for victims of domestic abuse... then a tsunami changed her course. That event brought her home were she continued that work for the Washington County D.A.'s office, got married, got cornered career-wise, took up roller derby, came out and found a new partner, then helped people to move the big rocks they're facing.
Links
- Big Rocks Organizing LLC
- Q Center, especially free support groups
- PFLAG Portland
- SAGE Metro Portland (for LGBT Seniors)
Who should we know about? Nominate someone to appear on Meet Me In Beaverton!
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Ep 6 – A Broken Home, the School of Rock, and Helping People Live Their Best Lives
Meet Karin Calde, Ph.D. ELI-MP of Wildwood Coaching & Consulting
Karin Calde was a child of a broken marriage. Her mother left when she was 10 years old, so she had to grow up fast. As an adult, she landed in South Africa as a social justice warrior, and after she returned and started a family, welcomed an Ethiopian child into her family. Along the way, her marriage broke up, became a rock-n-roller, married into the band, and launched a career helping people achieve more connection and less conflict with their families and stepfamilies.
Links
- Wildwood Coaching & Consulting
- Everything You Ever Wanted: A Memoir, by Jillian Lauren
- How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, by Michael Pollan
- Team Beaverton
- Blonde Neon
Who should we know about? Nominate someone to appear on Meet Me In Beaverton!
Next Episode
Ep. 8 - The Rug Man, Best in Show, Mastering Motherhood, and Stepping Into the Chamber
Alicia Bermes, President/CEO of The Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce
Alicia grew up in a big family, the fourth of five kids. Dogs were and are a big part of her life, and she's got ribbons to prove it. She also excelled in school, finishing high school early and earning Bachelor's and Master's degrees. After college she started a family and home schooled her kids through high school, then got back into the workforce, ultimately landing gigs with Chambers of Commerce back in the Midwest before coming the Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce. Alicia shares her story and why you need to be a part of the Chamber.
Links
- Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) - 503.644.0123
- BACC Calendar - Community Expo (7.23), Night Market (7/23 & 8/13), Golf Outing (9/30)
- Impact Beaverton
- La Strada dei Pastelli Chalk Art Festival (7/16 & 17)
- Travel by Tom Higham
- Favorite Restaurants:
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