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As a professional, a mom, and a volunteer, I'm interested in making Olympia's neighborhoods safer and more attractive for walking, biking, scootering, etc. This focus defines most of my current work in the community.   Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, City of Olympia Volunteer to inventory, rank, and prioritize locations where sidewalks will be built throughout Olympia, as documented in the City of Olympia Sidewalk Program.   Northeast Neighborhood Association  As Vice President of the Northeast Neighborhood Association from 2001 through 2006 and webmaster of the NENA website since December 2005, I've focused on: Obtaining grant money and performing work under Thurston County's     Healthy Steps/Active Communities program, including: Writing the Closing the Gaps: Building Places for People on Olympia's Neighborhood Streets proposal for the City of Olympia. Writing the Walking Routes through Northeast Olympia guide. Spearheading Safe Routes to School efforts and Walk & Roll to School events at Roosevelt Elementary. Conducting a neighborhood Walkable Places assessment. The NENA president and I presented our strategy and findings at the WISEWOMAN Conference sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Newport Beach, CA, Nov. 2005. Developing a school traffic survey for Roosevelt Elementary and sharing results with the Olympia School Board, City staff, and City Council. Developing Olympia's first school walking route survey since 1989. Obtaining neighborhood grants from the City of Olympia so we could: Plan public outreach activities with neighbors to envision how to make our neighborhood a safe and attractive place to get active and get connected. Build gardens and a kiosk at our neighborhood hub/San Francisco Street Bakery. Build a centennial garden, preschool garden, and native plant garden at Roosevelt. Centennial Time Garden ~ Initial community planning & work party   Centennial Time Garden ~ One year later at community celebration	Walk & Roll to School event
	Planting gardens in the neighborhood
	School garden harvest, June 2009