As an advocate of self care and author of “Little Book ofSelf-Care” I believe that self care matters.

I’ve worked for many years to engage community to act in concert to achievethe common good. For efforts in the nonprofit industry, I’ve received accoladesthat include the Safeco Foundation National Hero Award, Regence BlueShieldBlueCross Hero Award, Symetra Community Champion Award and profiled in thenational publication Family Circle as a local hero in 2012, eTown.orge-Chievement award, the 2012 AFP Outstanding Innovative Project Award and the2014 Center for Nonprofit of Excellence Founders Award.