Kevin Cline

Dad, husband, newly out Trans Girl. Founder and Executive Director of Family Welfare Cooperative and Board member at Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights in Olympia. I am also an organizer with 15 NOW Tacoma and co director of Tacoma Mutual Aide Free Store Project and founding organizer at Tacoma SAFE, A housing justice org. Enrolling at Evergreen College soon and would like to do the WSBA Rule 6 Law Clerk Program and get licensed to practice law. I also have an interest in computer science and coding.------ I'm a voracious reader and an adept researcher. I don't give up. I know how to talk to people. I know how to win friends and influence people even those people and organizations that don't agree or are weary of coming to the table. I'm patient. I know how to identify obtainable goals and map out feasible solutions to problems. I have no problem asking people for money or volunteer hours. I don't take no for an answer. I can plan events that draw money, people, and partnerships. I dream big but know when to be realistic. I know when to make a calculated retreat. I pick up new things easily. I'm the type of guy you want on your side because perseverance is my middle name. I know business but I'm much more comfortable serving with out profit as a motive. I love all people including my enemies. My actions speak louder than words. I like to hear my self talk but am much more interested in what the other person has to say. I'm a natural leader but I'm OK with taking a back seat for the good of a cause. I'm a major empath and I truly care about people even if I don't know them. I know how to organize people for a cause and identify strengths and skills in each person.