Participating in the Master of Public Administration program at The Evergreen State College, has refined my consensus building and collaborative skill. My baccalaureate studies in Energy Systems and Environmental Studies provide a sound base in ecology and sustainability, and have assisted my advocacy for resource stewardship and …show more content…
My outreach group and I are promoting pollinator awareness and encouraging the use of public green spaces. Establishing contact with the Olympia Airport, we negotiated the installation of honey bee hives. Our collaborative effort is advertising and auctioning the excess honey in support of SafePlace, a local domestic violence shelter. Although, a small, supportive effort, small can be cumulative and we should help our neighbors. On another outreach front, I prepared and facilitated a pollinator awareness briefing for the Squaxin Island Tribe’s Community Garden team and communication continues. Even though our cultures are different, we are all part of the same human community and need to support one another’s