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Personally and selfishly: Peace, freshwater, reading, hacking, learning and having fun.

Being a feral linguist in the mountains of Montana. The intrinsic beauty of the wolf is that mostly, life is about today. There will be hunger and injury and even death, but to a wolf, I'm here, and it's today, so it's a good day.

leadership, technology, small business

expanding reality

Victims' rights, the Sonoran Desert, City of Tucson, vintage Singer sewing machines, water rights, photography, stage design,

Food - Not just eating it, but using it to join people at a table. Making them remember their childhood, find inspiration & fuel the day. I am also passionate about disrupting things to create cross-departmental collaborations. Every sales organization I know has silo's and my company is no different. Increasing D&I is crucial to this, and I will probably spend most of my career trying to undo the cycles of the past. My favorite thing to hear is "we have always done it this way" because I know that means that there's a problem to solve, and I will probably get to blow some thought processes up along the way. Lastly - mental health. I did not grow up in a community in which talking about, acknowledging or taking responsibility for your mental health was a 'thing' - I'd like to be the generation who write a different ending to our families legacy. Bring it out, lay it on the table, feel the love, grieve, have the hard conversation and reap the rewards of connection after.

Nature

Knitting

God, my husband, travel, poetry, literature, writing, biking, great conversations, the exchange of ideas (new and old), and exploring religions and cultures

Enjoying life, taking risks and living responsibly

Education, equipping leaders to lead great schools, collaborating with others, connecting great people, and my family & friends

Creating a new format for science education where the line between students and the cutting edge of science is greatly diminished. The best way to learn science is to DO science.