Emily Scott Pottruck

Emily Scott Pottruck

Author/Publisher/Board Member/Trustee at Tails of Devotion

TED Attendee
San Francisco, California, United States
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About Emily

I am a…

Atheist, Brainstormer, Concerned citizen, Connector, Event planner, Philanthropist, Writer/Editor

I'm passionate about

Animals (especially dogs)+foster children+educating women+compassion+golf+crossword puzzles+suduko and "coming to the conversation curious", ending gender violence.

An idea worth spreading

"Give children a life, not a life sentence" We need to completely revamp, rethink foster care - we can no longer attempt to provide the basics (which we don't do anyway), we also need to provide stability, compassion, care. We may never be able to agree to the issue of choice but we can agree that children in need NEED more than what is provided by the current foster care system.

Areas of expertise

Animals - especially dogs, College Student Development, foster children advocate, Listening, Marketing + Communications, printing, Remodeling

Things you might not know

coming to the conversation curious. listening, networking, laughing, speaking in public.