About Me:

Love God, love my family, love life. Love my life's work finding ways to build bridges and solve complex issues. 25 years in the community, corporate and nonprofit senior management, working at policy and grass roots levels primarily in urban core. Married with 5 beautiful children and 4 grandchildren. Grateful for every breath.

Green Idea:

Living in the sacred space where social, environmental and health justice collide. Only ideas that don't sacrifice one for another are truly sustainable.

Interests:

starting policy level discussions in the space between the lines.

Favourite Movies:

undercover brother, monty python and the holy grail, blazing saddles, all madea movies, the one i just saw with robert deniro and al pacino where the cop is the serial killer - great twist

Favourite Books:

the leadership challenge, the goal, stephen king's the stand (although it took me 4 times of putting it in the freezer and finally getti, gifts from the sea (read it when i need to rejuvenate), saved by the light (give it to people when someone they love dies), and aside from the obvious, for the brilliance in literature and poetry...the bible.

Favourite Celebrities:

i'm not much a celebrity hound, but there are some people for whom i have great respect. our president barak obama is chief among t, by far, the epitome of a first lady. colin powell is another famous figure for whom i have great regard. ", loved bernie mac, robin williams, too, just not in that kind of mood right now. oh, definitely morgan freeman, yeah, now i can't get enough of ncis cast. i've discovered i like to watch effective teams - i study them, there are a few my husband knows are just on my list - and yes, i know their persuasion, but i think i could persuade them...sir elton, anderson cooper are top of that list. then there's my all time list maker, tom selleck. other celebs i like are jennifer anniston, eddie murphy...i love the mac commercial guy, i've seen him in a few movies, but i don't know his name. i like serious acting, was a huge fan of the whole west wing cast (before jimmy smits (sorry jimmy - just loved the martin, and i love the quick, intelligent repartee.