Who I Am- Part 2: Affiliations

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Who I Am- Part 2: Affiliations

Often, after you meet someone, you try to understand who they are through their affiliations.  This is the getting to know you part of a conversation. 

Not my real affiliation.  Or hers either. 

One part of being human is the groups that you hang with, the places you go and the things you do.  

Some of the easiest affiliations to explain are the professional affiliations. One can learn a lot about a person through what they have done for work.

I currently work for the Oregon Working Families Party as a canvass director.

I am on the board of a local non-profit called City Repair. 

Before that I did a gig with the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance where I started and ran a door fundraising operation. 

Before that, I worked for The Telephone Outreach Project, as a caller, which is currently in the midst of forming a union under CWA Local 7901. 

Before that, I worked for Greenpeace as their Portland canvass director. 

Before that, I worked with The Fund for Public Interest Research as a field manager.  This was canvassing door to door for OSPIRG, the Sierra Club, Environment Oregon and a few other campaigns. 

Before that, went to college in Portland. Concordia University, and I majored in English. Therefore, there is no excuse for the grammar and spelling mistakes I make except pure laziness. 

As you can see, I've been involved in a lot of environmental and labor fights over the course of time. I train and employ canvassers.  

You just saw my resume.