I have so much personal history with THPRD, and my love for the district grew as a result. Here are a few highlights over the years.

• Took multiple classes there as a kid: swimming, martial arts, gymnastics and ballet

• Played soccer on their fields, many a rainy day spent at “powerlines”

• Attended summer camp as a pre-teen

• Safety Town Instructor as a teenager

• First Job: Camp Counselor at age 16

• High school graduation party at the Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex

• Through my work with Hands On Greater Portland have volunteered at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park as part of a “Discovering Washington County” series I created over a summer

• Regularly exercise at Cooper Mountain and the Tualatin Hills Nature Park
• While serving on the board I have participated in several classes at the nature center including “brews and bees” and “beginner mushroom identification”

Learn more about my work at THPRD via my interview with Inside Washington County