Liz’s Note, May 2022 newsletter Such tumultuous emotions this week … I happen to live one block uphill from an elementary school, and every morning I hear the background noise of children arriving and entering the school building. On Wednesday morning I stood and intentionally listened to those sounds instead of leaving them in the […]
CEO Update
Gratitude and reciprocity this Spring
April 22 was Earth Day and it was appropriate to spend part of the day standing with our colleagues and partners of Children of the Setting Sun as they modeled what it means to be stewards of this planet we call home – Mother Earth. There were two themes that stuck with me as I […]
Embracing Liminal Space
What a wild couple of months we’ve had. Another COVID surge, long-lasting impacts from several atmospheric rivers (a new term for me to learn), and winter weather that saw us at 7 degrees on December 26, and 46 degrees one week later on January 2. Definitely not our typical winter weather. We have been working […]
We Can Do Better
It has been such an amazing experience to be part of an organization intentionally created to be a disruptive influence. To be asked to challenge the status quo and to advance equity, even when it unsettles us. I like order and process, logic and strategy. But sometimes the need for all that order gets in […]



