Meet OLCV Supporters

Andy Kerr
Donor

“Click here if you believe absolutely nothing I’ve said…” suggests Andy Kerr on the homepage of his website. What you get if you click might stun you at first: It’s defiant. It’s direct. And it’s funny.

That’s Andy Kerr.

Ashley Miller
Volunteer

Note: Ashley Miller was featured here as a volunteer in 2009, and was hired as an organizer for Deschutes, Jackson and Lane counties in March 2010.

Ashley Miller joined the OLCV Lane County steering committee in December 2008. But it is not her first--or only--volunteer gig.

In fact, Ashley, 26, volunteers a lot. How much? "I should kinda keep track but I don't," she admitted one afternoon on her way to phone bank for the Lane County Bus Project.

Betsy Warriner
Volunteer

25 years ago, Betsy Warriner traveled across the country to make the Northwest her home. She eventually moved to Bend in order to be closer to her family, and promptly fell in love with Central Oregon's mountains, trees, and landscape. The former East Coast-er was impressed that in Oregon, "so much land is saved."

Brady and Natalie Bennon
Member

Brady and Natalie Bennon moved to Portland five years ago in their mid-20s, attracted by Portland’s “fabled livability and progressive culture.”  Brady, an avid flyfisher, also relished having access to so many great rivers, while Natalie (a Maryland native) liked Oregon’s temperate climate and beautiful, varied landscapes.

Last year they became monthly donors to OLCV, finding this the easiest way to budget their donations and the most effective way for them to support OLCV.

Dave Staver
Volunteer

To many, the life that Dave Staver walked away from was perfect: he practiced corporate law for a big firm in San Francisco and traveled all over the country. Most people would find it hard to leave a well-paying job and comfortable lifestyle. But Dave is not like most people.

Evann Remington
Volunteer

Ask Evann Remington about her favorite spot in Oregon and you’ll get a list of stories told in the way one shares the best childhood memories: 

Jeff Golden
Donor

Since you can’t take it with you, what better drop-off place is there?

In 1972, Jeff Golden dropped out of college, moved to Southern Oregon, and settled 20 rural acres in the Cascades with a used chainsaw.

After spending the next several years living off the land and engaged in saving his beloved whitewater rivers, he felt the pull of local politics and public broadcasting, started a family, and moved to Ashland.

Jennifer Yocom
Member

Last month, Jennifer Yocom signed up online to become a monthly donor to OLCV.
Jennifer first learned about OLCV in 2005, when she worked for the Bus Project. The following year she ran Erik Sten’s successful campaign for Portland City Council, and learned firsthand the value of OLCV’s election work. She says: “With OLCV’s endorsement and the thousands of phone calls made by their volunteers, we won the election during the Primary.”

Katie Barzee
Volunteer

Katie Barzee is an Earth and Ocean Sciences major at Duke University set to graduate in 2011. In summer 2009, she came to OLCV through the DukeEngage program for civic service to learn about managing environmental organizations, and worked for the Oregon Conservation Network. We sat down with her then to talk about coming to Oregon, working for the environmentalism, and large folkloric creatures:

Hometown:
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Been to Oregon before?

OLCV Volunteers of the Year 2009
Volunteer

At OLCV’s 12th Annual Dinner for the Environment, OLCV recognized two outstanding volunteers for their tireless commitment to the environment.

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