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

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.

Local politics and the environment are both passions, Ashley says. She worked on staff for Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy's 2008 primary campaign, as well as the 2007 Measure 49 campaign.

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.

David H. Gerber

Volunteer

David H. Gerber, 45, helped us with our 2009 Environmental Scorecard, when he was finishing up the master's program in public administration at the University of Oregon. He found out about OLCV while working as an intern for the Western Environmental Law Center on the campaign to end field burning. We sat down with him in summer 2009 to talk about working in the public interest and sustainable jungle tours.

Hometown: Eugene, OR.

What stands out to you about Oregon?

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

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