Originally from Carbondale, Illinois, Anne attended public school through her sophomore year in high school, and then moved to the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired. Anne planned to study medical transcription in college, but instead attended the Louisiana Center for the Blind for a year. She then moved to Portland in August 2004, andContinueContinue reading “Meet Anne Verduin!”
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Please Welcome Dianne Delaney
It takes but a moment to realize that Dianne Delaney is a serious woman. Not boring. Not glum. Not stuffy. Far from it. She is joyful, funny and bursting with energy. And she has really interesting things to say! So we quickly agreed that we’d talk about hobbies, previous homes and the like AFTER sheContinueContinue reading “Please Welcome Dianne Delaney”
Meet Miranda Powell (and Aravis)!
Miranda grew up in Portland, spent her early adult years in Washington D.C., and then returned to Portland ten years ago so that she could be closer to her family. It was in D.C. that she began work as a case manager for mental health clients transitioning out of an institutional setting. She loved theContinueContinue reading “Meet Miranda Powell (and Aravis)!”
Please Welcome Evelyn Prater!
Evelyn starting attending Grace Memorial after she and her husband moved to NE Portland from Georgia (the state!) about 4 months ago. Evelyn grew up in central Georgia in a small town called Byron. She earned her degree in chemistry and promptly put her degree to good use as she was hired as aContinueContinue reading “Please Welcome Evelyn Prater!”
“An Appointment with God” with Charles Addy McGee II
Charles Addy McGee II Interview by Denise Jarrett-Weeks When the life you know is collapsing—your country is at war with itself, your career is being wrested from you, and you may soon become a hunted man—you know you must go. To protect your family, you must go ahead without them, to a safe placeContinueContinue reading ““An Appointment with God” with Charles Addy McGee II”