The Corvallis Sustainability Coalition has hired its first staff. Dr. Dale Holiday will serve as the Sustainability Coalition’s Development Coordinator, effective June 2, 2014. Prior to moving to Corvallis last year, Dale was employed as the Grant Coordinator for Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services in Port Angeles, WA. She also served in a volunteer capacity as the Fundraising Chair of the North Olympic Land Trust. Dale has extensive experience in project coordination and collaboration with community partners, and her graduate degrees are in Community Planning and Environmental Planning. In 2010, Dale was invited to Thimphu, Bhutan, as an environmental planning consultant to develop a feasibility study related to that city’s 25-year Master Plan. She documented her experience in an article that appeared in the July 2011 issue of Planning magazine, the journal of the American Planning Association. “The Sustainability Coalition is extremely fortunate to have an individual with Dale’s skills and experience as our first employee. We are confident that she will be a great addition to our team,” said Coalition Facilitator Annette Mills. This new staff position is made possible by funds raised from community members during last year’s “Campaign for Future Generations” and through a $40,000 Grassroots Grant from Meyer Memorial Trust. The new Development Coordinator will focus primarily on creating and implementing a long-term development plan that includes grant writing and fundraising. This work will support the implementation of the Community Sustainability Action Framework. During her first several weeks on the job, Dale will have an opportunity to meet with the Coalition’s Steering Committee, Action Team Leaders, and additional Coalition volunteers and supporters. The community at large is invited to meet Dale at the Coalition’s next Quarterly Gathering on July 24. We hope you will join us!
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