Meet Ecotrust

Global and local adventurer. Strategic calendar and dinner-party planner. New mother on the steepest learning curve of life. Rookie fly caster, determined river wader. Flower child with an edge.

Relationship builder extraordinaire with a profound need for connection. Professional home cook. Amateur angler in training who strives to refresh Spanish speaking and long boarding skills each year. Will plan the party for an invite.

Map maker working to better understand the intersection of economy, environment, and equity. Committed bike commuter. Husband and father. Sports fan. I like good food, too.

Animal mother, revolutionary mindset, lover of being, film enthusiast, find me where there is nostalgia and love

Small-town Midwesterner with farmer roots. Advocate and facilitator of social justice. Strategic systems-thinker. Bike commuter aspiring to grow food and live simply with my wife, cat, and dog.

A dot collector and connector. First generation Colombian American by way of Miami, Fla. Tippy toeing at concerts and DJing out some salsa for the soul. Living with her cat, Salem (named after the Teenage Witch’s), in the Pacific Northwest. Can be found talking with her hands and reacting loudly with her eyebrows over the dinner table.

Tea drinker and overthinker. Bird-noticer and casual naturalist. A child of immigrants, who were themselves children of immigrants. 

Big picture thinker, making sense of the forest for the trees. Immigrant from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, charmed by the Pacific Northwest. Often captivated by a good book, Douglas fir trees, and Asian supermarkets. Constantly making food to conjure memories of home.

Mother, daughter, friend. Lover of screen printing, transparency, repetition, gift economies, rabbits, fluorescent ink, cooperative ownership, collectives, de-centering whiteness, foraging, sharing meals, in-between spaces, print publications, dementia rights, liberation, and healing. Valley girl. Power with not power over. Becoming.

Daughter of Maria and Uriel Correa. A curious extrovert, spontaneous adventurer, and a believer in good (food, people, stories).

Earth Day baby with an eye for details. Fueled by soul music, tea, wandering through museums, and spending time near water or trees—ideally both. Will participate if I get to be behind the scenes. Probably laughing loudly right now.

Making a mission every day to appreciate the little things in life, like Costco samples. Has big dreams of someday trying every cheese from Trader Joe’s. Probably has more cats and plants than you. Can out-drink you any day… regardless of the tea.

Illustrator and maker of things. Farm boy. Loves gift-giving, constellations, symmetry, sewing clothes, home-cooked meals, translating French poetry, Michel Gondry, hot tea, PNW weather, attempting difficult hikes, running and cycling, and making comic strips of things friends do. Often found at local music shows.

Data nerd and ecosystem science translator. Sustainable forestry fortuneteller. Addicted to trail running, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and home-brewing beer.

A storyteller passionate about Indigenous sovereignty and environmental justice. Professional eater. Enjoys both — the bustle of the city and camping among the cedars. Proud Siletz woman. Learning every day for my ancestors.

Part-time events coordinator, full-time sustainable food systems activist. A lover of grilled fruit, campfire aromas and rooftops with a view. Enjoys being lured into exercising with the promise of outdoor adventures.

Interdisciplinary economist, social justice advocate, big picture thinker, coffee drinker, sometimes blogger, music enthusiast; love to spend my time in and around mountains.

Story producer, social justice activist, mother to two. Lover of dark beer, riverside hikes, vegan food, summertime in South Dakota, and Turkish tea.

Writer and worker bee. Surfer, poet, singer, and salsa dancer. Loves wine-filled potlucks, being an auntie, mixing the perfect pie crust, and laughing up a storm.

Lover of good black tea, exploring historic sites, deep conversations, and the summer harvest. Enjoys sharing culture through food. Mother of two. Voracious consumer of British crime dramas. Dreams of life in the countryside.

“When members of a society wish to secure that society’s rich heritage they cherish their arts and respect their artists. The esteem with which we regard the multiple cultures offered in our country enhances our possibilities for healthy survival and continued social development.” – Maya Angelou

A storyteller at heart. A listener, interpreter, community facilitator and advocate. Happiest when greeting the sunrise in the backcountry or learning about nature. Ramen enthusiast. Proud parent of adopted fluffer pupper Lucy, lover of table scraps. Follow adventures on Instagram @luseatosky.

In my role at Ecotrust, I serve as a community connector and educator. It has been a gift to be able to explore my passions for regenerative agriculture, community development, and social justice for over 20 years. Growing up in California as a first-generation Black Latina provided a foundation of unconvention and innovation that catalyzes and informs my work in the world. In my quiet moments, I find joy in creating mix-media art, cultivating beautiful spaces, and long dinners in good company.

Movement omnivore, creature whisperer, land listener, seed scatterer, gender bender, belly filler, spirit of play, being tender. Still in diaspora. Using body magic to shape change for future generations.

Loves how much words matter. Eats all the vegetables. Amateur poet. Mother. Green Mountains born and raised. Shouts “Whoop!” when powder skiing.

Teacher-learner connecting classrooms, cafeterias, and communities. Enjoys alliteration, writing letters, the color of chicory flowers, and picnics.

Little-known creature with unverified sightings in the Pacific Northwest and India. Likes to help people and places with code, music, and cheer.

My role as the Farm to School Fellow works to enrich the connection communities have with fresh, culturally relevant foods and local food producers by supporting gardening, agricultural education, and local food purchasing at schools and early care and education sites. I was a part of the inaugural cohort of the Viviane Barnett Fellowship for Food Systems Leaders. Outside of Ecotrust, I am the owner and operator of a vermicomposting practice called Deep Rootz Worms, LLC. I love being BLACK, the color blue, cheese, moss, cumulus clouds, worms, bourbon, baking, terrible indie movies, writing poetry, and spending time with my beloved community here in Portland and beyond.

Always learning and unlearning. Happiest when in presence with community and the natural world – with a sparkling beverage in hand.

Adventure Capitalist. Hugs trees and dances with rivers. Loves his sons’ laughs, Oregon berries, and warm slippers after taking off boots.

Conjurer of Black girl magic. Emergent strategy enthusiast. My ancestors’ wildest dreams. Soul rebel. Mama of two. Shaping change while being shaped by change. Afrofuturist reclaiming the right to radical imagination. Fueled by authentic connection, subversive humor and deep joy.

Pollinator of people and ideas. Serial optimist—usually laughing. Forever amazed and in love with soil. Happiest on a lake (especially the Great ones), or on a bike.

Peace Corps volunteer, thru hiker, gravel biker, caretaker of an historic Steiner log cabin, and father of a sassy kiddo.

Proud Haida-Tsimshian woman. Doesn’t believe in “wilderness”; believes in Indigenous homelands. Comes alive for traditional foods, wild mushrooms, and gardening. Dog-less dog lover. Bather in cold mountain streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans. Athlete and Auntie: athletic Auntie? Follow Instagram adventures @miakahnix.

Free thinking child at heart. Heals through food choices. Breathes deeply in nature. Musical Being. Likes harmony. Loves learning.

Believer in shifting capital to shift power. Podcast fanatic, sommelier wannabe, rain-lover. Amateur party-planner and kayaker. Third-generation Oregonian currently re-discovering the Pacific Northwest through my children’s eyes.

Can be found exploring farmers markets, playing with my dog, experimenting in the kitchen, or reading a good book. Passionate about sustainable food systems and food sovereignty. Continually learning and exploring.

Professional developer of the web and software. Amateur bryologist, geologist, paleontologist, arborist, cosmologist, numismatist, philatelist, ornithologist, bibliophile, and scutelliphile.

Gumbo eater, systems thinker, first thought seeker. Believes reparations is the new normal. Moves through life with intuitive precision and rhythm. Just another note finding the beat.

Food enthusiast. Fish is food. Work hard, eat good. Eat good, feel good. Feel good, play good. Re-creator of self through experiential learning.

Racial justice advocate with deep roots in social finance. Adventurist and extremist on foot or two-wheels. Breeder of four offspring. Partner to a professor of health equity. Mountain lover, yet beach tolerant. Oregon Pinot Noir aficionado. Filipina.

Seeker of hot springs and saunas. Plant nerd, mushroom forager, climber of rocks, and maker of clothes. Dog mom to one energetic blue heeler pup, Tepals. Wakes up for coffee, systems change, radical self compassion, and social justice.

Passionate about food and working for a sustainable future. Habitual list maker, proud Puerto Rican and ocean lover. Happiest in or near water. Likes to travel to new places, meet new people and cultures, work in the garden, and advocate for equity and social justice.

My Chief Financial Officer role at Ecotrust encompasses a broad range of activities that have financial impacts on the organization. Some are relatively mundane, while others can influence long-term strategic outcomes. I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to join the Ecotrust team. Both the role and the organization completely resonate with me professionally and personally as a law & finance professional with 40 years of socioeconomic development experience and as a long-time resident of a rural, timber-economy community with a professional wildland fire fighter son and social justice advocate daughter. This temporary assignment will allow me to manifest my core values daily for an organization that demonstrates solution pathways, both practical and profound, in everything it does.

A mother. A cook and food enthusiast. Making a difference by sharing hope, kind words, and a simple smile. Live more and worry less.

Lover of books, rescue dog adopter, nerd extraordinaire. Aspiring vegetarian chef. Believes numbers can tell the most fascinating stories. At peace when surrounded by a cool mountain breeze through old growth trees.

Cultural anthropologist with an insatiable curiosity. Spanish-speaking black belt dedicated to building regional food supply chains that restore and inspire our environment and communities. Exuberant outdoors adventurer in pursuit of fresh trails to run, new mountains to ski and rivers to fish.

Stargazer, child of the forest and seas. Loves being outdoors in all types of weather, animals, and the feeling of the earth under bare feet. Marathon book reader, student of the universe. Fascinated with fixing and building things, creator.

Local food fanatic, public health geek, school food advocate. Builder of networks and connector of people. Committed bike commuter and avid yogini. Canadian acro ninja!

Creative soul, dancing Goddess, and major Star Wars fan. Believes all things happen in relationship. Loves when well-planned events build community, bring forth spontaneous joy, deepen personal connections, and create memories that last a lifetime.

Amateur cheese maker and cookie connoisseur. The youngest of three children born of Italian and Irish descent from the South Side of Chicago. I was brought into this existence for one divine purpose: to attend and plan parties. Cooking and sharing food is my love language, and I think there is no better way to celebrate family and community than with a good meal. Please show me every picture you’ve ever taken of your pet(s).

Introvert, vegan, and consumer of experimental art. Advocate of equity and sustainability.

Small farms enthusiast, collective giving advocate, vintage flea market vendor. Finds comfort in the whir of a sewing machine and in the pages of a brightly colored graphic novel.

Map maker, pattern finder, nerd-to-English translator. Believes that wool is the new kale. Travels by bike, hiking boots, or knife & fork.

Intentional and adaptable capacity builder. Nourished by relationships. Driven by shifting power. Never a failure, always a lesson. Perpetually inspired by my bisabuela. Pacific NW rooted, raised in coastal Cali, Mexican heritage.

Happiest outdoors or on a basketball court. Always feels rewarded by meeting new people, traveling, and sharing food. Nuu-wee-ya’ language advocate and proud Siletz tribal member who believes we can do anything if we just hold our tongues right.

Travel loving pluviophile. Scottish and Ottawa by blood, British by birth. Any day I learn something new is a good day.  If I don’t know how to do something, I want to learn how.

Museum geek supreme, art, dog, candy, dessert lover (all in equal measure), Portland Timbers season ticket holder and massive fan of the 5 am Saturday/Sunday Premier League matches on NBCSN. First office job in 18 years. Need new clothes.

I believe in the potential for people and nonprofits to bring forth the transformative changes and culture shifts we need to support those most impacted by systems of oppression. We have the power to do this not only externally with the communities we work with and local environments we aim to protect, but also internally as individuals, collaborating and collectively growing together in our efforts to bring forth those changes. I am originally from Los Angeles with roots in Arkansas. I have a certification in urban permaculture design and nonprofit fundraising and help organize around climate justice and mutual aid. I am passionate about co creating regenerative and symbiotic systems that are rooted in justice and equity.