"In 2000 a coalition, including GLSEN, PFLAG and the Oregon Department of Education offered a 2-day workshop for educators designed to facilitate changes in schools to better meet the needs of LGBTQ+ students. I attended that workshop and have been working on this issue ever since. In 2008, I helped OSSCC become an official Oregon non-profit with tax exempt status, and became an official Board member."

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"Bullying and harassment in schools is a deterrent to student learning. No student can effectively learn in school if they are afraid or nervous about being safe. The goal of developing a supportive school climate for every student in every Oregon school is why I founderd OSSCC. Maybe someday OSSCC efforts, working with others, will help Oregon achieve this goal."