The Lutheran retreat center at Holden Village has quietly been a catalyst for deep community building throughout North Central Washington. This was driven home for my during a conversation with Barbara Rossing, a former...
It is absolutely stunning how much momentum has been built in the last few years to reduce wildfire risks and improve forest health in North Central Washington and across the state. We had a...
[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5588846/height/90/width/450/theme/standard/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”90″ width=”450″ placement=”top”] My guest this week is Ed Phinney, the engaging chief executive officer of Pacific Aerospace and Electronics in Wenatchee. Phinney, a native of Selah, has carved out a career...
The North Central Educational Service District is in the middle of a significant transition, with Dr. Rich McBride stepping down after 15 years in the role and Dr. Michelle Price from Moses Lake taking...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/Ep._21_Paul_Hessburg.mp3 This episode features Dr.Paul Hessburg of the Pacific Northwest Research institute in Wenatchee. Dr. Hessburg is traveling throughout North central Washington and the region delivering the Era of Megafires presentation that highlights the...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/20_Nate_Lewis.mp3 My guest this week is Nate Lewis, who grew up on an orchard in East Wenatchee and who has carved out an impressed career in film and television working on projects like...
A lot of great community building work happens with little fanfare and is driven by the passionate volunteers who see an opportunity to help the valley rise to a higher level. That certainly describes...
I deeply appreciate the way Sarah Brooks of the Methow Conservancy describes the role of raising funds for a nonprofit. She thinks of donors as “game changers” and the role of a fundraiser as...
http://traffic.libsyn.com/artofcommunityncw/Ep_17_Sarah_Brooks.mp3 This episode features Sarah Brooks, the ebullient associate director of the Methow Conservancy, a land conservation organization that is modeling creative community building in North Central Washington beyond the normal mission for a...
A fascinating conference took place at Wenatchee’s Confluence Technology Center recently may have a profound impact on economic development and the development of the valley’s technology sector in the years to come. The Flywheel...