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Meet our RARE participants: Terra Wilcoxson & City of Tillamook

Posted on January 23, 2013December 12, 2013 by Admin

Terra received her Bachelor of Arts in Art from Reed College. After attaining her Bachelors Degree, Terra entered the world of social services, working as a Case Manager for LifeWorks NW and a Service Coordinator for Multnomah County. As a social worker Terra assisted children with mental health challenges and their families as well as adolescent parents in finding resources and navigating public service systems such as subsidized housing, food stamps, and energy assistance. While a community-based social worker, her observations of the relationships between the clients she worked with and their environment led Terra to post baccalaureate studies in Urban and Regional Planning at Portland State University. Taking it one step further, Terra enrolled and recently graduated from the University of Oregon’s Master in Architecture Program. Following her year with the RARE Program, Terra hopes to find work as an architect that focuses on projects that straddle the fields of planning and architecture.

Placement: City of Tillamook

Population: 4,675

Location: Tillamook

Sponsor: City of Tillamook

Supervisor: Paul Wyntergreen

County: Tillamook

City of Tillamook: Coast. City Planning.

The City of Tillamook is located next to Tillamook Bay on the north Oregon coast. As the county seat, it is the center of business in the region and the crossroads from which visitors can reach Tillamook County’s many beaches, parks and recreational opportunities. Tillamook has long been a hard-working community built around the area’s timber, dairy and fishing industries. Incorporated in 1891, the City of Tillamook is led by an elected Mayor, a City Manager and six City Councilors.

The RARE participant placed with the City of Tillamook will help build community capacity by working with the City and its residents to implement a number of vital community development projects. Specifically, the participant will work with the City Manger, City Planner and various committees to meet the goals outlined in the City’s Parks Master Plan; help further develop and implement the City’s newly created arts program; and, work with the City to revitalize and reinvigorate Tillamook’s downtown “town center”.

Meet our RARE participants: Taylor Larson & City of Tillamook

Posted on January 18, 2013December 12, 2013 by Admin

Taylor received two Bachelor of Arts Degrees from the University of Puget Sound; one in International Political Economy and one in Economics. After attaining his Bachelors Degree, Taylor served with Peace Corps in Zambia where he worked for the Zambian Forestry Department teaching about improved agricultural techniques, natural resources and business management. While in the Peace Corps, Taylor also maintained a demonstration farm and tree as a means to teach residents about farming. Taylor hopes to use his RARE experience to further focus his interest and use the experience as a spring board to academic and professional endeavors. Ultimately, he hopes to be able to live and farm in a rural community in a creative manner with a sense of the big picture and of course in a way that allows him to earn a living.

Placement: City of Tillamook

Population: 4,675

Location: Tillamook

Sponsor: Food Roots

Supervisor: Shelly Bowe

County: Tillamook

Food Roots: Coast. Food Systems

Food Roots’ purpose is to serve as a catalyst and advocate for change in the local food system. Food Roots carries out this purpose by forging strong and fruitful partnerships and by empowering communities and individuals to be more food self-reliant. Food Roots’ programs include: Community and School Gardens, Outreach and Education, Community Development and Economic Development. Food Roots’ programs strive to increase local food production and access, increase community assets, support beginning farmers, and strengthen our regional economy.

The RARE participant placed with the Food Roots will conduct a comprehensive inventory of regional food systems and resources in Tillamook. Specifically, the participant will examine local food self-sufficiency including local retail, livable wage farming, and local farmers markets. Additionally, the participant will work to form partnerships with the local farming and agricultural community as a means to increase involvement, and to increase the ability to produce and market locally grown products.

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