Beth Gilden
Community Development Associate / RARE participant
• About Me:
I was raised in Dundee, OR. I earned my undergraduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA where I studied Decision Science and Professional Writing. At Carnegie Mellon, I worked with the Engineering and Public Policy department to advise the Pittsburgh City Council on wireless metropolitan area networks and I have contributed to papers on the same subject. I am motivated in my work and life by my passions for social justice and sustainability. I know that access to information and good education are inherently linked with these values and I am grateful for all of my teachers.
• What I do at RDI:
I work on the RIPPLE website. I get to write stories about interesting people and projects all over Oregon. I help people become engaged in their communities, and I work on economic development projects.
• What I wanted to be when I was 8 years old:
Trauma Surgeon
• Interesting previous job(s) I've held:
Cafeteria Lady at Linfield College
• One of my personal goals for :
Swim from my grandmother’s dock across Lake Stevens and back (about 2 miles).
• A place I want to visit at least once in my lifetime:
Cuba
• My favorite book and why:
I love to read novels and creative nonfiction, but the book I use most often is The Joy of Cooking.
• My favorite board game:
Scrabble
• The coolest thing someone has done for me:
My parents and grandparents made my overpriced, but not overvalued, education possible.
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Community Development Associate / RARE participant
• About Me:
I was raised in Dundee, OR. I earned my undergraduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA where I studied Decision Science and Professional Writing. At Carnegie Mellon, I worked with the Engineering and Public Policy department to advise the Pittsburgh City Council on wireless metropolitan area networks and I have contributed to papers on the same subject. I am motivated in my work and life by my passions for social justice and sustainability. I know that access to information and good education are inherently linked with these values and I am grateful for all of my teachers.
• What I do at RDI:
I work on the RIPPLE website. I get to write stories about interesting people and projects all over Oregon. I help people become engaged in their communities, and I work on economic development projects.
• What I wanted to be when I was 8 years old:
Trauma Surgeon
• Interesting previous job(s) I've held:
Cafeteria Lady at Linfield College
• One of my personal goals for :
Swim from my grandmother’s dock across Lake Stevens and back (about 2 miles).
• A place I want to visit at least once in my lifetime:
Cuba
• My favorite book and why:
I love to read novels and creative nonfiction, but the book I use most often is The Joy of Cooking.
• My favorite board game:
Scrabble
• The coolest thing someone has done for me:
My parents and grandparents made my overpriced, but not overvalued, education possible.
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