Howdy RARE!

That’s me in the orange “uncycling” during a photo shoot for the City of Portland’s commercial recycling program. I’ve been an avid recycler since childhood – some things don’t change.

After completing my year with RARE, I went on to receive a masters in community and regional planning from U of O focusing on social planning and behavior change. RARE helped me make some important decisions in work, life and play.

Since graduation I’ve lived in Portland, Oregon working as both a planning consultant and, more recently, a program developer for the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.

I hope to see many familiar faces at the reunion though I can’t promise to be there. I’m due with baby #1 on Sept. 15th.

Cheers, Pam (Pickens) Neild

Can't wait either!

Hey Terry, thanks for starting this up. As for my post---think MasterCard commercial.

Service in the RARE Program (Talent 1998-99): Wonderful
Meeting my wife at the U of O (1999): Serendipitous
Working in Public Service for 10 years: Rewarding
Hiking in the Columbia Gorge with my son: Priceless
The RARE Program: An experience of a lifetime

Eagerly awaiting this September’s RARE celebration!

As a Year 1 alum, and a RARE Field Coordinator (Years 5 & 6), there are so many folks to catch up with, and so many more to meet.

I have to admit that I drank Dr. Povey’s Kool-Aid very early, and have spent my professional career working almost exclusively in Oregon’s rural communities. I now work for Oregon’s largest municipality (Portland), but as their rural representative in the Sandy River basin. Who woulda thunk it?

I want to hear what others from my years are up to—Amy? Jason? Chaun? Kevin? Pam?

Terry Black
Eugene
Year 1