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From: Rob Sandelin (robsanmicrosoft.com) | |
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 95 16:36:27 PDT |
This is the second half of the profiles. I sent the first half and if you didn't get it and want it let me know. Name: Linda Lamb E-Mail: lamb [at] ora.com Birthdate: 12/28/49 Family: Two children, almost ready to leave home (17 & 19) Education: Stanford University, cultural anthropology 1 year law school (I decided I didn't want to be one) Community: Sebastopol Cohousing Group (We'll do another, more specific name once we have a site.) Location: small town in Sonoma County, north of San Francisco Stage of Development: Planning stages. We have been meeting for about a year; currently working on by-laws and financial statements. We have spent the past year building community and educating ourselves. Currently have 12 households; we aim to have 20-24. We're adding one or two households each time we have a potluck or public meeting. What I do for money: Editor for O'Reilly & Associates, publisher. Last book was Using Email Effectively; next book is the Computer User's Survival Guide (health risks and what to do about them). What I do for fun: being/walking outdoors (beach or forest) women's spirituality group, choir, church; reading (a predilection for SF, but most other things too); movies; crafts. Favorite thing about community: Finding ways to incorporate ideals into practical, everyday life. (For example, our group plans on having a 4-bed board and care unit, since there are few choices for elderly people here.) Worst thing about community: I do get tired of the meetings, although we're breaking a number of things out into committees, now. If I was in charge, I would: have fewer humans and more trees. Name: Carrie Ann Lucas E-Mail: Carrie.Ann.Lucas [at] saipan.com (after July 15) Marital status: Single Age: 24 Family: me, myself, & I at this time Community: none, hope to have one in the future Location: Saipan (in the northern Pacific) and Colorado What I do for $: Teacher and Certified Athletic Trainer Best thing about community: that will be one out there when I'm ready to settle down Worst thing about community: I may need to change professions to affford to buy in one 8-) John Major jmajor [at] dayna.com Wasatch CoHousing? (AKA "WaCoHo", founded and run by the "WaCoHopies".) We have a great site, and just finished the CoHousing Company's "Getting It Built" workshop, so now we're out looking for a cadre of willing and enlightened professionals to help us, well, get it built! It'll be a wild summer... Profile? Former classic guitarist and composer, now software developer (a common progression...), grew up in Davis, CA (wife Marti founded the "Blue Mango" - now there's history!), and finding in CoHousing the promise of small-town life and culture that I've been looking for for a long time. David Mandel, 75407.2361 [at] compuserve.com Southside Park Cohousing, Sacramento, CA Born in Chicago First turned on to community living during a year in kibbutz after high school Stints as a student and radical activist in Ohio and New York, a couple years each Then 10+ years in Israel, mostly Jerusalem, working as a journalist and continuing as a political trouble maker and doing law school in between. In Sacramento since 1985, finally escaping mainstream journalism last year and now working for Legal Services of Northern California as staff attorney for its Senior Legal Hotline. Second main job: parenting and other family stuff. Other real work: since late 1988, developing our cohousing place (25 units, urban, mixed income, completed in September 1993 -- see the second edition of McCamant/Durett's Cohousing book or a recent article here by Don Lindemann for more details); perpetual involvement in progressive Jewish groups, most often working with Palestinians and others in support of Israeli-Palestinian peace. Fun stuff: Getting back into my viola after many years of neglect; escaping to wilderness areas whenever possible to hike, ski, canoe, etc. Hune E. Margulies e-mail: Hune [at] columbia.edu Ph.D. program in Urban Planning @ Columbia University Principal: H. Margulies & Assoc. Housing and Community Development Consultants Name: Michael Mariner E-Mail: mmariner [at] aol.com Birthdate: 6/5/45 Marital status: Single Family (children, pets, etc): The Yellow Squirrel Farm folk and my future community (Don't ask how the squirrels got yellow) Education (where, what): BA English, Ft. Pickle, (CSU) Colo. (Go ahead, ask why it was called "Ft. Pickle" by it's friends) Home Address: Boulder, CO Community (if any): forming on the ethereal plane - (post novel) Location: NE quadrant of Colo., most likely Stage of Development: Ethereal, looking for site What I do for money: Computer training/consulting, writing, quasi-pro video What I do for fun: Write fiction, songs, poetry; play guitar, banjo, drums; swim, hike, bike, video, Favorite thing about community: Dreaming, fantasizing, novelizing about it Worst thing about community: Opening my eyes and discovering I ain't in one currently. If I was in charge, I would: (Macro) Restructure our culture so the pyramid is resting on a side, not standing on a point. The present top-heavy structure defies laws of nature and humanity. [Hint: getting yourself a community is a major step in getting the pyramid to return to resting on it's side -- the grassroots, the collective you and me.] (Micro) Mandate that all manufacturers of audio/video equipment be required to label all the ports so they're readable - no black-on-black letters allowed. Name: Russell Mawby E-Mail: cohosoc [at] web.apc.org Birthdate: March 24, 1960 Community (if any): we (Jill and I, married 7 years) have been able to find at least some community where ever we have lived, or has community found us? Location: Southern Ontario, east of Toronto, is where we feel "at home". Stage of Development: On-going! and probably never ending. What I do for money: 1) Currently work as an architect for a big, fairly well-known practice, 2) but increasingly venturing out on my own, to write, teach, and help (re)build the greater community I live in. What I do for fun: Part 2 of the above, plus read, hike, and just generally live a life. Favorite thing about community: The surprises, both wonderful and not so, that help me understand who I am, and what living is, can be and should be. Worst thing about community: how difficult we sometimes make it. If I was in charge, I would: give everyone a one-way ticket somewhere, take away their credit cards, and see what happens. This should probably happen around age 18, but anytime will do. . . Name: Donna E. McDaniel E-Mail: 76063.1150 [at] compuserve.com Community: Commonweal Cohousing Location: TBD Western Boston exurbs Marital status: Divorced Age: 60 Family: Mother of rock drummer and computer whiz. Grandmother of three, all in Colorado. What I do for $: Freelance journalist and editor. What I do/am: Involved in community and politics. Quaker. Member of chorus that travelled to Russia and is soon going to China, to be with musicians and to break down barriers between those countries and the U.S.A. Excited about finding a community after years of searching (usually unconciously). Community I want:Includes people committed to creating a community that: - Is healthy, connected, and caring; physically, environmentally, and emotionally - Offers opportunity to have a lot to say about the design of where I live, and the opportunity to share life's work and life's fun with others. Name: Michael Murray/ Susan Jorgenson E-Mail: michael [at] mentus.com; susan [at] mentus.com Birthdate: 1/24/62 - 1/23/65 Marital status: married Family (children, pets, etc): many plants, a few lady beetles Education (where, what): (M) Math/Csci U of MN ; (S) MIS, Augsburg College Community (if any): none formally; large, informal network of artists, musicians and occasional software-type ne'er do wells tied together by love of creativity and intellect... ok, no informal community either! Location: Mpls/St. Paul now... future here or near the ocean which I sorely miss! (M) Stage of Development: dream-state... had core group for "rural"/sustainable group 1.5 -2 years ago which didn't materialize, still fantasize about urban group w/big shared gardens and solar panels etc., etc. I believe my "type" needs no introduction in this regard... you've all met 'em. What I do for money: we're software engineers whatever that means... I don't like to bore people with work details unless asked.. What I do for fun: music: bagpipes, guitar pop, techno-ambient, celtic, you-name-it we probably enjoy it (or better yet attempt it!) (M); Garden - we grow a decent percentage of our fruit and veg (higher % in Summer of course) and occasionally barter w/cafe up the block for sandwiches etc.; Try to decipher Pynchon or really, really suss out Kierkegard (probably didn't even spell it right!) for fun. Favorite thing about community: People, I love people. As my Dad used to say: "Once you understand what makes people tick, how can you hate anyone?" (paraphrased). CoHo seems so eminently logical, such an _appropriate_ solution to so many problems, that we had quite a little epiphany when we found out about it. Bet we're not alone in that regard either. Worst thing about community: That sinking feeling that each day we spend outside of a vibrant coho community is another day wasted from a very finite amount of time -- it's such a short go-round really -- we (everyone) seem to find so many creative ways to defeat our better selves and our better ideas somehow. Sigh. <Pinch> Huh? Oh, yes! "Consensus"! "Consensus" is very hard work indeed! If I was in charge, I would: Find someone more capable and hand over control. But before handing over control, I'd place a burden of "repeatability and demonstrability" (like scientists are supposed to have) on political initiatives to attempt to curb dogma at the leadership level. No shortage of dogmatic folks up there these days... sheesh. Name: Glen Oructt E-Mail: gorcutt [at] prowess.com Community (if any): Valley Oaks Village, Location: Chico, CA Birthdate: 12/8/57 Marital status: Separated (ex-wife will live in cohousing too). Family (children, pets, etc): 3-year-old daughter Miranda Education (where, what): B.S. Engineering Physics, Ohio State Stage of Development: Site Preparation What I do for money: Product Support for Cancer Therapy Software What I do for fun: Play folkdance music, hike, bicycle Favorite thing about community: Shared meals Worst thing about community: Work making it happen Name: Marty (Martha) Roberts E-Mail: MartyR707 [at] aol.com Community (if any): Sonoma County, CA - zeroing in on a site, heavy community building in progress Location: Somewhere in Sonoma County (to be announced soon hopefully) Birthdate: 7/25/45 Marital status: Single Family (children, pets, etc): Golden retriever "Molly", 2 cats: "Willow" and "Scamper" (plus lots of cousins, sister, aunts, niece, nephew, etc.) Education: 2 yrs. at Connecticut College, New London; B.A. in art history from U. of Wisconsin, Madison; 2nd B.A. in Environmental Studies and Planning from Sonoma State University; some art classes, etc., from our local Junior College. Home Address: Santa Rosa, CA Stage of Development: as above - waiting to find land-certain, lots of community building, legal structure filed with the state, getting to know each other and liking it. What I do for money: self-employed public relations and event planning consultant, work with nonprofits, occasional political campaigns; looking for something new. What I do for fun: hike, swim, travel, read, garden, party, dance, soak in hot springs, walk the coast, walk my dog, sip fine wine, etc.... Favorite thing about community: Commitment, relationship, fun, learning, growing Worst thing about community: Meetings!! (altho sometimes they're fun) If I was in charge, I would: Give everyone a pill to eliminate greed and open their eyes to the beauty of our natural environment. (Too idealistic? you asked.) Rob Sandelin Robsan [at] Microsoft.com Sharingwood Cohousing I have been involved with Sharingwood for five years. Sharingwood is a group of 12 homes on 38 acres of woods, in Snohomish County, about an hour from Seattle, WA. We are growing to become 25-29 homes someday, as we develop a second phase. We have 48 members, 33 adults and 15 kids, share dinners 4 nights a week. All available lots in phase1 and phase 2 are sold out and we just began our common house construction in May of 95. I am a 39 yr. old writer, cohousing and communities evangalist, compiler of the Cohousing Resource Guide, organizer of the Puget Sound Cohousing Network, group process consultant, founder-board member-and newsletter editor of the Northwest Intentional Communities Association. I am married, have 2 wonderful little girls, study and teach natural history, and have been a rock and folk guitar player for 25 years. In my spare time I send email. Name: Barry Savage E-Mail: Sofistic [at] aol.com, BarryS3664 [at] aol.com, HumboldtS [at] aol.com Birthdate: 02/08/41 Marital Status: Single Family: One son, lives in Portland Oregon and is a laser scanner operator for a graphic arts company; six cats, one of whom just learned how to turn the tall kitchen garbage container over so it can eat cantaloupe remains -- I had to rename it "Dumpster." Education: B.A., M.A., teaching credential, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, USA. Majored in Sociology, with emphasis in General Systems theory, Statistics, Economics and Linguistics. Minored in Biology. Do For Money: Director of Institutional Research in a community college. Do For Fun: Cooking, Music (play guitar, bass), Photography, gardening, multi-track recording (audio), net surfing, statistical trend tracking, Currently developing a research institute for community development. Favorite Thing About Community: Helps reduce alienation, helps restore more natural human relations (as opposed to isolation). Worst Thing About Community: Has the potential to become confining and claustrophobic. If I Were In Charge, I would:(Macro) Work toward restructuring social relations from hierarchic and patriarchic to collaborative and partnership. (Micro) -- Following Mike's example -- Make the instrument and audio indicators in cars large and brightly lit so I don't drive into the ditch everytime I try to reset the frequency on my radio or try to read the odometer. Make computers in jewel colors instead of plain-putty. Diane Simpson. dqs [at] world.std.com I am not yet in an official cohousing "group" but I am involved in some very serious reseach in the cohousing development process with another couple from Jamaica Plain. We met four months ago at the Cohousing Center in Watertown, and since that time have had a couple of meetings, one of which was to go visit two cohousing projects in the western part of the state. I am a graphic designer and I live in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston. I have lived in Jamaica Plain for eighteen years. I am forty years of age. I used to be a medical lab technician before I quit my job and went back to school to study graphic design. I chose graphic design because I wanted to be able to communicate with people visually. I suppose I chose to study cohousing because I chose to communicate with people on a deeper level. My husband is an archivist--he works for the city of Boston. We have no children...we became involved in cohousing through our work in the neighborhood crimewatch group. The crimewatch group became a neighborhood-building group, one thing led to another, and before long we were involved in cohousing. We are heavily involved in recycling (Dave is the neighborhood block captain) and I at least am very interested in developing a community whose vision statement reflects a belief in a sustainable lifestyle (including use of non-toxic materials). I read this list every night to get ideas for my potential community and also to learn about the pitfalls that other groups have faced so that I can (hopefully) avert them with my own. Calvin D. Smith 75061.1026 [at] compuserve.com Born 1949 in a farming community in Western New York State. Attended Cornell U during the turbulent late sixties but did not graduate. Went on to travel and work as a professional musician. We have been working on joining the EcoVillage at Ithaca cohousing group since the beginning of 1995. We are potentially one of the buyers under the offering plan for one of the 5 houses that were not committed under the terms of the corporation that was set up for EcoVillage Cohousing. Took up guitar-building and restoration. Was interested in the commune/homesteading movement of the sixties and seventies. Married in 1976. We raised dairy goats for a number of years in addition to my primary professional work with musical instruments. Instead of goats we now have two children, aged 5 and 10. As a craftsperson, for years I envisioned a crafts- supported community apart from the economic mainstream. Our family made a number of attempts to establish community living situations with other families, but none were successful. We live in Perry City, New York (central New York State) on six acres in non-traditional housing. My wife and I both currently hold managerial positions in different book-publishing enterprises. Donna Spreitzer dmspreit [at] wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us N Street Cohousing As one of the founders of N Street Cohousing in Davis, California, I must admit that I can't think of a place I'd rather live. Beginning with a couple of neighbors tearing down fences, N Street has grown organically and now consists of 14 units, 35 adults and 18 kids. From the street we look like typical 1955 tract housing, but from the back, a flagstone path meanders through lush, green garden beds as it passes from house to house connecting neighbors, friends, and family.We eat together, plan our futures together, work, play, and vacation together. With this said, I am in the process of relocating to Toronto Ontario with my partner, Scott Mabury, and daughter, Scotia. I look forward to getting connected with the cohousing movement up there, as I don't think I will be able to survive very long all alone in suburbia. Stuart Staniford-Chen: stanifor [at] cs.ucdavis.edu: N St Cohousing: N St is a cohousing community in Davis, CA. It has 13 houses and is unusual because it was constructed by just taking the fences down between existing houses. The largest houses was converted to the common house. The design has arisen organically over time. I'm a researcher in Computer Science, specifically intrusion detection systems. I'm married, no kids. I maintain the Cohousing World Wide Web pages. I'm into gardening, brewing my own beer, woodworking. I'm 29 years old. Heather Sullivan-Catlin Member of the Capital District CoHousing Group in Albany, New York 25 year old married female with one cat and one dog Currently living in a two family house with our very close friends (and landlords) with meal sharing,co-gardening and shared dog-rearing. Also, working on a doctoral dissertation in sociology at SUNY-Albany the subject of which is, you guessed it, cohousing. Name: Mac Thomson E-Mail: Mac [at] HappyValley.com Community: San Juan Cohousing Location: Durango, Colorado Birthdate: August 3, 1959 Stage of Development: My wife Sandy & I are currently working as project managers doing the intial research and organization work to make cohousing happen here. We have a group of interested friends who will hopefully evolve into a committed core group. The eventual size of the community will be 15 to 30 homes composed of whatever kinds of folks feel drawn to live in community near Durango, Colorado. We would like to own 80 to 100 acres with the vast majority set aside as a nature preserve. What I do for money: My professional background is as a CPA and business manager. After Sandy and I spent 4 years backpacking the world and visiting numerous traditional agrarian villages en route, we decided we wanted to live our lives in community. And we want our children, who should begin arriving in November of '95, to grow up in community. Where I've lived: My geography includes Minnesota (my home state), Kansas (KSU), San Francisco, and Durango. What I do for fun: I love Nature and playing with Her (that's why Durango),travel (obviously), playing sports of all kinds (particlarly ultimate and snowboarding these days), photography, woodworking, animals of all kinds, eating and drinking to excess (in moderation, of course), and doing any and all of the above with loved ones. Favorite thing about community: That there's no instant gratification about it. I can't just buy it at Wal-Mart or download it. In order to be in it, I must be willing to challenge myself emotionally, continually transform myself, and continually emerge as a better person. Worst thing about community: That it's not an ingrained part of our culture. So most people live with very little of it and those of us who crave it must swim hard against the mainstream simply to create the opportunity for it. If I was in charge, I would: Give everyone's consciousness a little nudge up in the direction of the 4th chakra (i.e., more love) and then step down, get out of the way, and watch beautiful things happen. Blaise Tobia tobiabj [at] post.drexel.edu Philadelphia, PA - serving as contact person for the Delaware Valley CoHousing Association, an umbrella group encompassing several potential site-development projects: one urban-retrofit (Germantown/Mt. Airy; close to happening) two new-construction (Shawmont and Lambertville; still in early stages) - artist/photographer/teacher (at Drexel University's College of Design Arts) - interested in CoHousing personally, politically and artistically Name: Kevin Wolf E-Mail:kjwolf [at] wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us Community (if any): N Street Cohousing Location: N and Lessley Streets in Davis Birthdate: 12/29/56 Stage of Development: first fence down in 1986. 12 houses now. What I do for money:environmental consulting. Run an Internet consulting company. What I do for fun: hang with my community, play with kids, go rafting Favorite thing about community: the people, the kidss, the community Worst thing about community: can't think of it If I was in charge, I would: take money out of elections. Pass campaign finance reform and make the playing field much more level.
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