Erin Marie Walsh

My blogs

Gender	Female
Industry	Consulting
Occupation	Mom, Advocate, Student; Community Engagement, Bookkeeping, Content Development, Communications
Location	Yakima, WA, United States
Introduction	Mom to Donovan born March 2009; love my pets; lived in Oregon for 10 years before returning to Yakima to be closer to family; spent better half of my life thus far working with communities, youth and families (YMCA, parks, preschool, child care, tutoring); conscious consumer, community advocate, and activist. BA in History, aspiring teacher and lifelong writer.
Interests	parenting, education, health, environment, art/music, recreation, social justice, community engagement & volunteerism
Favorite Movies	documentaries, independent films, crime/psych thrillers, science fiction/fantasy (Star Wars, Marvel, Wizard of OZ, Lord of the Rings), disaster flicks; sappy love stories and epic dramas(The Notebook, Legends of the Fall); holiday/animation (Charlie Brown, Rudolph, Dr. Seuss, Muppets)
Favorite Music	jam bands, singer/songwriter, reggae, funk, disco/80s, celtic, world, latin, classical
Favorite Books	non-fiction and classics; too many to list! Sophie's World, A Small Place, Marley & Me; children's literature (The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein)

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