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Ellen Craine
Ellen has 25 years of experience teaching, training, mediating and
facilitating. A former early childhood educator, she has worked
extensively with volunteer development in a number of Rogue Valley
non-profit organizations, including Peace House, Crisis Intervention
Services, and Mediation Works. For 10 years she worked as a staff
member of Mediation Works, directing Community and Workplace
Mediation Programs. She presently serves as Program Coordinator for
the Rose Circle Mentoring Network.
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Leslie Lanes
From The Rose Circle's inception in 2005, Leslie served on the Board of Directors of
Masters of Ceremony, Inc. - a mentoring organization which was initially home to
The Rose Circle project. Now the Executive Director of The Rose Circle Mentoring Network,
Leslie uses her skills developed over the last 30 years in non-profit
management as a Mentor, Mediator, Facilitator, and Consultant to assist in the blossoming
of this organization. She is also on
the Board of the Millionth Circle Initiative – an international movement
that teaches the value and skills of circle work in all fields of
endeavors.
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Mary Ann Perry
Being an active member of her community is a priority for Mary Ann. She has mentored
through the Rose Circle for over a year and has participated in Camp Luna for the past
two summers. Her passion is to provide opportunities to those who typically wouldn’t have
them, especially students with special needs. Mary Ann volunteers with the North Mountain
Park education programs and is a Special Needs Program instructor with Coyote Trails School
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Karsten Peterson
Karsten studied International Peace Studies and spent much of her college days living
and volunteering abroad. After graduating she returned overseas to lead youth in
international service projects that focused on environmental conservation, permaculture,
assisting rural villages, and personal enrichment. Karsten returned to Ashland in 2004
and began mediating. She's worked, volunteers, and coaches for Mediation Works.
Karsten is also deeply involved in circle work. She attends women circles, heart circles,
and informal circles. Karsten is a consensus facilitator and worked to develop and
live in a local Co Housing Community. She has mentored for a Rose Circle and now
convenes the Rose Circle Board. Karsten is an active mom of two young boys.
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Diana Fairbanks
Diana learned about the Rose Circle when she
was working at United Way of Jackson County as an accountant.
She brings her knowledge of nonprofit accountability and reporting.
She actually looks forward to collaborating with other board members
to create a thoughtful budget, then learning from the actual numbers
to do a better job the next year.
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David Stimple
David has over 5 years experience mentoring teens and individuals with special needs.
He has been involved with the Rose Circle since February 2010 and provided support for
Camp Luna in 2010. With two 2 years experience working in the non-profit sector,
David brings a working knowledge of non-profit affairs. Currently, David is a modeling
specialist for a renewable energy consulting firm and volunteers with Neighborhood
Harvest, a local fruit gleaning organization.
Ariana Rambach Bio coming
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