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Staff, Left to Right:
Sarah Kent, Amelia
Vader, Anita Ethridge,
Kelly Hill,
Nicole Price.
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 Sarah Kent, Program
Manager
Hello! My name is Sarah Kent, and I started as the Program
Manager here at BABES Network on March 28, 2005, shortly after we became a
program of the YWCA. Before moving to Seattle on New Year's Eve 2004, I lived
in Washington, DC, where I worked at a non-profit organization that provides
meals and nutritional counseling to people living with AIDS, cancer, and other
illnesses. I am originally from Madison, Wisconsin, but I also lived for eight
years in Rochester, New York, where I studied Public Health and Spanish at the
University of Rochester and worked in a hospital emergency room. I also spent a
summer during this time living in Oaxaca, Mexico, where I learned to speak
Spanish, dance Salsa and Merengue, and cook spicy Mexican food!
Right
now I live in Capitol Hill with my husband, Graham, and our two cats,
Foster and Darwin. My favorite thing to do when I'm not at work is knit.
Knitting is the way that I express myself creatively. I never really thought of
myself as a creative person until I learned how to knit two years ago, but now
I can create beautiful scarves, purses, ponchos, and blankets, and all it takes
is a pair of knitting needles, a little yarn, my own two hands, and some
imagination! Knitting is a great stress reliever - and finishing a project
gives you a wonderful sense of accomplishment! - so I really hope that some of
you will join us for the BABES Booga Bag project.
I am so excited to be here at BABES Network-YWCA, and I am
truly honored to have this opportunity to work with such an amazing group of
women. I look forward to meeting all of you soon. Be well, be creative, and
stay in touch!
Peace,
Sarah - Nicole Price: Event Coordinator/Peer
Counselor
My name is Nicole Price, and I am a Peer Counselor and the
Event Coordinator at BABES Network-YWCA. I am 33 years old, and I was diagnosed
HIV positive in October 2000. I am on HARRT therapy for my HIV, and I am doing
pretty well. I am originally from Northern California, and although I really
like Seattle, I am still adjusting to the weather!! I live with my boyfriend Mark and my baby Teddy.
I look forward to
working with all of you BABES! I hope to see you all at group on Tuesdays
and/or Thursdays. Be sure to say “hi” if you stop by the BABES office
and feel free to give me a call anytime!
- Kelly Hill: Outreach Coordinator/Peer
Counselor
My name is Kelly Hill, and I am a Peer Counselor and the
Outreach Coordinator here at BABES Network-YWCA. I moved to Seattle from
Bellingham, WA on New Year’s Eve 2004, and I'm really excited to be here
and to meet all of you. I am 31 years old and the mother of a beautiful
six year-old boy. I
have been HIV positive for almost eight years now. Since my diagnosis I have
been very involved in HIV work, mainly in prevention and education. I look
forward to expanding my horizons here at BABES, and I hope to be someone that
you will feel comfortable coming to for support and education.
Anita Ethridge: Peer Counselor
Hello! My name is Anita, and I am a new Peer Counselor here at BABES Network-YWCA. I am 39 years old. I am originally from Tacoma, but I have been living in Seattle for five years now. I absolutely love it here, even though it rains a lot. I am the proud single mother of two adult males—Todd, who is 22 years old, and Geoffrey, who is 18 years old. I have been HIV positive since 1991. I have been taking medications for the last 10 years, and they have been working great for me. I am also a recovering addict. I have been clean and sober for a little over three years. Sobriety is great. I am really looking forward to working with all of you. If you would like to reach me, please call me at 206.720.5566 x4 or email me at anita@babesnetwork.org. Hope to see you soon!
Thanks,
Anita
- Amelia Vader: Community Resources
Coordinator.
Hi BABES! From the beginning I have been impressed and awed by the
wonderful community that is BABES. I am thrilled to be a part of this program because of the fun and committed staff and members. As CRC I coordinate volunteers, develop fundraising
strategies and organize donations in addition to performing other office
duties.
I'm excited for us to get to know each other, so here is some info about me. I was raised in Bellingham, Washington, where I was
lucky enough to have chickens, rabbits, dogs, cats and a big garden. My
stay-at-home dad, who was a lot older, raised me to love day-old doughnuts,
potato chips, and animals. He passed away when I was 12, so it was just my mom
and I until I was 17. I graduated The Evergreen State College in March 2006 after
studying Political Science and Spanish. My mom is involved in the HIV testing program at Western Washington University and has always encouraged me to become involved in public health. When I'm not at work I'm probably riding my bike, cooking, or spending time with friends. See you at the next event!
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