Youth Development Specialist
Nature | Service | Spirit
“I’ve always felt my best in service of others, it enriches my spirit and I’m happiest in nature.”
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“Hope, to me, is knowing there are always better things ahead.”
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Youth Development Specialist
Nature | Relationships | Service
“Nature is important to me because I feel at peace when I am outside. I feel building relationships is the best way to bring people together. I love helping those in need and through service I can accomplish this.”
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“Hope means that there is never an excuse to give up. No matter how difficult a situation, there is always something better coming.”
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Youth Development Specialist
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“Hope to me means finding possibility and happiness.”
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Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Nature | Relationships | Spirit
“PassageWay for me is a really simple, yet eloquent conceptual framework that highlights all the balancing elements necessary for healthy physical and mental health. My favorite element of the PassageWay is relationships because as human’s we’re innately part of something larger. Who we are is in great part a bi-product of our early relationships, our family systems and how we learn to interact with the world. I am who I am now because of my family and all the relationships I’ve invested in throughout my life.”
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“For me, doing this work is about understanding the complexity of each child, helping them to believe in themselves, realize their strengths and appreciate their resiliency.”
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Youth Development Specialist
Nature | Service | Spirit
“Time in nature.”
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“Hope means peace with the past and clarity for the future.”
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Youth Development Specialist
Nature | Recreation | Relationships | Service | Spirit
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“Hope means another chance, option, or future.”
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Program Director
Recreation | Service | Relationships
“I firmly believe that life is about the connection we make with others. The relationships in my life – with my family, friends, and colleagues are critical to having joy and support in my life.”
Ellen completed an internship with Northwest Passage in 2000, and then went on to work as a hospice social worker. In late 2001, Ellen was asked to return to Northwest Passage as a case manager for the 30-day assessment program. For Ellen, it was a very easy decision to return to her “professional home” and an honor to come back and work in an agency whose mission to address the individual needs of each child is in line with her personal values. Ellen now serves as the Program Director for the Northwest Passage Assessment Center and Northwest Passage Prairieview. She enjoys the challenges of creating a therapeutic environment for youth and staff by incorporating individual strengths into therapeutic programming.
“I strive to support programming that is innovative and creative. By the time kids reach us, they have often “failed” and my passion is to create a program that helps kids succeed in their own way!”
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