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What I Do For You I give you ideas for collecting more stories to show your mission impact, elevate your community voices, and fundraise more money. Want to chat about your own storytelling goals? www.MemoryFox.io/Natalie. Creative brainstorms are my favorite. More About Me & My Roots MemoryFox I Happiness Collector I Enneagram 3w2 I’m an avid book collector, love energizing music that makes me want to dance, and believe walk-up songs shouldn’t be reserved just for baseball players. Growing up in the heart of tech-based Silicon Valley, my love affair with agriculture, local food, and farm-to-fork movements was sparked by my collegiate relocation to the farmland community of Davis, California. As a UC Davis Aggie studying Communications and Spanish – including a study abroad in Salamanca, Spain that enlightened me on how wild Spaniards go for “Hit the Road Jack” – I landed in the wine industry to start my career. I became immersed in all things viticulture and enology. I helped grow a small boutique Santa Barbara winery while learning the nuances of Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc. I moved into cost accounting for a Napa-based winery. Eventually, crunching numbers was not fulfilling. I craved mission-driven work. Stories of agriculture become a passion when I landed in nonprofit with the military-to-agriculture movement. Telling the stories of veterans now farmers – those who served our country once defending it and now a second time in feeding it – was the most meaningful work of my career. Now I get to share the nonprofit tool that would have been a game changer for me. When I’m not immersed in storytelling, I am volunteering with the local library friends to recirculate literature within my community. Or I’m pondering my next themed gathering. I love exploring national parks and aspire to visit all 50 state capitols. Yet I’m equally content snuggled on the couch next to my kitties – Champ, Gracie (Goose) and Maverick. I believe in the importance of team communication and in being kind to others. I believe in building honest relationships. I hope to steward the title a friend gave me - the “people broker"; I thrive on the energy from introducing connections to each other and engaging in meaningful conversation. I'm always up for a meaningful chat and welcome a good laugh, so let's connect and share our favorite jokes. It's extra rewarding to share this journey called life together. At the end of the day I hope to make an impact on lives and feel good about the work I do; if I could do that then I would have an incredibly rewarding career.