Warm Welcome to Julie Parker

We welcome Julie Parker as our new Board member and Treasurer.

She has this to say about herself:

I was born in Oklahoma City and lived in Norman for some 28 years after graduating from OU with a degree in accounting. I birded there, mostly on my own, enjoying the scissor-tailed flycatchers and painted buntings which were abundant in the summer months. My partner and I moved to Cottage Grove in January of 2004 and lived south of Cottage Grove Lake for 18 years. I was and still am active with the Coast Fork Birders and have participated in a number of Christmas Bird Counts.

I left my career in public accounting several years ago and am happily retired. While public accounting wasn’t fulfilling in a soulful sense, it did give me a skill set which can be used to help organizations like CCBA and I’m grateful to be given that opportunity.

I spend a lot of my free time working with Senior Dog Rescue of Oregon, based in Corvallis. I have always had a passion for dogs, especially older dogs, and working with the organization gives me great pleasure.