Bob Yoder
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Independent Community Volunteer and Activist |
| Location | Redmond, Education Hill Neighborhood, WA, United States |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | I'm retired from medical product sales, having lived in Redmond 44 years and writing "Redmond Neighborhood Blog" 16 years. I'm a long-time advocate and activist for mental health treatment...lately with some success at EvergreenHealth. Industrial pollution of salmon-bearing Evans Creek triggered this blog. Redmond's diversity of culture and parks, & makes it great. Our house of 36 years rests in the Education Hill neighborhood sweet spot: a quarter mile from 3 schools, 4 parks and several trailheads. Our one daughter Loo, went to LWSD, K-12, graduated from Gonzaga with two Biology degrees, then a University of Montana master's degree in Environmental Science. My hobbies of yesteryear were biking, lacrosse and mountaineering; now it's walking downtown with Pam and Zo for a cup of coffee, Oh! and pickleball! |
| Interests | Student mentoring, Mental health activism and advocacy, Playing with my dog Zo, the Natural environment, Local politics, Hiking Redmond trails & corridors, Chatting with Pam about everything local. |
| Favorite Movies | Hidden Figures, Remember the Titans, The Soloist, Braveheart, Christmas Vacation |
| Favorite Music | wide variety, including classical, country .... |
| Favorite Books | "The Understory" by Richard Powers, "The Outlier' and "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell, "Elements of Journalism" by Kovach and Rosenstiel, "Strategic Selling, " RB Miller, SE Heiman, "The Medusa and the Snail" (1st chapter) and "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas, "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond, "Homewaters" by David B. Williams, "Suburban Nation, " Duany, Plater-Zlybeck, & Speck |