Jodie Gilmore

Current job: Freelance technical writer and journalist Proudest professional moment: When my clients ask me to mentor new writers, sharing my experience and expertise to help them become better at what they do. First job: Pulling tansy, a poisonous weed, for the neighbors, and working at the local chicken farms when they sent the old birds out and got the new birds in (called “pulling chickens”).

Jodie Gilmore

Favorite spot on a Saturday night: Someone has to say it… sitting in front of the TV watching original Star Trek re-runs. Beam me up, Scotty!

Favorite movie: Anything with Fred Astaire in it… Singing in the Rain especially!

Music of choice: It would be hard to choose just one, but Sons of the Pioneers, Doc Watson, and Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys would be right up there at the top.

Favorite place to eat: For dinner, McGrath’s on Mill Plain; for lunch, I’m torn between K&M Drive-in and Chinese Gardens in Camas.

Motto/Inspirational quote: “I wake up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning the day a little difficult.” – E.B. White

{jathumbnail off}