Marla Smith is a Corporate Travel Agent, dedicated runner, and mother of two from Portland, Oregon. The majority of her job consists of booking flights for meeting/event attendees to the city where the meeting or event is taking place. In the past year, she’s run lifetime personal bests in the mile, 5K, and half marathon, […]
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A Day in the Life: Nadia Dahab
Nadia Dahab is an attorney and passionate runner hailing originally from Lincoln, Nebraska, and now living in Portland, Oregon. In the latest of our “A Day in the Life” series, Nadia shares how her personal and professional life have been impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. How has the last month been for you? Quarantine […]
A Day in the Life: Stephen Gunvalson
Stephen Gunvalson is a 5th-Grade Spanish Immersion Teacher, runner, and avid cyclist. He also enjoys baking bread for friends and gardening a small plot in NE Portland. In the latest of our “A Day in the Life” interview series, Stephen shares how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected the students and families he works with, […]
A Day in the Life: Ashlyn Taulbee
Ashlyn Taulbee is a Family Nurse Practitioner and track fanatic living in Vancouver, WA. Before everything changed due to the coronavirus pandemic, she had been looking forward to the spring track season and getting after it in her favorite event, the 3K steeplechase. In the latest of our “A Day in the Life” interview series, […]
A Day in the Life: Jamie Retherford
Jamie Retherford is an Occupational Therapy Assistant and runner hailing from Chillicothe, Ohio and now residing in Vancouver, WA. In this edition of “A Day in the Life” Jamie shares about how her personal and professional life have been affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. How has the last month been for you? It has […]
A Day in the Life: Sarah Rasmussen-Rehkopf
Sarah Rasmussen-Rehkopf is a Program Coordinator supporting American Indian and Alaska Native students on their journey into healthcare professions. In this edition of “A Day in the Life”, Sarah shares how she’s been able to continue connecting with students from home, how her running’s been going, and how her communities have continued to support each […]
Covid Kitchen: Baking Tips from Pastry Chef Madeline Tomseth
It’s so great to see so many people finding comfort in baking these days. However, like you, I’ve run into a few obstacles for covid-baking: I either have too much on-hand (don’t exactly need 24 cookies) or I can’t find flour or eggs at the store. To help, I’ve put together a few tips for […]
A Day in the Life: Shauna Jean Vincent
Shauna Jean Vincent is an Army Audiologist residing in Washington state after spending 18 months stationed in South Korea. She’s an avid runner, cyclist, rock climber, and a longtime member of RCTC. How has the last month been for you? Honestly felt like an extended vacation between moving from S. Korea through Texas and now […]
A Day in the Life: Pat Liu
Pat Liu is an Internal Medicine Physician and avid runner with a passion for hiking, camping, snowboarding, and her cat Pekoe. In this edition of “A Day in the Life”, Pat shares a look behind the scenes with her administrative duties in preparing for the anticipated surge in patients and sick providers, as well as […]
A Day in the Life: Dan Gentile
Dan Gentile is a concert roadie, videographer, coffee aficionado, and has had a phenomenal year of running. Within a span of just six months, he’s taken his half marathon personal best from 1:30:31 down to 1:13:51. In this second issue of our “A Day in the Life” interview series, Dan shares how his personal and […]