June 2007

It must be a generational (is this a word?) thing. I have been so excited to post information about the events and happenings of The Link in Portland and Seattle. It's taken me 3 months though to start posting information. It's really embarrassing! My profound apologies to anyone paying attention.

I'd like to start by sharing a really inspirational story of one of our members in Portland...Elizabeth Aaroe. Elizabeth was an investment banker on the east coast and is now an uber fund raiser for non-profits in Portland. She is really smart, tenacious and a loyal friend. So when she emailed me and asked if I had a banner for her to take on her 1st hike up Mt. Hood, I was thrilled to oblige. At the summit, she took a picture that sparks so many double entendes that she made me censor a few of them. I am thrilled to say that it is clear...women of The Link have gotten to new heights!!!

Nicole Vogel

Last week, Nicole Vogel, Publisher of Portland Monthly and Seattle Metropolitan Magazines, dazzled the audiences in Seattle and Kirkland. At 38, 6 magazines in 3.5 years, Nicole shared the story of how her family rallied around her sister Lorrie after the loss of her husband and birth of her daughter Piper. Making a very conscious decision to stay in Portland as a family, Nicole and her brother Scott, an award winning journalist, started a city magazine after 13 had failed. She was authentic and candid and generous with her time and information. Come see her in Portland on Tuesday, June 27.