Jason moved to Coeur d’Alene in June of 2020, after having been born and raised in the Seattle, WA region. He and his family fell in love with CDA when traveling through in 2018 on their way to Yellowstone.
Cindy retired from Farmers Insurance Group in 2017 after working in their corporate offices as a Director of Operations and Business Transformation. She and her husband, Darrel, moved to Coeur d'Alene after her retirement.
Patty has spent most of her life working in food service and hospitality throughout Kootenai County. A fourth-generation CDA local and a Coeur d’Alene High School graduate.
Arshia joined CDAIDE as a board member August 2023. She is from Salt Lake City, Utah and graduated from Utah State University. She moved to Moscow, ID in 1992 and later moved to Coeur d Alene in
Maureen Dolan is a communications and marketing professional who was a longtime, North Idaho journalist. An award-winning reporter and editor, Maureen was at the Coeur d’Alene Press almost continuously from 2006 until 2024.
Annie was raised in Idaho and earned her B.S. in Sociology and M.Ed. in Elementary Education from the University of Oregon. After a brief career in public education, she transitioned into the beverage industry.
Kate is a happily retired attorney, having practiced crime victims’ rights law and public sector education, labor and employment law in Columbus, Ohio.
Lindsey worked in hospitality during college, but it was while working with students that she really became aware of the needs of families who work in that industry.
John Mitchell received his B.A. degree from Williams College and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Oregon. He is a fellow of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oregon .