our board

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Monique is a member of the Colville Confederated Tribes and was raised by her mother on traditional Okanagan territory. She recently graduated from EWU with a degree in communications and a minor in philosophy, she is also certified to teach nselxcin, the Okanagan dialect of interior Salish People. She is invested in the transfer of intergenerational knowledge to our young people and enriching their lives with language, culture, and the history of their ancestors. As a FYRE Board member, Monique brings an Indigenous perspective, including her holistic understanding of the complexities between community, ecosystems, and integrating social work.

​Caitlin moved to Okanogan County in 2018 after realizing that the city hussle she had been living for many years in Seattle was not sustainable. Her background in youth programs development, case management, and a background in anti-racist/anti-sexist organizing lead her to a job with Room One working on the Okanogan Healthy Youth Initiative. Though most of Caitlin's career has been working with youth and young adults in urban areas there are many parallel struggles between young people living in rural communities vs those in cities. Homelessness, a lack of mental health services, exploitation, teen pregnancy, generational poverty, etc.- all of these things impact young people in similar ways, except that in rural communities the resources are much more limited. That is why Caitlin is very excited to be on the Board of FYRE as she sees how valuable a youth centered organization in Okanogan County is.

In addition to caring deeply about youth, anti-racism, feminism, LGBTQ community, and health equity, Caitlin enjoys spending time with her amazing partner and their two cats, being in relationship to nature, playing sports, making art, and working on hand-poke tattoos.