Bio

Janine Gates and her children, Jiana, 19, and Tristan, 14.

Janine Gates - Resume

State/Legislative/Research Employment

• Patrick Dunn & Associates - Legislative Assistant, 1998 - 2000
• Association of Washington Cities - Legislative Assistant, 1997 Session
• Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development - Fiscal Note Analyst 1993 Session
• House of Representatives - Legislative Assistant to Housing Committee, 1992 Session
• Washington State Department of Ecology, 1992. Public information officer, Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project.
• Washington State Department of Community Development 1991. Conference Coordinator; Earthquake Preparedness Training Officer.
• Washington State Department of Community Development, 1988 - 1989.

Self-Employment

• Licensed independent and agency-referred caregiver for the elderly - 2001 - present.
• Janine Gates Photography - 2006 - present. Photography business with greeting cards and large prints in 20 businesses from Olympia to Seattle. Maintain website: http://www.janinegatesphotography.com
• Mary Kay Cosmetics, Independent Consultant - 1997 - present. Earned free Mary Kay Company car, 2001 - 2003. Awarded "Business of the Month" by the South Puget Sound Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2001. Business featured in The Olympian, February 25, 2001 and Lacey Chamber of Commerce newsletters, Insight, in 2001 and 2003. Publisher of monthly newsletter.
• Published freelance writer - Member of National Writer's Association, International Federation of Journalists. Maintain blog: http://www.janineslittlehollywood.blogspot.com

Education

• The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington. B.A. 1987, Communications, Community Development. Earned all tuition through work-study. Twice awarded Ward Bowden Scholarship, 1983 (Journalism), 1985 (Political Affairs).

Community Involvement

• South Puget Environmental Education Clearinghouse (SPEECH) - President, 2007 - present. Writer, photographer for South Sound Green Pages. (see website at http://www.oly-wa.us/greenpages )
• Chambers of Commerce - Member: Grays Harbor, Lacey, Olympia, Shelton, South Puget Sound Hispanic: 1997 - 2006. Current member of Thurston County Chamber. Chair, Lacey Chamber Home-Based Business Committee, 2000 - 2001.
• Hands-On Children's Museum - Visitor's Services Coordinator, Activities - 1997 - 98
• Amnesty International, Olympia - Co-Founder, Board Member - 1986 - 1991
• The Evergreen State College Alumni Association - Board Member, Vice-President, TESC Board of Trustees Representative - 1988 - 1990
• The Evergreen State College Communications Board - Chair and Community Representative, 1987 - 1989.

Personal

• Interests include mothering and international travel.
• Janine enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with her daughter, Jiana, 19, and son, Tristan, 14.

Janine enjoys canning her own tomatoes and plums each season, and giving them away as Christmas presents. She also makes her own pesto, freezing individual portions in ice cube trays for single-sized meals that make for a fast and easy dinner with rainbow noodles.
Janine's son Tristan plays with Melanie at Priest Point Park.
Janine participates with Artswalk, showing her photography. www.janinegatesphotography.com
And most recently, Janine has taken her children to the Middle East: Egypt, Turkey and Jordan.
The family puppy came to them two years ago as a rescue situation. The mother had died on a Sunday, after delivering 15 puppies and were brought into a grooming salon because Animal Services was closed. The staff were madly alternating the feeding of the pups when Janine walked in to pick up her other dog who was done being groomed. They frantically handed Janine the puppy and a milk bottle and said, "Here! Can you feed this one?" And the rest is history.