Our Neighborhood
We believe that the most effective way to confront the disparity in our neighborhood is by cultivating community and a corresponding network of care. Only then will our neighbors and neighborhood truly flourish.
Meet our team
Elizabeth Dahl
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Elizabeth has lived in North Seattle near Aurora Commons for over 13 years. She has Nonprofit Management and Fundraising Management certificates from the University of Washington and has certificates in grant-writing and volunteer management. Elizabeth started with Aurora Commons in 2012 as a volunteer and has been the Executive Director since January 2015.
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elizabeth@auroracommons.org
Lisa Etter Carlson
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH & WOMEN'S INITIATIVES, CO-FOUNDER
Lisa Etter Carlson is grateful to be able to spend her days in her neighborhood at Aurora Commons and at home with her husband Andy and two kids, Cedar and Kipling. Lisa is Co-founder of Aurora Commons in Seattle, WA. Prior to that, she Co-founded the Green Bean Coffeehouse (a non-profit cafe). Both of these movements were created and are currently curated by a community of folks that, together, long to midwife spaces where precious human beings from all walks of life can live as though we belong to one another. Lisa has been awake and living with intention towards her neighbors who are unhoused, drug dependent, and involved in street based sex work for over 15 years now. She is a Member of the Adult Survivor Collaborative (ASC) and is a proponent of harm reduction, safe consumption facilities, and loving absurdly.
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lisa@auroracommons.org
Jacqueline Moulton
ART coordinator & shift lead
Jacqueline has her Master’s of Arts in Theology and Culture from the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. Jacqueline is an artist who works with paint, photography, sculpture, and installation. Jacqueline has published a book of poetry entitled, The Day I Was Too Afraid to Jump off the High Dive and other tales of fear and trepidation. Jacqueline teaches art courses within the Visual Communications Department at Trinity Lutheran college. Currently, Jacqueline is working towards her PhD in Philosophy and the Arts at the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts. Jacqueline's philosophy is simple: none of us are free until each and every one of us are free.
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jacqueline@auroracommons.org
Marge Long
Director of Community engagement
Marge is a Licensed Practical Nurse with a B.S. in Psychology currently working on her Master’s of Counseling Psychology at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. She has spent the majority of her life walking with and advocating for the marginalized and underprivileged in the United States and abroad. She is passionate about living authentically; embracing the journey of becoming, as she allows other’s the freedom to do the same.
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marge@auroracommons.org
Karen Cirulli
CO-FOUNDER
Karen has lived in the Seattle neighborhood of Greenwood for over ten years. Karen earned her B.A in 2007 and in 2013 completed the Lay Leader Counseling Certificate from the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. Karen has been a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2005 and specializes in work specific to women who have experience trauma and/or abuse. As well as starting two successful small businesses, Karen served as an Americorps volunteer along Aurora Avenue in in North Seattle for two years where she received training in Asset Based Community Development.
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karen@auroracommons.org
Katie Ross, Shift Lead
katieross@auroracommons.org
Sara Ewalt, Operations Support*
sara@auroracommons.org
Lenelle Jenkins, Host
lenelle@auroracommons.org
Zach Jenkins, Host
zach@auroracommons.org
Nada Jean Willis, Host
nadajean@auroracommons.org
Maggie Parker, Host
maggie@auroracommons.org
Kim Murer, Community Advocate
kim@auroracommons.org
Kirk Kroeger, Host*
kirk@auroracommons.org
Fischer Wallace, Host*
fischer@auroracommons.org
*New to our team!
Aurora Commons Board of Directors
