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News & Events > Current News
Greetings! Allow me to introduce myself: My name is Trevor Taylor and I am the new Peer Services Coordinator here at EAF. Well, to be more precise I am the first person to occupy this new title at Evergreen, although I have been serving on a part-time basis up to now as a peer advocate. \ EAF is expanding the peer position a bit further and I am excited to be filling the shoes as coordinator. The peer position is wide ranging and stems directly from the premise that coming from an HIV+ status, we can serve clients in a unique way. As an HIV+ person for more than 18 years, I have dealt with the many emotional and medical issues that arise from this disease. I have been on HAART ( Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy) since 2000 it has worked wonders for me and I want to share that experience. That is why I was interested in this opportunity to take on a bigger role at Evergreen. Peer advocates work directly with the case managers and function as an additional member of the client service team. I began as a volunteer at EAF soon after relocating to Bellingham and so enjoyed the work and the great staff, that an opportunity to do more was a no brainer for me. Although I have met many of you already I felt it would be a good idea to give a brief overview of myself. I spent my growing up years mostly in the Midwest. Specifically, the Minneapolis and Chicago land areas, however I consider Minneapolis home and what a great place to do so! I have two younger brothers, one in the corporate world in Minneapolis and another who is a US Army Intelligence Officer. I attended both the University of Minnesota and the University of Arizona. Political Science was my area of study. After graduation I immediately moved to Washington, D.C. where I worked for a number of years on Capitol Hill in various governmental and political pursuits. I had developed a taste for politics early on in my life and worked on many a campaign and even spent a college semester interning in the office of a U.S Senator. It was great fun and quite a learning experience. A change came for me though, in 1993 when some opportunities in D.C., failed to materialize and I was fortunate enough to receive an offer to enter the airline industry. Although I love to travel and grew up around aviation I had never given thought to being a Flight Attendant before. But as they say, "embrace the change" and I did just that. I have been a Flight Attendant now for 17 years and still love it. The really wonderful thing about it though is that it offers a great deal of flexibility and I am able to fly part-time and have another career, which brings me to Evergreen. So, if we haven't met already and you are ever in the office or nearby feel free to stop in and say "hi". My door is always open. I look forward to this new chapter in my life and hope that the peer program is successful and that you all find it helpful and a great addition to EAF. Cheers!
October 2009
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