Want to get our newsletters delivered to your inbox? Subscribe now! *|MC_PREVIEW_TEX Dear Minerva Fan Club, Like many people in the U.S., I am thrilled to be fully vaccinated. I cannot heap enough praise on the science, and people behind the science, who made this possible. Between the vaccine and a recent 10-day stretch of…
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Minerva Strategies By Malia Mackey— Unlike most people living in Seattle, you are actually from Seattle. Where have you been and why did you come back? I came back to Seattle after four years of college in Eugene, OR at the University of Oregon (go Ducks!). I was here in Seattle for spring break during the pandemic…and we all know how that ended. After…
By Elise McGlothian— The Minerva team is excited to introduce our newest full-time member of the team—Kayla McMenamin! Coming from Portland, OR, her public health and public relations background make her the perfect addition to Minerva Strategies’ growing team. We checked in with Kayla to learn about what led her to Minerva Strategies (for a second time!) and what she’s been up to since. Where are you…
Elise McGlothian Want to get our newsletters delivered to your inbox? Subscribe now! *|MC_PREVIEW_ Dear Minerva Fan Club, 2020 has been the year of the unexpected. Each day, I’ve been surprised or even outright shocked by something. The sources of my daily surprise range from the mundane to the highly consequential: how blue the sky is…
By Malia Mackey— The Minerva team is thrilled to introduce our newest full-time member of the team—Elise McGlothian! Hailing from Virginia Beach, VA, she brings her television news expertise and a passion for community service. We (of course virtually) sat down with her to learn more about what led her to communications, why she’s…
By Malia Mackey— A few weeks into her fall internship with Minerva, we sat down with Rachel Yang. Rachel is from the Pacific Northwest, and she’s doing a virtual internship with us from Portland, Oregon after working as a journalist in Hong Kong for several years. We are excited for you to meet her!…
It’s not surprising that this summer’s reading recommendations have a distinct social justice focus. Our small but mighty team has been reckoning with race and pandemics and finding our footing in the fight for a more equitable world. We present a range of reading options that have informed and inspired our efforts, and we hope you consider adding these books to your list. Toni Morrison’s Beloved is no light read. She weaves a heartbreaking…
Sara Veltkamp Michael Behr is the new Minerva Summer Intern and a current Seattle University marketing student. We [virtually] sat down with him to see how things are going and learn more about what brought him to this team of goddesses. Where are you from and what made you decide to come to Seattle? …
Want to get our newsletters delivered to your inbox? Subscribe now! Dear Minerva Fan Club, Minerva Strategies usually lets our work speak for itself. Our team and clients are unwaveringly committed to social justice and focused on equity. People see our work and they know where we stand and what we stand for. So we…
At Minerva, we understand that to put out fresh and balanced ideas, we need to diversify the information and perspectives we take in. And we take our information diets seriously. A few years ago, Sara committed to reading more novels and nonfiction books written by women of color—ensuring that these authors make up at least 50 percent of her reading list—while Joy makes sure that her Twitter feed incorporates diversity of political perspectives to avoid the echo chamber effect. Catherine often consumes…