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I met my friend Bill at the local pie shop, and I knew he had stories to tell. Bill was a sailor in World War II. He’s had many adventures, and I’m always eager to hear about them.
I led the effort to create the first 100-percent inclusive and accessible winery in the United States.
OWWL stands for One Walla Walla List. It was an app that provided information about regional social services, all sorted according to need. It earned a California Public Information Officers Award of Distinction.
I led a 3-year effort to rebrand the City of Walla Walla and create a new website that facilitated transparency and allowed citizens to easily conduct business with the city government.
The International Conference for Shopping Centers is RECon is the world’s largest global gathering of retail real estate professionals. Developers, owners, brokers, and retailers do a year’s worth of business under one roof. This was a high-value venue for Walla Walla leaders to showcase the area’s development potential. Brauhn developed the strategy and the tactic to make a lasting impression with prospective investors.
During a brutal winter, the City of Walla Walla’s Water Division was hit hard. Many community members had not winterized their homes, resulting in many burst residential pipes, frozen water services, and overtime hours. To help reduce costs associated with these preventable emergencies, the city needed to share some winter preparation tips. The problem was that these tips were the same boring ones people have been ignoring for decades.
Low prices and stringent standards for recyclable commodities impacted the bottom line for many city governments. The key to increasing the net worth of the commodities and keeping the recycling program solvent was to make community members aware of the situation and educate them about proper recycling.
The municipal government of Walla Walla proposed adding a second one-quarter of one percent tax on new home sales to fund investments in sidewalk infrastructure. Brauhn developed the strategy and tactics to educate the community members about the current state of sidewalks, illustrate the need for investment, develop community allies, and facilitate citizen testimony at a state legislature finance committee hearing.
I worked with City Council Members, the City Manager, the City Attorney, and other stakeholders to craft a press release that explained the challenge of homelessness and how the City of Walla Walla would deal with it.