Introduction

Greetings Bloggers!

My name is Tatianna Olsen Pavich. I currently live in Portland,  Oregon and grew up in the arid desert of Arizona. My professional career is rooted in my early years working on my fathers organic table grape farm in central California and Arizona. Once I was 'legally' old enough to work, I had jobs in both the retail and restaurant sectors. I was always fascinated with architecture as well as sustainability which lead me to my first internship at an architectural firm in New Mexico. At my internship I was responsible for developing the training program for LEED Accreditation for selected employees as well as building a firm-wide sustainable resource library. I continued to nourish my hunger for sustainability, anthropology and environmentalism throughout my time as an undergraduate at Lewis and Clark College. After graduation I worked on various sustainability aspects within the built environment. My experience included working for a LEED and green building consulting firm, a progressive LEED homes contractor as well as a commercial & residential solar installation company. 

After a few years of working, saving money and learning about sustainability within the built environment, I decided to go out into the world and see what else was happening. I built a self-propelled curriculum of different places and people I wanted to visit around the world. I collected information into one map full of eco-villages, organic & biodynamic farms, non-profit projects, cultural centers and technological incubators.  After nearly two years of traveling I had visited three continents, over 45 projects and met a whole host of fascinating individuals and communities doing amazing things with regards to sustainability. I had also learned a great deal about myself and my place in the world. 

Upon returning home from my journey, I joined forces with my partner, Peter, to start our own company. We started Solamor Event Services officially in 2010. We provide production services primarily to outside events such as music & arts festivals, gourmet food festivals, educational fairs and non-profit community or municipal events. We specialize in providing renewable on-site power for these events. In order to provide clean power on-site, we own, operate and rent solar, wind, bio-fuel and hybrid generators. 

After working in the field of green events for nearly 5 years I felt that I was ready for a masters program. My expectations for this course at BGI are to learn all that I can, I wish to explore every subject with an open-minded curiosity. I hope to be challenged in my current thinking, educated in the things I do not know I don't know and opened to the opportunities and possibilities of the future.