Name: Cara M. Hernandez
Company: Tri-Cities Chaplaincy
Title: Director of Community Care
My Superpower is: making plans + curating experiences (and maybe my critical eye).
Six Questions with Cara
Question 1: What excites you most about Leadership Tri-Cities?
It’s difficult not to be excited about a program which immerses local leaders into the goings-on of our community and local culture while giving us tools with which to lead; to share this experience with passionate and talented people (while learning from their experiences) is *chef’s kiss*!
Question 2: If you could meet one person, who would it be?
Jon Stewart. Not only did I grow up learning from and appreciating his political satire, he and his wife, Tracey, are both vegan and own a 12-acre animal sanctuary for abused animals and a 45-acre farm for animals rescued from slaughterhouses and live markets. It’s the stuff dreams are made of.
Question 3: What word or sentence would people close to you use to describe you?
“asks a lot of questions before making a big decision”
Question 4: What is one project you would be excited to work on in the Tri-Cities?
Something which creates more awareness around the animal rescue efforts in our community; building a safety net for animals which find themselves in undesirable conditions, and a way to support those doing the difficult work to care for these animals. Bob Barker said it best, “have your pets spayed or neutered.”
Question 5: My favorite spot in the Tri-Cities is:
The top of Candy Mountain under an ominously overcast autumn sky.
Question 6: Something that deserves more recognition in the Tri-Cities is:
Our farmers markets and related creative food scene. We have some real gems!