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Human Rights Commission Applications
<br />Please check commis,s,ion applying for: Human Rights, Commission
<br />If other, please list name:
<br />This application is for:: New Term
<br />If this is a student application, please list your grade:
<br />Name:: Kristin Doneen
<br />Address::
<br />City., State., Zip: Roseville, MN 551,1,3
<br />Phone Number:: 651,-207-4090
<br />Email addres,s,::
<br />How many years, have you lived in Ros,eville?: 3
<br />Work Experience (especially as it relates, to the Commission /Board for which you are
<br />applying) : I am a full-time Philosophy Instructor with Anoka - Ramsey Community College. I
<br />teach Ethics,, as well as Comparative Religion, Logic, and Introduction to Philosophy. I
<br />believe that my understanding of applied ethics, (as, it pertains, to social policy) and my
<br />understanding of religious, pluralism would be particularly tell- suited to this position. I
<br />have also worked to develop a program through Steele County, for Riverland Community College
<br />in Owatonna (where I taught for four years,); this project connected students, (studying Law
<br />Enforcement., Corrections, and Human Services ,) with incarcerated students, in order to jointly
<br />take my clas,s, in the Philosophy of Social Justice. The County Commis,s,ioners, have continued
<br />this program since, and it was a successful program in promoting, Restorative Justice for the
<br />community at large. I believe that my work here demonstrates, a commitment to mutual
<br />understanding acros,s, vast diversities, within a community. Prior to teaching Philosophy, I was
<br />a homeowner association manager for two years, in southern California (between my B . and my
<br />first M.A.).
<br />Education: I hold a B.A. in Philosophy., a M.A. in Practical Philosophy through Stockholm
<br />University (Sweden), a M.A. in Individual Studies,: Comparative Philosophy & Religion, and I
<br />will be defending my Dissertation (to complete my Ph .D in Practical Philosophy with
<br />Stockholm this March.
<br />Civic and Volunteer Activities, (Past and Present) : : I was actively involved in student
<br />government at many levels, during my undergraduate studies,. I have also been a speaker on
<br />diverse topics, over religion and ethics, to community groups,; examples, include the Women's,
<br />Group of Owatonna, church groups,, Brimhall Elementary sixth graders, here in Roseville,
<br />faculty lecture s,eries, at MNS,CU colleges,, and the local Coon Rapids, television station
<br />pertaining to gay rights, in their high s,chools,. I have also worked with my local neighbors, in
<br />the S,W quadrant to communicate our interest in more greens,pace for this area (S,W quadrant) to
<br />the City.
<br />Please state your reasons, for wanting, to s,erve on the Commis,s,ion/Board: : I believe that it is
<br />important to give back to the communities, that s,erve you, and I think that my s,kills, (working
<br />with communities, to bridge diverse interests,) and my education (which has centered around the
<br />understanding of pluralistic values, and human rights,) would well provide me with an ability
<br />to s,erve the Commission of Human Fights,.
<br />What is your view of the role of this Commission / Board?: It is to consider and recommend.,
<br />what the Board then takes, to be, the most comprehensive advancement for its citizens, rights, -
<br />realizing that policy is one form of ensuring equal liberties, for all It is to cons,ider the
<br />diverse ways, in which rights, are granted, in pursuit of public good.
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