Women in Business by Kat Sherman

Published by the Journal of the San Juan Islands

A percentage of proceeds from this supplement will be donated to Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor (SIFRI) for the Cancer Treatment Transportation Project in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Promise of print still alive at Serendipity Browse ‘til your heart’s content at the used book place By Emily Greenberg Journal Reporter

lassics, bestsellers, Pacific Northwest authors—you name it, they’ve probably got it. And if they don’t, they’ll find it. Serendipity, Friday Harbor’s only used bookstore, has titles pouring out of the shelves, 56,235 to be exact. All books are tracked by computerized inventory, but that’s the extent of technology at Serendipity. Co-owners Carol Jackson and Dilys Goodman are keen on keeping traditional print alive in the era of e-readers. “People are always saying, ‘I want a book I can hold in my hand,’” Jackson said. “People want to browse. You can’t open a book on the internet.” Jackson said she regularly talks with visitors who are ecstatic to find Serendipity, because the local used bookstore in their own town went out of business. The idea to open a used bookstore in 1995 was simple—there wasn’t one in Friday See SERENDIPITY, Page 2

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odi Logsdon came out here to work in the summer at Roche Harbor in 1993. She fell in love with the islands and moved here permanently in 1996. She worked at Islanders Bank close to five years before beginning her career at Islanders Insurance in early July. She is always enjoying life, love and laughter with her husband, Don.

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Serendipity is owned by two book lovingwomen: Carol Jackson and Dilys Goodman. We have been in business since 1995, selling quality used books at a reasonable prices seven days a week. We offer trade credit or cash for your quality used books.

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Soroptimist: united in a common cause Bettering women’s lives isn’t always easy, Soroptimist just makes it look that way By Scott Rasmussen Journal editor

ounded 18 years ago to help better the cause of women in the community, Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor doesn’t necessarily immerse itself in the world of business. But that’s not a bad place to start, because improving the lives of women and the economic opportunities available to them often go hand-in-hand. “I’d say at least 10 to 15 of our members are either a full owner or co-owner of their own business, and there’s another 20 to 30 or so who work in a ‘professional’ capacity, like in banking or insurance, or in the legal field or in government,” 2014 Soroptimist President Sharon Pigman said. “And, there’s a lot of our members who are retired after having long careers in different professions, like the medical field or social work, attorneys, architects, teachers. There’s quite a diversity.” And, there’s quite a sphere of influence, too. Sponsor of numerous financial aid programs and yearly community service projects, and the benefactor of a host of annual scholarships and financial awards, Soroptimist champions, funds and partners in a wide-range of philanthropic causes, and promotes and puts its energy and muscle into a variety of civic activities. The list is as varied and familiar as it is long, including: transportation and financial assistance for cancer patients, a women’s emergency fund, Thanksgiving Day baskets, a free-trade coffee project, as well as participation in the Great Island Cleanup, the Knowledge Bowl, the Children’s Festival, working the gates and admission booths at the county fair and spearheading the ever-popular face-painting at the Pig War Picnic, to name a few. While its activities are many, the mission of Soroptimist is fairly simple and straightforward. It’s encapsulated in its name. Soroptimist is an amalgamation of the latin words for sister, “soror,” and for best, “optimus.” Or, as Pigman explains, “What’s best for women.” Still, working to better the lives of women and girls doesn’t necessarily come easy. It takes a good deal of time, effort, creativity and donations to ensure that both the demands of its service projects are met, and that the group’s financial-aid programs remain adequately endowed. Soroptimist strives to create fundraiser that are entertaining, like the annual St. Paddy’s Day Extravaganza or Bunko Party (the group devised the unique and comical “Kiss a Pig” contest as part of its participation in the 2010 Relay For Life event), as well as profitable. To date, those efforts have proven successful. And, Soroptimist is once again in the season of accepting applica-

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tions for the financial awards it disperses to deserving candidates each year, the Violet Richardson Award, the Ruby Award, the Fellowship Award and the Live Your Dream Award (formerly the Women’s Opportunity Award). The group is also casting its collective eye beyond its current collection of projects, fundraisers and financial assistance programs and considering embarking on new territory. Long a supporter of the Family Resource Center and Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Service, the group is researching what it might take to establish a more formalized partnership, or programs, with each. Pigman cites several reasons for why Soroptimist has been able to achieve what it has over the years. Beginning with 44 members back in 1996, the group now boasts more than 70 and, she said, there’s always room for more. Many hands make for lighter work. “I think the key is we work hard and that we like each other,” she said. “This is a community that comes out and supports each other and will dig in and get dirty when there’s work to be done. I think there’s a sense of obligation among our members to do just that, and a feeling of wanting to give back, too.” To find out more about Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor and programs, or for an application packet for financial awards, visit, www.sifri.org. T to m hank y clien y wond ou ts fo erfu of bu r 10 yea l rs sine ss

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Serendipity: Continued from page 1 Harbor. Jackson, a retired librarian, moved to San Juan Island and her neighbor, Betty Stewart, also retired from the same profession. The two women started with about 3,000 titles, and opened Serendipity on Halloween, 1995. Stewart was only able to stay at the bookstore for a short time because of health problems. Opening a business was nerve-wracking for Jackson, she had no experience running one. She joined Soroptomist International of Friday Harbor the year Serendipity opened, which many local business women to, and was able to find help in easing her business woes. Goodman joined Serendipity two years after it opened as co-owner. “We both have our divisions of labor,” Jackson said. “We have a natural, wonderful partnership.” There’s a third woman in the business as well, invisible, though she may be. Goodman, who Jackson describes as a “down to earth person not inclined to see ghosts,” saw a woman wearing an old-fashion dress in the window one morning when she arrived to work. Perhaps that’s fitting of a business that opened its doors on the spookiest day of the year, Halloween. The ghost, the books in boxes because there’s not enough room on the shelves, the dozens of books that need to be entered into the computer, alphabetizing– it might sounds

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he made it all the way to Washington state from Cape Cod in her 20s, she speaks French, and survived living on a wooden boat for two Pacific Northwest winters. She’s also certified in a body realignment technique that you may not have heard of—Rolfing. “With all the body work I’ve done, Rolfing has provided me with the most satisfaction and effectiveness,” said Amy Bienvenu, owner of Island Wellness Center. “When your body doesn’t let you do what you want, it’s really frustrating.” Rolfing, a form of therapeutic manipulation of connective tissues in the body, is designed to relieve tension and discomfort, realign the body, and provide postural education. An integrated approach, these factors work toward an improved awareness of body and mind. The practice may sound New Age, but Bienvenu’s not a “wu-wu” practitioner, she said. She comes from a strong science background, with a degree in health sciences and a concentration in sports medicine from Alma College in Michigan. Her desire to practice wellness on others arose from healing her own injuries. In college, Bienvenu ran track & field, in the ‘80s and ‘90s she was a personal trainer and aerobics instructor. Her interest in fitness and healing related injuries has grown into a much more inclusive practice, not limited to athletes. “You never know who is going to walk in that door,” she said. “You get to read a mystery book everyday, trying to figure out where something comes from. It’s refreshing.” Bienvenu’s practice looks at the whole picture. It’s not just about bones and structure, she said, there’s an emotional component to how one moves and breathes. Her goal is to release tension and align the body, which promotes healing past trauma, and helps prevent future injury. At the forefront of the Rolfing philosophy is a heightened sense of awareness, which helps unlock the potential for an improved quality of life. In the midst of raising an energetic 5-year-old daughter, running her own business, and working together with her husband, sculptor Micajah Bienvenu, in their gallery at Cannery Landing, Bienvenu’s passion for wellness is insurmountable. “Looking at the body is like looking at architecture,” she said. “Like building a house, with Rolfing you have to start from the ground up.” Rolfing at Island Wellness Center works in a series of

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The Toy Box, San Juan Island’s toy store since 1993, continues to be all woman owned and operated. Featuring unique, fun merchandise for every age, the Toy Box offers a wide variety of puzzles, games, plush toys, art supplies, educational toys, dolls, and more. Owner Nancy Buechner moved to San Juan Island in the 90’s and saw that there was a great need for a store selling quality toys and supplies for all ages. The store was created in 1993 – and Buechner just celebrated her 21st anniversary in the toy business. Buechner notes, “I’m extremely proud of our staff members, and excited to continue supplying the island with fun and functional toys, games and supplies for our next twenty years!” Next to my love for toys, my passion is Soroptimist International, striving to improve the lives of women and girls locally and globally. The Toy Box, 20 First Street Friday Harbor (360) 378-8889 • toybox@rockisland

Dani joined the Browne’s team in 2010 and has managed the “Tools & Hardware” department for the last 3 years. Her attention to detail, love of the trade and an ear for the customers helped her to provide a department catering to customer service and quality tools. Dani grew up in Montana and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Her previous career was in Electronics and Inventory Management in Silicon Valley. Dani and her husband, Bryan, moved to San Juan Island in 2007. They built their second home together where she learned all phases of the construction process with firsthand experience. As the NEW Doors and Windows Specialist, she is excited to provide new energy, ideas, and communication to meet our community’s needs. w w w. b r o w n e s h o m e c e n t e r. c o m

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Women in Business 2014

Milestones on a long road to equality By Cherie Sarrett

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By the numbers

From 1964 to 2014, the changes for women in business Women-run businesses will create over half of the 10 have been significant. million new small-business jobs in the next five years When I first started working in 1967, women made • Women make .77 cents to every dollar men make in up a very small part of the total workforce. Although the the corporate world Equal Pay Act of 1963 was in place at that time, women • 57 percent of college graduates and 63 percent of only made 66 percent of the masters holders are women income that their male coun• Women make up 14 percent of executive officers terparts made—yet we were • Women make up 18 percent of Congress happy to be working. Who were we? Were we the ladies from “Mad Men?” Were we the beautiful wife who could survive on her looks, the voluptuous secretary with benefits, or the naïve, well educated, drivBonnie Hendrickson, MA en woman who wanted to Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified EMDR Therapist work in a man’s world and be Journal photo treated as an equal? Since 1984 I have worked with children and We were all of these Cherie Sarrett families in various settings: as school secretary, women. We wanted to bring classroom teacher for seven years, as child advocate, home the bacon and still be social worker, parent trainer and pyschotherapist and the best mother and wife possible. Now that we had the counselor since 1990. chance, we wanted to do it all. My specialty is trauma recovery utilizing the modality My experiences in the workforce in the 1960s were much like you see on TV. The term “being hit on” was evident of EMDR (Eye Movement, Desensitization, and Reprodaily. cessing), along with other techniques tailored to your needs and goals. We were attractive, we wore skirts, therefore we were free My office is in Friday Harbor for private practice. The focus of my game. There was no lack of dodging the hands that lingered attention is assiting individuals of all ages with various levels of trauma, a little too long or the ever present sexual remarks and anxiety, communication issues, and to help improve relationships. innuendos. I remember making $1.89 an hour and being To schedule a free and confidential thirty-minute telephone intertold I was lucky to be making that “as a woman.” view you may call 360-298-0186. Most insurances accepted. In part, we believed it. But in our hearts we knew our value, and we were willing to wait it out and prove our Help yourself to free brochures outside my office door. worth as productive employees, no matter how long it took. 540 Guard Street, Suite 110 • Friday Harbor, WA We instilled in our daughters the need to have a career, 360-298-0186 • blh@rockisland.com to be able to take care of ourselves and our families. My father died when I was eight years old, and I watched my 8th-grade-educated mother struggle to support two children while working two jobs: grocery clerk and cook at the school cafeteria. I didn’t want that for me or for my daughters. I couldn’t see taking the chance at being blindsided by the loss of the bread-winner and not be able to recover. By 2008, 56 percent of women were in the work force, up from 42 percent There are a lot of exciting things happenin 1975. But the pay for full-time working women ing at Frontline Call Center this year. We in 2008 was still only 82 have opened a new division called Frontpercent of a man’s income. line Services where we are now providing Statistics show that it will professional services to a company that be 2085 before we actually provides our call center software and have make the same as our male been able to hire 5 new employees in our equivalents. Even today the glass ceilOrcas Island office. ing is hard to break through. The ability to open a business in the San Women comprise only 4.6 Juan Islands has never been easier with percent of Fortune 500 today’s technology that allows people to CEOs. work from anywhere. Businesses today no We have made strides, but Jill Blankenship not great strides. I believe longer require that you have to meet on site part of this is still the “good before they will hire you. Through web based screen sharing and video ‘ole boy network,” along with conferencing the ability to meet with companies and run meetings can be the ever present “work-life” done virtually. struggle that women conThinking outside the box and positive affirmations have allowed me to tend with. continue to grow my companies and I look forward to the future and what It has been a struggle. But from someone who has I can do next! Henry Ford was right when he said, “Whether you think been part of this struggle you can or think you can't – you're right.” Your belief system, like your for almost 50 years, we are computer, doesn't judge what you input; it simply accepts it as the truth. still “strong” and we are still The key to cultivating and maintaining a positive mental attitude is to use women of substance and your power of choice and take control of your thinking. It's a challenging passion.

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I was born and raised in New York City, but living in Friday Harbor and running my business, CARx DOCTOR, Inc., has been going strong for ten years! Where has the time gone? I have a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and an Associate of Arts in Criminal Justice from Saint John’s University. I earned a Masters Degree of Social Work from Hunter College at CUNY. I firmly believe that knowledge is power, and that is the core of how I run my business. I take the time to explain to my customers HOW cars work and WHY a vehicle needs a repair. Auto repair should never be a mystery! With ten years experience and two ASE Certifications, I am so pleased to offer my customers that education. I love getting to know my customers, too. In order to schedule vehicles, I have to accommodate the dates of family vacations, sports practices, work schedules, and doctor appointments. There is no “island-time” – everyone has a crazy life! Finally, I am the official Leader for our weekly Weight Watchers meetings in Friday Harbor. My Members are on the brink of losing 6,000 pounds. Our island is getting a lot lighter and much healthier! I have a fabulous husband and two silly dogs. I am also the brand new Aunt to my darling nephew Marco. Hey, guess what: I have a crazy life too! But if life ever gets too crazy, just buy yourself a new handbag – they fix everything!

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378-2655 • 620 Larson Street at the corner of Tucker • Friday Harbor 317-7427 • 547 Spring Street, Left wing of Village at the Harbour • Friday Harbor