About: kmatthews
- Full Name
- Kelli Matthews
- Website
- http://www.vervenorthwest.com/
- Details
- Kelli Matthews, mother of one rambunctious 2-year-old, Braxton, has multi-tasking in her blood. She lives in Eugene, Oregon and is an instructor of public relations at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication, a business (co) owner of a boutique PR, marketing and graphic design firm Verve Northwest Communications and active community volunteer with United Way of Lane County, Birth To Three (parenting education) and Rotary.
Yes, Rotary. And she’s under 65.
No chance she could do all that stuff without her partner, Mike. And she loves that she can do all this stuff. He’s a stay-at-home dad. And she says “partner,” because no, they are not married. Kelli and Mike are high school sweethearts (there’s even a senior prom picture that you will not see) and just celebrated 15 years together. Somewhere around 10 years, she decided to stop calling him her boyfriend.
Thanks to a large family (Kelli is the oldest of seven kids) and terrific parents, Kelli’s learned to manage chaos. [the black and white photo is Kelli and her three sisters] But being a mom trumps everything else. Figuring out how to balance, how to stay sane and how to be good at all of it is a daily struggle but one that’s so unbelievably worth it.
You can read her PR blog for her students at PRos in Training and find her on Twitter, Facebook, etc.
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