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>>> I'M
>>> I'M ALL ABOUT JUST SEE HOW MANY MORE VOICES WE CAN ADD TO
THE TABLE SO WE'RE MAKING MORE
REPRESENTATIVE DECISIONS.
REPRESENTATIVE DECISIONS. >> IN TODAY'S CHANGE MAKERS
SEGMENT, WE'RE FEATURING THE
NEWEST MEMBER OF THE VANCOUVER
CITY COUNCIL.
CITY COUNCIL. SARAH FOX WHO RAN AS AN
INDEPENDENT IS THE FIRST FEMALE
VETERAN ON THE COUNCIL AND THE
ONLY SINGLE MOM.
>> HER ELECTION LAST FALL WAS
HISTORIC FOR THOSE REASONS BUTS
ALSO BECAUSE IT MARKED THE FIRST
TIME VANCOUVER VOTERS ELECTED A
COUNCIL MOSTLY MADE UP OF WOMEN.
I SAT DOWN WITH SARAH TO SEE
WHAT SHE HOPES TO ACCOMPLISH.
>> I'M SARAH FOX.
I'M NEW TO THE CITY COUNCIL FROM
VANCOUVER.
VANCOUVER. >> Reporter: FROM SERVING HER
COUNTRY TO SERVING HER HOMETOWN.
SARAH FOX IS READY TO GET TO
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. >>
WORK. >> A LOT OF IT IS HAVING REALLY
GOOD CALENDARS.
GOOD CALENDARS. I HAVE EVERYTHING PLANNED DOWN
TO THE HOUR EVERY DAY.
>> Reporter: IT'S IN ADDITION
FOR HER DAY JOB.
>> MY DAY JOB IS A CITY PLANNER
FOR THE CITY OF CAMUS.
>> Reporter: WHERE SHE SPENT
THE LAST 15 YEARS WORKING IN
LONG RANGE PLANNING.
>> WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW THE CITY
WILL DEVELOP CONSISTENT WITH A
20-YEAR PLAN, EVEN 50 YEARS OUT.
HOW DO WE BALANCE JOBS, HOUSING,
OUR ENVIRONMENT, PARKS?
>> Reporter: THE HUDSON BAY
HIGH SCHOOL GRAD IS ALSO AN ARMY
VETERAN.
VETERAN.
VETERAN. SARAH STUDIED POLISH AT THE
PRESTIGIOUS DEFENSE LANGUAGE
INSTITUTE AND THEN TRAINED TO
BECOME AN INTERROGATOR.
>> MY ACTIVE DUTY WAS IN
GERMANY.
GERMANY.
GERMANY. I SERVED THERE ALMOST TWO YEARS.
>> Reporter: AFTER HER ACTIVE
DUTY SERVICE, SARAH JOINED THE
NATIONAL GUARD.
NATIONAL GUARD. THIS IS ARCHIVE VIDEO OF HER
DEPLOYMENT TO BOSNIA IN 1997.
AFTER THE START OF THE BOSNIAN
WAR.
WAR.
WAR. >>
WAR. >> SINCE JANUARY, 52 MEMBERS OF
THE OREGON NATIONAL GUARD HAVE
BEEN KEEPING THE BOSNIAN PEACE.
>> Reporter: A KGW NEWS CREW
EMBEDDED WITH SARAH'S UNIT
OVERSEAS.
OVERSEAS.
OVERSEAS. >> SO WE SERVED IN BOSNIA FOR A
YEAR, RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF
BOSNIA AND CROATIA.
>> IT GIVES ME A CLOSENESS TO
HER SO WE KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOING,
WHAT SHE'S THINKING.
>> WE WERE MONITORING THE
ROADWAYS, CLEARING THEM FOR LAND
MIND, THAT KIND OF THING.
>> Reporter: SARAH WAYS IN THE
MILITARY WITH DURING A TIME WHEN
WOMEN COULDN'T SERVE OUTRIGHT IN
COMBAT ROLES.
COMBAT ROLES. >> LIKELY BECAUSE WE'VE
OVERCOME A LOT OF STEREOTYPES
THROUGHOUT OUR CAREERS IN THE
MILITARY.
MILITARY.
MILITARY. >> Reporter: AND SHE'S PROUD TO
BE BREAKING BARRIERS IN LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT. >> I GUESS WE'RE LEVELING THE
PLAYING FIELD FINALLY WITH THE
FIRST FEMALE VETERAN ON CITY
COUNCIL.
COUNCIL.
COUNCIL. >> Reporter: ON HER LIST OF
PRIORITIES AND A RAPIDLY GROWING
CITY OF 185,000 PEOPLE, CREATING
MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN
VANCOUVER WHILE MAINTAINING
HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION. >> HOW DO WE INCREASE HOUSING
BUT ALSO REPRESENT NEIGHBORHOODS
AND THEIR CHARACTER AND NOT MAKE
IT LOOK LIKE WHAT EVERYONE FEARS
WHICH IS PUT A HUGE HIGH RISE IN
FRONT OF A HOUSE.
>> SHE'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE MORE
DIVERSITY IN CITY GOVERNMENT.
DIFFERENT AGES, RACES, AND
BACKGROUNDS.
BACKGROUNDS. SHE ESTIMATES CITYWIDE ONLY 30%
OF APPOINTED COMMISSIONS AND
COMMITTEES ARE MADE UP OF WOMEN.
>> I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A
LOOK AT THAT GIVEN THAT OVER
HALF OF OUR POPULATION IS WOMEN.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS IT COMES
DOWN TO ACCESSIBILITY,
ESPECIALLY FOR MOMS, WHICH SHE
HOPES TO IMPROVE.
>> SOME OF MY SUGGESTIONS
INCLUDED HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
MEETINGS AT MAYBE OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY CENTERS WHERE THERE'S
ALREADY CHILDCARE FACILITIES
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> Reporter: SARAH CREDITS HER
CHILDREN AND HER FAMILY FOR
HELPING HER BALANCE WORK AND
HOME LIFE.
HOME LIFE. AND SHE HOPES TO INSPIRE OTHERS
WITH HER STORY.
>> WHEN YOU GIVE YOURSELF A
LITTLE GRACE NOT TO BE PERFECT
IN BOTH OF THOSE WORLDS AND YOU
ALLOW YOURSELF TO VOLUNTEER FOR
A GROUP, AND WHEN YOU SHOW UP
WITH THAT GROUP, YOU TELL THEM
WHAT YOUR LIMITATIONS ARE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE 100% OF
EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW?
>> I LOVE HER MESSAGE.
SOMETHING A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
KNOW ABOUT SARAH SHE TOLD ME IS
SHE ACTUALLY DONATED HER KIDNEY
TO HER BEST FRIEND FROM COLLEGE
WHEN HER FRIEND WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH AGGRESSIVE KIDNEY DISEASE.
SHE'S A BIG ADVOCATE FOR A
LIVING DONATION.
LIVING DONATION. SHE SAID IT'S NOT