Meet Big Ocean: Michelle Meline
With a smile that lights up a room, and a positive attitude that helps everyone around her, Michelle Meline is one of the newest Big Ocean Women board members. Michelle…
Meet Big Ocean: Marisa Hoover, a Splash of Goodness
When Marisa Hoover first learned about Big Ocean, she did what she always does: conducted some research and then jumped in with both feet. At the time she was a…
Meet Big Ocean: Sarah Anderson
Growing up amid the beautiful green hills of North Carolina, Sarah Anderson appreciates the natural beauty of her hometown of Durham. Although she has lived in Utah, Georgia, and Florida…
Meet Big Ocean: Shelli Spotts
Changing the World Word by Word Shelli Spotts is a writer. She holds a master’s degree in creative writing, belongs to a writers’ group, and teaches college students writing and…
Meet Big Ocean: Pat Frandsen
Pat Frandsen is a member of the media team and shares her skills as a videographer. When I interviewed her, I found she widely shares much more than that. Her…
Meet Big Ocean: Norma Hendrickson
Before the sun rises on most mornings, Norma Hendrickson is up and going. She joins in an exercise class that begins at 5 a.m. two days a week and walks…
Meet Big Ocean: Elisabeth Weagel
Elisabeth Weagel is a master of words, someone who expresses herself in beautiful, poetic terms, and can make magic out of even the most ordinary of events, so her involvement…
Mother-Teacher
When Corrie was asked what motherhood looked like to her as a woman with no children of her own, she shared her experience as a teacher, and how she becomes…
Big Ocean UN CSW Youth Delegation 2018
These women are not very old, but they are jumping into Big Ocean, adding their waves of goodness and excitement. Each of them has already been active in a local…
Meet Big Ocean: Carolina Allen, Big Ocean CEO
Born in Rio Grand do Sul Brazil, Carolina and her family immigrated to the U.S where she later earned a BS degree in Philosophy from the University of Utah. She has…
Meet Big Ocean: Kim Landeen
Kim Landeen comes to Big Ocean with a special interest in protecting the family. This desire has been intensified as she and her husband Allen have been professional foster parents…
Meet Big Ocean: Ann Takasaki, Chairwoman of the Board
Elizabeth Ann Inouye Takasaki is a third generation Japanese-American born in Richfield, Utah to Buddhist parents. Ann graduated from Brigham Young University with several degrees, including Dance, Psychology, and English and…