Angie Gibson, a 2017 First Citizen nominee, is a volunteer well known for always being there if something needs to get done in any number of schools and other organization’s in which she is involved. An almost 20 year resident of Wilsonville and a native Oregonian, Angie’s volunteer ethic, nurtured in her youth, has compelled her to give her time, energy and expertise to support K-12 school associations, clubs, and events over the years at Boones Ferry Primary, Wood Middle School and Wilsonville High School; and with the Boy Scouts as Advancement Chair and Merit Badge Counselor.
Angie’s professional career as an accountant has enabled her to take on financial roles in the various organizations and events in which she had been engaged; which often tend to be the jobs that nobody else wants or has the expertise to do. She credits the companies in Wilsonville for which she’s worked, including her current position at Mentor Graphics and previously at In Focus, for allowing her the time to volunteer in order to help build high quality schools and student experiences. “is what volunteering is all about,” noted her nominator. She is known as a ubiquitous presence at any one of Wilsonville’s schools at least twice a week, working with kids before school, helping at lunch, or supporting activities in the evenings.
Angie said, “My personal motto regarding service is do at least one thing for every organization that you support, either give of your time, talent or treasure, to the extent you are able in that season. It’s because of each of us doing that one thing that we are able to provide such amazing community for one another.”
