For most people, coaching seven elementary school basketball teams would be a feat of monumental proportions. For Douglas Jordan, it’s a typical Tuesday evening.
Douglas was nominated as an Engagement Champion by Austin Johnson, an Engagement Navigator at Spokane Public Schools. Austin was ready with a laundry list of Doug’s community service achievements on the basketball court and beyond, from volunteering for lunch duty to fundraising for club fees. The true slam dunk, according to Austin, is that Doug does all this without asking for anything in return.
On Friday, January 17th, Doug met me at Innovia Foundation’s office in Downtown Spokane to chat about his life and commitment to community service. When we sat down to begin our conversation, I asked Doug to tell me a little bit about himself. “How far back do you want to go?”, he responded with a wry smile…
