Olie grew up in Boise, Idaho and relocated to Portland in 2008. They have worked in the I/DD community for the past 16 years in various settings; a day program that focused on creating fine art and growing food, group homes, one on one support, job coaching and various admin/training/staff support roles. Olie is a goofy, queer, married weirdo that enjoys growing food and flowers, biking, sewing, reading, video games, cooking and spending time with their wife, dog and their aquarium with many generations of shrimp.