The Free Spirits

Freeland Free Spirits program celebrates female-identifying, transgender, and gender-nonconforming Oregonians who are busting through the glass ceilings and soaring. These are people who think and act in an uninhibited way without worrying about rules and norms. We call them non-conformists, rule-benders, iconoclasts, mavericks, and bohemians. They march to their own beat, and their own muse. We appreciate them for their ability to help their community, create beauty, be original, blaze trails, and celebrate unabashedly.

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The Free Spirits

Stacy Sawin, CEO & Founder of FinAbility. Freeland Spirits Free Spirit. Stacy sitting in a booth holding a green cocktail, next to a small table holding a green Fresh Mixer bottle and bottle of Freeland Bourbon.

Stacy Sawin, FinAbility

Meet Freeland Spirits newest Free Spirit: Stacy Sawin, CEO and co-founder of FinAbility!

Stacy Sawin, FinAbility

Meet Freeland Spirits newest Free Spirit: Stacy Sawin, CEO and co-founder of FinAbility!

Free Spirit Award Winner: Erin Waters representing Basic Rights Oregon, posing with Freeland Spirits Bourbon

Erin Waters, Basic Rights Oregon

Meet our newest Free Spirit, Erin Waters! As a member of the board at Basic Rights Oregon and Director of Equitable Programs & Services at Black & Beyond the Binary,...

Erin Waters, Basic Rights Oregon

Meet our newest Free Spirit, Erin Waters! As a member of the board at Basic Rights Oregon and Director of Equitable Programs & Services at Black & Beyond the Binary,...

Free Spirit Laura Kerr with Planned Parenthood

Laura Kerr, Planned Parenthood - Columbia Willa...

Congrats to Laura Kerr, this quarter's Free Spirit. Laura is partner in the environmental, natural resource and land use group at Stoel Rives LLP, and also spends her time as an...

Laura Kerr, Planned Parenthood - Columbia Willa...

Congrats to Laura Kerr, this quarter's Free Spirit. Laura is partner in the environmental, natural resource and land use group at Stoel Rives LLP, and also spends her time as an...

Free Spirit Kelly Saavedra with her cocktail

Kelly Saavedra, Project Lemonade

Kelly Saavedra is an advocate for foster youth. Since 2020, she has served as the Store Program Manager at Project Lemonade, an organization that inspires self-esteem in foster youth. With...

Kelly Saavedra, Project Lemonade

Kelly Saavedra is an advocate for foster youth. Since 2020, she has served as the Store Program Manager at Project Lemonade, an organization that inspires self-esteem in foster youth. With...

Free Spirit Kali Thorne Ladd at the Freeland Distillery

Kali Thorne Ladd, The Children’s Institute

Kali Thorne Ladd is a social entrepreneur who co-founded Kairos PDX, which spearheads a movement towards equitable education in Portland, and now serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the...

Kali Thorne Ladd, The Children’s Institute

Kali Thorne Ladd is a social entrepreneur who co-founded Kairos PDX, which spearheads a movement towards equitable education in Portland, and now serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the...

Rebecca Kaihani, HF Garden Project

Rebecca Kaihani, HF Garden Project

Rebecca Kaihani founded HF Garden Project in 2019, which is an inspiring 501(c)(3) non-profit that grows and donates nutritious, natural food to local children and families in need at no cost. Surrounded...

Rebecca Kaihani, HF Garden Project

Rebecca Kaihani founded HF Garden Project in 2019, which is an inspiring 501(c)(3) non-profit that grows and donates nutritious, natural food to local children and families in need at no cost. Surrounded...