Elizabeth Madrigal spent her early life as a classical violinist, torch/jazz singer and writer, but her broader interests have always been rooted in community activism and improving the lives of children through art, education and advocacy.  Originally from a family of visual artists, she ventured into ceramics a few years ago and has recently begun studying watercolor painting. She is the Board Outreach Chair for Arts of Clark County, and has been nominated by the Ridgefield City Council to be the Ridgefield representative for the newly forming Clark County Arts Commission. 

Elizabeth designs and maintains websites, and is the webmistress for the Ridgefield Art Association. She is a genealogist and specializes in research in the United States, Europe and Canada. She is also researching and writing a biography about her great uncle, adventurer Captain Harry Pidgeon - the second man to solo-circumnavigate the globe in a motorless boat but the first man to do it twice.  Her research website is:  captainharrypidgeon.org

The organizer for a collaborative effort, the Ridgefield Living History Project, she hopes to interest others in preserving the oral histories of indigenous, past and present Ridgefield area residents, preserving Ridgefield by enlisting volunteers to take photos of a gridded map of 1 square mile areas, and the eventual formation of a historical museum. (Follow this project on Facebook by searching 'Ridgefield Living History Project'.)

She is a frequent blogger on Gather.com, sustainability sites and currently is the Editor for Green Landlady, which  focuses on sustainability, green building and best practices for multifamily and other residential living. She is a member of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council and the Portland Eco-Business Network and a big fan of urban and rural farming.

  Elizabeth can be reached 360-887-4530 or via email @  elizabeth.madrigal@gmail.com