Collette Sell (Collette Sell)

Burlington Community High School

Class of 1966

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Collette Sell - Class of 1966 - Burlington Community High School

First Name	Collette
Last Name	Sell
Maiden Name	Sell
Graduation Year	Class of 1966
Gender	Female
City	N/A
State/Province	CA
Country	United States
Occupation	Retired
Married	Yes
About Me	I've had three careers: psychotherapist, organizational development consultant, director of an event production company, and a full life of service, which is most of what I care about after my family - women's health, LGBT rights, schools for girls in Pakistan, water supplies in Africa, women's right to choose, civil liberties, and social justice. I've worked either to fundraise or develop policy in all these areas. Our son, Bennett Sell-Kline, is 36 years old and engaged to be married to a wonderful woman next March in Tulum, Mexico. Don and I just celebrated 41 years together, and we hope that Bennett and Diana will be fortunate enough to have that many years and more. Bennett is a professional photographer. Don continues his work in financial planning and insurance sales, dealing mostly now with long-term care insurance, but he finds time for singing in a local chorus, collecting wine, and polishing an endless supply of puns. In 2008, we bought a vacation home in San Miguel de Allende, a very special colonial town on the central plateau of Mexico. We go as often as we can and, when we can't, we rent it to visitors (www.vrbo.com/218094) At home in Mill Valley, the garden is in bloom, the sea is nearby, and I am happy to be here after 28 years of struggling with two serious autoimmune disorders - SLE (Lupus) and MMP (Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid). Buddhism and meditation have helped me to stay clear during flares in which I have near-constant pain. I have learned that, even if I can do nothing else, it is enough to love and be loved. Some days, that's all I can do. I retired from my event production business one year ago, and I now spend my time writing short fiction, hikin...(read more)