Ankie Stroes

Ankie and Dana met while rowing (and sometimes studying) at UC Davis in California. They relocated together for graduate school and, after earning master’s degrees at the University of Northern Colorado, continued what would prove to be a lifelong commitment to serving others.

For over 20 years, Dana contributed to REI Co-Op members’ enjoyment of the outdoors, ultimately overseeing aspects of product quality, testing and engineering. Ankie worked her way through both degrees by working in senior home health care and parks and recreation. After graduation, she ultimately ended up directing innovative and successful Senior Recreation Programs for the award-winning City of Fort Collins, CO Parks and Recreation program.

Their family has called the Pacific Northwest home for nearly 25 years. With their commitment to community, they found a natural fit with the John L Scott family in 2015 and have joined them in ‘living life as a contribution’ ever since.