Rene Steelman
René is the president of the non-profit, 501c3, Steelman
Family Foundation. A veteran of the US Navy where she served as a photographer, her love of visual art led her to a career in interior design until the call of her true occupation, motherhood, demanded full attention. She is professional speaker, author, mother of six children, and grandmother of thirteen. Her youngest child was diagnosed with Pentaplegia Cerebral Palsy at eight months of age.
Rene was recently nominated for the 'Pebble Rebel' award by a committee of the Women's NW Festival 2016 for her community service.
The mission of The Steelman Foundation (www.SteelmanFamilyFoundation.org), is to bring respite and support to families touched by Cerebral Palsy and other disabilities. We are dedicated to providing wheelchair accessible vehicles or means to allow families to be together, to participate in community or recreational experiences as a united family. SFF raises funds to benefit cerebral palsy research, education, activities, and support groups in the Washington/Oregon area and nationally.
She and her husband live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and take advantage of all it has to offer, including a great airport where they can leave the rain occasionally.
René is the president of the non-profit, 501c3, Steelman
Family Foundation. A veteran of the US Navy where she served as a photographer, her love of visual art led her to a career in interior design until the call of her true occupation, motherhood, demanded full attention. She is professional speaker, author, mother of six children, and grandmother of thirteen. Her youngest child was diagnosed with Pentaplegia Cerebral Palsy at eight months of age.
Rene was recently nominated for the 'Pebble Rebel' award by a committee of the Women's NW Festival 2016 for her community service.
The mission of The Steelman Foundation (www.SteelmanFamilyFoundation.org), is to bring respite and support to families touched by Cerebral Palsy and other disabilities. We are dedicated to providing wheelchair accessible vehicles or means to allow families to be together, to participate in community or recreational experiences as a united family. SFF raises funds to benefit cerebral palsy research, education, activities, and support groups in the Washington/Oregon area and nationally.
She and her husband live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and take advantage of all it has to offer, including a great airport where they can leave the rain occasionally.
Bearing The Unbearable
We often downplay our role as mother and caregiver. When your child is diagnosed with a life-alterting disability, your world as you know it crashes down and will never be the same. Never.
