At HCN, she found a job — and a community
In early March, HCN’s director of philanthropy, Alyssa Pinkerton, told the staff and board that, after 15 years with the organization, she’s moving on. With her youngest kiddo about to graduate from high school, she plans to return to her career in art. Alyssa is a gifted painter and illustrator, as well as a self-described thespian.
“It’s a terrifying leap,” she said, “and I’m just so excited.”
In her travels, Alyssa loved to ask people about their stories. Many of us talk about how a friend or a mentor introduced us to the magazine, or how we stopped by the office in Paonia, Colorado, or attended a gathering of readers, and realized that we’d found not just a magazine, but also a
