Temple Lentz
Nonprofit Leader & Author
Exploring Writing and Creativity as Ways to Engage Social Change

Temple Lentz

Using Fiction to Build a Better World

Temple Lentz

Using Fiction to Build a Better World

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Author of 'Not Quite Home'
Host of 'Hello, Vancouver'
Former Elected Official
Nonprofit Organization CEO

About Temple Lentz

Using Fiction to Build a Better World

Temple Lentz is currently a nonprofit CEO, former county elected official, and soon to be a Port Commissioner.

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Engaging, Skilled Conversationalist

I bring years of talk show hosting experience, ensuring dynamic, thoughtful, and listener-friendly discussions on your show.

Fresh Fictional Frameworks

I offer a unique lens on civic issues through fiction, sparking deeper audience reflection and emotional engagement.

Real-World Policy Insight

As a former elected official, I explain how systems work—and how they fail—in ways listeners can understand and act on.

Mental Health Relevance

I connect personal and systemic mental health challenges to broader stories of recovery, resilience, and reform.

Episode Angles & Topics

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Can Fiction Solve Real Problems?

Explore how storytelling can inspire civic engagement and humanize complex social challenges like homelessness.

Narrative Power Real-World Inspiration Community Impact
What Makes Giving Meaningful?

Unpack how donors can move from feel-good giving to sustainable, systemic impact through smarter philanthropy.

Giving Models Systemic Change Community Needs
How Women Build Change Together

Hear how collaboration between unlikely allies can overcome political and social barriers to drive real solutions.

Female Leadership Found Family Civic Strategy
Mental Health Meets Public Policy

Discover how personal struggles with mental health and addiction intersect with homelessness and civic systems.

Recovery Systemic Barriers Policy Solutions
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Audience Takeaways

Listeners will gain insight into how fiction can drive real-world change, how to approach philanthropy effectively, and how civic systems can evolve to serve communities better.

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Fiction as a Tool for Civic Change
Philanthropy That Actually Works
Mental Health & Recovery in Public Policy
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Nonprofit CEO
Former County Elected Official
Live Talk Show Host (2015–2019)
The Ideal Show

Ideal for podcasts focused on authors, storytelling, civic engagement, mental health, philanthropy, and women-led change.

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Key Achievements

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Authored 'Not Quite Home,' a novel inspired by real efforts to address homelessness in Portland.
2025
Produced and hosted 'Hello, Vancouver,' a live community talk show.
2015-2019

Professional Experience

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Nonprofit CEO
The Historic Trust
2022-Present

Leads a nonprofit organization, drawing from civic experience to create social benefit.

County Elected Official
Clark County, Washington
2019-2022

Former county-level public servant with firsthand insight into government systems and community needs.

Talk Show Host & Producer
Hello, Vancouver
2015-2019

Created and hosted a live local talk show, facilitating engaging conversations with community figures.

Freelance Writer
Various
2000-present

Published in several local outlets in Chicago and the Pacific Northwest, with work featured in anthologies.

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What Temple Lentz Can Speak About:
Nonprofit CEO Civic Engagement Expert Mental Health Advocate Addiction Recovery Insights Women in Leadership Fiction Author on Homelessness

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