{"id":11,"date":"2012-03-13T13:06:36","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T20:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=7"},"modified":"2021-02-03T16:32:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T00:32:19","slug":"meet-marilyn-hansen-from-yardi-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/meet-marilyn-hansen-from-yardi-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Marilyn Hansen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Marrilyn<\/p>\n

Marilyn Hansen has a life she loves, from her work as a programmer at Yardi<\/a>, to dedicated community volunteering efforts, and athletic achievements as an age group runner.<\/p>\n

Recently, she served coinciding presidencies, from 2009-2011, on the boards of two Santa Barbara non-profit organizations that are very important to her: the Arthritis Foundation and the American Cancer Society.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth are very close to my heart. I\u2019ve had a lot of\u00a0friends who have had cancer,\u201d said Marilyn, adding that she and her husband are both cancer survivors also.<\/p>\n

As a longtime organizer of the American Cancer Society\u2019s Relay for Life, she put together a team from Yardi Systems that raised much-needed funds for the organization. Her fundraising work is also important at the Arthritis Foundation, where she helps organize the annual Arthritis Walk and popular Taste of the Town event.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarilyn Hansen is a dedicated, passionate, hard-working volunteer,\u201d said Jeanne David, director of the Arthritis Foundation, Santa Barbara chapter. \u201cWe have been honored to have Marilyn serve on our board for the last 5 years.\u00a0 She always goes above and beyond the call of duty and is always willing to step up to new challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a longtime programmer, Marilyn has seen tremendous changes in technology since her days as a student at the University of Arizona, where she studied math and systems engineering. \u00a0She compares the programming process to a creative task like painting, and says her work is something she truly enjoys.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love coming to work every day,\u201d said Marilyn, who has been with Yardi for 16 years. \u201cTo have someone pay you to do something that you really love \u2013 that\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another love in Marilyn\u2019s life is long distance running. As an active member of the Santa Barbara distance running community, she\u2019s been a volunteer course marshal at the annual Santa Barbara International Marathon and also holds the course record for her age group in the race.<\/p>\n

Her reasons for running are practical as well as for fitness and love of the sport. \u201cI run to eat,\u201d Marilyn said candidly. She hosts a weekly Sunday dinner for her family where she enjoys trying new gourmet recipes from Bon Apetit, particularly desserts.<\/p>\n

A mother of two and grandmother of two, Marilyn enjoys hiking as well as running and climbed Mt. Whitney with her husband to celebrate his 70th<\/sup> birthday. \u00a0There\u2019s no sign of her slowing down anytime soon.<\/p>\n

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