The Board of Commissioners

I am a retired registered nurse and native Washingtonian.  Our family moved to Sequim in 1964. 

The old outdoor pool had just opened and I volunteered to help with swim lessons.  Later I was elected for 3 - six year terms on the Park & Recreation District #1 Board from 1974 to 1992. 

I'm a Charter Pass holder and frequent pool user.

I am a native Washingtonian and moved to Sequim in 2005.  I attended the University of Washington where I received a degree in Psychology and Secondary Teaching Certification.

I had the opportunity to be an educator and coach at Seattle Lutheran High School for seven years.  While there I taught Social Studies and English, created a peer counseling training program and coached boys' and girls' golf.

I have a keen interest in maintaining SARC as the premier fitness and swim center on the north Olympic Peninsula.  My vision of SARC is one in which it is enjoyable for people of all ages, economically viable, well maintained and it grows as the community grows. 

As far as I can remember, I joined the Clallam County Park & Recreation District #1 Board in 1974.  My children were small and I was very interested in their learning to swim.  I have served on the Board continuously since then.  At that time the District ran and maintained the local summertime only outdoor swimming pool, located in the middle of the Sequim High School Campus.  In 1984, with the need for an indoor year 'round community facility becoming apparent, we were successful in passing a $2,436,000 bond issue to construct the multiuse recreational facility we now

I moved to Seattle in 1996 after a career in the United States Air Force as a nurse.  Elected to the SARC Board in 2002