Board & Staff Members Bios – May 2014
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BOARD & STAFF MEMBERS BIOS – MAY 2014 David Alexander David’s love of boating first brought him to the San Juan Islands in the early 1970’s. He has since cruised extensively through the San Juan and Gulf Islands with extended trips into northern BC and SE Alaska. He is a hiker, skier, fisherman, gardener, guitarist and loves kayaking and sailing the waters around Deer Harbor. David retired in 2008 after a 29-year career in the commercial real estate industry where he was president and owner of a Seattle-based commercial brokerage firm. In addition, he was a principal in a development company, which produced several medical office buildings and clinics co-owned and managed by David and his partner until sold in 2007. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Washington in 1977 with an emphasis in real estate and finance. While living in Seattle he was involved in the community as a member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, IFMA, NACORE, and was a member of the boards of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America – Seattle Chapter, and the Seattle Repertory Theater. Upon retirement, David and his wife Sonia moved to Orcas Island, where he has served as a member of the Orcas Island Community Foundation Investment Committee, as president of the Orcas Tennis Club, as a steward for the San Juan Preservation Trust, and as a member of the Orcas RC Airplane Club. Andrea Anderson The natural environment of the Pacific Northwest, and the San Juan Islands, have been an important part of who Andrea Anderson is. She grew up summering at her grandparents’ cabin on the shores of the Tulalip Indian Reservation, fishing, crabbing and clamming, and later spent every free weekend and summer at her husband’s family cabin on Henry Island. A graduate of the University of Washington in Forest Resource Management and Land Use Planning, Andrea set off on a diverse career working with the US Forest Service, coaching figure skating, and maintaining a visual art practice, which she continues today. Amidst these endeavors, career opportunities took Andrea and her husband Erik to the East Coast, South America and Europe. Happy to be back at home in the Northwest, they purchased property on Henry Island where they built and enjoy their own home. Recently, Andrea and Erik became the owners of the oyster farm in Westcott Bay which they are currently rejuvenating and will soon re-open. The island influence runs deep in the veins of Andrea, and she is excited to be a part of and contribute to the work of the Preservation Trust. Tom Bayley, along with his brothers Frank and Doug, incorporated the San Juan Preservation Trust in 1979, and Tom served for one year as the organization’s first Treasurer. Before assuming his current position as President of C.D. Stimson Company in Seattle, Tom was a copywriter for Bantam Books in New York and a landscape and garden designer. He currently serves on the boards of People for Puget Sound and the Pendleton and Elisabeth Miller Charitable Foundation, and served on the Meany/UW World Series board, the Puget Soundkeeper Alliance board and The Nature Conservancy’s Philanthropy Committee. A native of Seattle, Tom has a BA degree from the University of Washington and an MA degree from New York University. He maintains a home near Deer Harbor on Orcas Island and has spent summers on Orcas since his was born! Margaret (Margie) Carper of Orcas Island, a native of Washington State, grew up north of Spokane and spent many summer vacations exploring the beaches and tide pools of the Olympic Peninsula. She earned her B.A. in Sociology from the University of Washington in 1983. Upon graduation, she moved with her husband Daniel to New York where she worked in hospital administration at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. While in New York, she also served as a member of the board for Boys Hope/Girls Hope, a non-profit organization dedicated to BOARD & STAFF MEMBERS BIOS – MAY 2014 helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds achieve academic success. Margie and Dan first visited Orcas over 30 years ago and have owned property on the island since 1995. Now retired, they enjoy hiking, kayaking, scuba diving and skiing. Margie feels privileged to call the Pacific Northwest her home and is dedicated to preserving the natural beauty of the San Juan Islands for future generations to enjoy. Geoff Dunbar Geoff Dunbar and his wife, Jennifer, first stumbled upon the San Juan Islands in 1997 when they needed a place to moor their newly-purchased boat. They were so taken by the beauty of the islands that they purchased a home on San Juan Island within a year and have kept their boat in Roche Harbor year-round to this day. Avid long distance cruisers, they have cruised throughout the San Juans and the Inside Passage as far North as Alaska. After graduating from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, Geoff began his career as a consultant with Booz, Allen & Hamilton, a large general management consulting firm. He then served 10 years as COO and CEO of two small, high tech companies. Geoff spent the last fifteen years of his career as a Senior Partner of Heidrick & Struggles, a global executive recruiting firm, building Boards of Directors and senior management teams for private equity clients worldwide. He has also served on a number of Boards of Directors, for both public and private corporations. Geoff and Jennifer now happily spend the majority of their time in the San Juans with their golden retriever, Thatcher. “The islands are a treasure which are as fragile as they are beautiful. The San Juan Preservation Trust represents our best hope for preserving them for future generations.” Keith Gerrard has lived on Shaw Island for twenty years, after living on Lopez Island for eleven. Keith served as an attorney with the law firm of Perkins Coie for nearly 47 years, after graduation from Harvard Law School. Keith has devoted much time serving on boards of a variety of non-profit organizations, including the Shaw Island Library and Historical Society, Shaw Islanders, Inc. and The Museum of Flight, where he is currently a Trustee Emeritus. Keith remarks, “The San Juan Preservation Trust is essential to the preservation of these islands. I have been in love with the San Juans since I first came up here in the 1960s … the islands are still beautiful, but fragile. They need to be preserved, and this is a deep personal concern of mine.” Charles Givens is a lifelong learner who retired with his wife, Nancy, after a varied career as a mechanical draftsman, industrial photographer, printer and publisher and model railroad retail business owner. The magazine he co-founded, The Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette, is still going strong today. His interest in trains and photography led to a passion for history and then for the environment. He watched California’s Santa Clara Valley evolve from the “Valley of Heart’s Delight,” with thousands of acres of orchards, into Silicon Valley, where not a single orchard remains today. In 1997, Charles and Nancy moved to a forested site on Lopez Island and began their commitment to the Preservation Trust, donating an easement on their property and volunteering in the Preservation Trust office until Charles joined the board in 2005. He also has served on the board of the Lopez Island Historical Society, including terms as vice-president and as treasurer. More recently he has served on the board of the Lopez Island Hospice & Home Support including three years as treasurer. Thor Hanson lives on San Juan Island with his wife, Eliza, and their son, Noah. He works as a conservation biologist and is also an award winning author. A former land steward for both SJPT and the San Juan County Land Bank, Thor has deep island roots and a strong commitment to local land conservation. Thor holds undergraduate degrees in ecology and writing, a master’s degree in botany, and a doctorate in natural resources. Though his career has taken him around the globe, the San Juans have always remained firmly at the center of his orbit. Carolyn Haugen of San Juan Island earned her undergraduate degrees in elementary education at Stanford University and she received her doctorate in Education Planning and Policy Administration from the University of Southern California. Her professional career in public school education as a teacher and administrator spanned thirty-nine years. Becoming an islander in 1999 has given Carolyn a sense of place. She believes in the importance of educating children and adults in seeking ways to preserve and protect the natural beauty of our San Juan Islands. Alice Hurd graduated from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, studying biology & natural sciences and receiving her teaching certification. She later earned a Masters Degree in Education at Portland State University. Alice has been a full time resident of San Juan Island since 2002, after purchasing her property in 1995. She has been active for years with the San Juan Island Trails Committee. She has enjoyed her role as Trustee since 2009, learning more about these incredible islands and joining our efforts in preserving and caring for them. BOARD & STAFF MEMBERS BIOS – MAY 2014 Steve Jung, after 22 years of service, retired in 2008 as Executive Director of Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance Emeritus at Stanford University and the Stanford University Medical Center. Before joining the Stanford Internal Audit Department, he served 17 years at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in Palo Alto, California, and Bangkok, Thailand.