Institutional funding for the Fort Worden Collaborative—and the six years of planning that led to its formation—has been generously provided by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Centrum, Friends of Fort Worden, Puget Sound Energy, and the Port Townsend Paper Corporation.
We are deeply grateful for the leadership and ongoing support of our district legislators: Senator Jim Hargrove, Representative Lynn Kessler, and Representative Kevin Van De Wege. And we cheer the visionary leadership of Congressman Norm Dicks.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Currently, the very generous Friends of Fort Worden are serving as the nonprofit sponsor of the Fort Worden Collaborative. By the end of 2010, the Collaborative will incorporate as its own 501(c)(3). We are thrilled that the following individuals have enthusiastically agreed to serve as members of the founding Board of Directors:
Thatcher Bailey, Seattle, is Executive Director of the Seattle Parks Foundation. He has served as Executive Director of Centrum and Publisher of Copper Canyon Press, both partners at Fort Worden State Park.
John Begley, Hoquiam, is CEO of Grays Harbor Paper Company in Hoquiam, Washington and formerly CEO of Port Townsend Paper Corporation. He is on the Board of Directors of Centrum.
Cindy Hill Finnie, Port Townsend, works nationally to lead the field sales force for Allstate Insurance. She is also Vice President of Rainshadow Properties, specializing in the management and ownership of boutique hotels. She is Chair of the Washington State Arts Commission and served five years as President of Centrum’s board.
Lynn Kessler, Hoquiam, is the Majority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives, a State Arts Commissioner, co-chair of the Washington State Heritage Council, and member of the Open Government Task Force.
Jane Kilburn, Seattle and Port Townsend, is Director of Public Affairs and International Tourism at the Port of Seattle. She serves on the Future of Flight Foundation board and on the advisory boards of KCTS and the Seattle University Center for Leadership Formation.
Kris Tucker, Olympia, is Executive Director of the Washington State Arts Commission, a trustee and of the Western States Arts Federation and is active with the National Assembly of Arts Agencies.
Barbara Vacarr, Plainfield, VT., is President of Goddard College and recently served as Director of Lesley University’s School of Education Ph.D. Programs in Cambridge.
Scott Wilson, Port Townsend, is Publisher of the Port Townsend Leader and Chair of the Jefferson County Higher education Committee.
Rick Zajicek, Port Townsend, is a community philanthropist, member of the Centrum Advisory Board, and a long-time advocate for the Fort Worden Collaborative.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM
Dave Robison, former city planner for Port Townsend, was the founding executive director of, then project manager for, the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend, overseeing and implementing the planning, design, permitting, and construction of a $13 million educational and cultural waterfront facility.
Kate Burke is Manager of Fort Worden Area Parks, and a member of the technical support team for the Port Townsend Public Development Authority. She has served as president of the Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce and as board member of the Jefferson County Land Trust.
