- Olympic College Foundation Board (2005-2011, Scholarship Committee, 2010-2011)
- Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) (appointed by Governor Gregoire to the state economic development board, which has invested over $30 million to create and retain jobs in Washington state) (2005-2011)
- Bainbridge Island Public School Supporters (steering committee for nearly every public school levy since 2005)
- Kitsap CASH (microenterprise loans and entrepreneur- ship training for small businesses) (founding member of the Kitsap Leadership Roundtable, 2010-present)
- Sound Food (local, sustainable agriculture in Kitsap County) (volunteer, 2009-10, at ferry farm stand selling food and occasional guest writer)
- Ferry Community Partnerships (member, 2011-present)
- Bethany Lutheran Church, Bainbridge Island (member, 2006-present; Transition Committee, 2009)
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