Meet our Board of Directors.
President - Leah Rice
Retired – Educator
Term ends October 2026
Dennis Parent
Retired – Commercial Fishing
Term ends October 2027
Candace Smith
Retired - Educator
Term ends October 2028
Vice President - Gail Smith
Retired
Term ends October 2027
Susan Wood
Retired - Educator
Term ends October 2027
Secretary - Laura Schumacher
Manager - Port of Skagit Term ends October 2027
Paola Macias Vargas
Skagit Valley College
Student
Term ends October 2026
Courtney “Lauren” Karels
Student and Security Officer
Term ends October 2026
Treasurer - Charles ‘Si’ Simenstad
Research and Professor Emeritus University of Washington
School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences
Term ends October 2028
Emily McQuarrie
Chemistry Dept. Skagit Valley College
Term ends October 2028
Hollie Del Vecchio
Attorney, Educator, Christmas Tree farmer
Term ends October 2028
Advisor - Jude Apple
Reserve Director
360-630-1839 (C)
japple@padillabay.gov
Administrator - Mary Mae Hardt
(360) 757-3234 (W)
foundation@padillabay.gov