Community Wisdom:
Shared Thoughts, Ideas and Answers.
Karen Nelson asks community leaders, "Who has been the most inspiring person in your life?"
Shared Thoughts, Ideas and Answers.
Karen Nelson asks community leaders, "Who has been the most inspiring person in your life?"
John Austin
Jefferson County Commissioner
Jefferson County Commissioner
Kaci Cronkhite
Managing Director, Northwest Maritime Center & Wooden Boat Foundation
Director, Wooden Boat Festival
Managing Director, Northwest Maritime Center & Wooden Boat Foundation
Director, Wooden Boat Festival
Stan Cummings
Executive Director Northwest Maritime Center & Wooden Boat Foundation
Executive Director Northwest Maritime Center & Wooden Boat Foundation
Sandy Hershelman
John shares with us the importance of early nurturing. Being the oldest child his mother taught him how this imparted a responsibility towards helping and protecting his siblings. John shares with us how he has been able to extend this learning to the rest of his life.
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Kaci was born in Oklahoma which is just about as far from the ocean as you can get in these United States. Ever the outdoors type she fit right in once she finally got on the water later in life and first sailed from Port Townsend. That first adventure led to gaining further experience and then she was off training women to circumnavigate around the world. This experience along with a business degree coupled with advanced degrees in Social Sciences and Cultural Studies round out her talents to manage the mammoth task of successfully attracting a great display of wooden boats at the yearly Wooden Boat Festival.
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Stan originally came from New England where the sea wind told of his boating ancestry. Beginning as a school teacher he commands over 30 years of maritime education experience, most recently as the CEO of The Ocean Institute in Dana Pointe, California.
His objective has been to develop hands-on exhibits, K - 12 curriculum, and teacher curriculum, that offer programs of an enduring nature. He received a Ph.D. from Stanford in Science Curriculum & Teacher Education.
His objective has been to develop hands-on exhibits, K - 12 curriculum, and teacher curriculum, that offer programs of an enduring nature. He received a Ph.D. from Stanford in Science Curriculum & Teacher Education.
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Sandy is an accomplished writer, photographer and communications specialist who has pulled herself up by her own bootstraps while raising and supporting two children. The Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce voted Sandy 2008 Business Leader of the Year. Clearly a self starter, she brings her unflappable enthusiasm and energy to many different organizations, including United Good Neighbors, the Housing Action Plan Network and the Washington Coalition for Open Government. For the past seven years she has served as executive officer of the Jefferson County Home Builders Association. Two years ago she founded the annual JeffCo Home Builders Show. Sandy is especially interested in projects that help victims of domestic violence and others who are in need of a leg up in life.
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Chris Macklin
Carol McGough
Jim Maupin
Homer Smith Insurance, Inc
& Boat Surveyor
Homer Smith Insurance, Inc
& Boat Surveyor
Kris Nelson
Chris has been guiding, counseling and mentoring kids of all ages for over 20 years. Karen Nelson first met him during the mid-eighties when he was her daughters’ all time favorite counselor at the Boys and Girls Club in Newport Beach, California. Twenty years later Karen and Chris had a Port Townsend moment when they met at the community center across from Aldrich’s and realized that Chris was now mentoring Karen’s two grandsons. He shares with us those who inspired him..
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Kris Nelson noted in her interview (see below) that Carol McGough has been a mentor and inspiration to Kris. Carol owns the James House, one of the premiere bed and breakfasts in Washington state and a gem in Port Townsend. She strengthens the collective heart of our community by contributing her business experience and work ethic to numerous nonprofit organizations. (The James House 1238 Washington st. 360 385 1238)
Jim Maupin is known to many for being community minded but, he also has experience in the apprehension of at least one local pirate. He shares with us some of his wanderings on the path of life and who it was that made such a difference to him.
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Kris Nelson owns Sirens Pub, one of the best gathering spots in Port Townsend. She volunteers her vibrant energy and leadership skills to the Port Townsend Planning Commission, Chamber of Commerce and Sunrise Rotary as well as a roster of other local organizations. Kris is a home grown Port Townsend phenomenon who shares with us her guiding principals.
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