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PNWSC Board of Directors
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The Pacific Northwest Salmon Center is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors. It is our goal to have representation on our Board from a broad spectrum of the communities in the Northwest. We have an active Board, all of whom are passionate about Wild Salmon, environmental education, fishing, and the condition of the ecosystem we will leave to future generations.
Dr. Al Adams is a retired dentist who also taught dentistry at the University of Washington, and was selected as State Dentist of the Year in 1986 by the Washington State Dental Association. Al has been active on the WDFW Regional Salmon Enhancement Advisory Board; the Lower Hood Canal Watershed Planning Commission; and was a founding member and the first Executive Director of the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group. Al has been recognized for his volunteer efforts by the Hood Canal Coordinating Council; Washington State Ecological Committee; and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Al is also a gifted artist whose carvings in ancient cedar include Salmon, a canoe, masks, ladles, birds and totem poles. His work "The Dance" is awarded to our annual Wild Salmon Hall of Fame winner, and other works created by Al can be seen on public display in Port Townsend. Al has donated over $80,000 of his art to fundraising for Salmon restoration and recovery over the last decade.
He retired in February 1998 as President and Chief Executive Officer of PacifiCorp Holdings, Inc which held interests in energy, telecommunications and financial services. After his retirement from PacifCorp, he invested in several small and growing companies and was the CEO of Pinemeadow Group, a manufacturer of golf clubs and other consumer products and CEO of Prolifiq Software. From 1986 to 1991, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Crescent Foods, Inc, a Seattle based spice manufacturer. He previously headed the Northwest consulting practice for Deloitte Haskins & Sells during a seventeen year career there. Mike was both a CPA and Certified Management Consultant during his tenure with DH&S. He is a director and chairs the audit committee of North Pacific Group, an employee owned trader, distributor and manufacturer of wood products with more than $1 billion in annual revenues. He served on the board of Longview Fibre, one of the country's larger pulp and paper producers, until its sale in 2007. He serves on the board of Prolifiq Software, an internet technology company serving the marketing needs of Fortune 1000 companies. He has served on the boards of several non-profits including the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Mike has been coming to Hood Canal since early childhood and now splits his time between Portland and his home here on the Canal. He is an avid outdoorsman and believes that preserving the native salmon will have a positive impact on the quality of our environment.
He is a past Executive Director of the Olympic College Foundation, a past President of the Institute for Public Service and was the President/CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of King County, Washington from 1985 to 1994. The organization serves 14,000 children with 10 branches throughout King County and has an operating budget of $5 million. Mr. Bozeman received a B.A. in Education from the University of Washington and served a two-year teaching fellowship at the University of Washington Graduate School of Education. He has received multiple honors including the Governor’s 2004 Economic Development Award, the Economic Development Champion award in 2004 from the Kitsap Economic Development Council and the prestigious Hyas Tyee award from the Bremerton Area Chamber of Commerce in 2005. He was named by the Seattle times as one of the “Best of Puget Sound Regional Leaders” for 2003, by the Puget Sound Business Journal as one of the key newsmakers in 2003 & 2005, and by Seattle Magazine as one of the most influential people of 2007. We welcome his experience in the public sector as well as his extensive experience with non profit organizations and fundraising. His ability to embrace a vision and make it reality will be appreciated at the Salmon Center.
Leslie Krueger and her husband, Rick, own Encore Communities, Kitsap County's premiere retirement and health care establishments in Silverdale, which include Clearbrook Inn, Country Meadows, and Northwoods Lodge. These communities have an excellent history of deficiency-free survey inspections, with Northwoods Lodge ranked in the top 150 of 16,400 skilled nursing facilities in the United States. Northwoods is the only AAA rated facility on the entire west coast, by Care Scout, a nationally recognized authority and rating service. Leslie and Rick have also developed properties in the Belfair area.
Greg graduated from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona and worked at IBM Corporation for 21 years in Project Management and Corporate Contracts. He is now self employed as a realtor with Reid Real Estate in Belfair. He is the current past Chairman of the Board of the North Mason Chamber and Secretary of the Port Orchard Chamber. Greg brings his unique and powerful networking perspective to the Salmon Center which will be of great value to us as we grow into our new facility.
David joined the Board of Directors because of his enthusiasm for the educational potential of the Salmon Center, especially in cooperation with the district's acclaimed Wetlands classroom located at the neighboring Theler Center. The North Mason School District is the primary beneficiary of the Theler Trust and the owner of the Theler Center property. The synergy possible through a strong partnership between the Salmon Center, the Theler Center, State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, higher education, and other partners is tremendous. A strong relationship between these groups will benefit our community, our environment, and the school district's students. The PNWSC is a natural connector for this. David believes that education is the first and most important step in sustaining our environment. The schools have an important role to play, both in the education of students and in building partnerships that can make the learning "real life." Others also have roles to play, and many of these players will strengthen their own work, and the work of others, through the Salmon Center.
John has a degree in wastewater technology and clean water is a passion for him. He has served on multiple boards including that of the Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association, the Water Environment Federation and the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. John was the Chair and Facilitator of a one day Membrane Bioreactor Technology Summit that Norm Dicks, Mason County Commissioners and various state agencies attended. He was also Chair and Facilitator at a 2008 Energy Summit sponsored Representative Larry Seaquist and Senator Phil Rockefeller and the 2009 Water for Life Summit for world water treatment technologies. John is skilled at making partnerships work and will be a great asset to the Board.
Bill has also served as a board member of the Seattle Aquarium and the Patrons of the Northwest Charitable Organizations in Seattle (PONCHO). With a home on Hood Canal he is actively involved in rearing baby salmon. As an active sport fisherman, Bill is passionate about preserving and protecting the resources of the area for future generations to enjoy. |
Mike Henderson is a founder and has served as Chairman of Albina Community Bank since it's founding in 1995 in Portland, Oregon. 
Cary Bozeman is currently Chief Executive Officer with the Port of Bremerton. He stepped down as Mayor of the City of Bremerton in June 2009 to accept his current position. Under his leadership as Mayor, several downtown redevelopment plans were initiated including a makeover of Bremerton’s waterfront area, now known as the Harborside District, and the foundation was laid for continued revitalization and growth. He also served on the Bellevue, Washington City Council from 1976 through 1993. During that time, he was elected by the City Council to three terms as Mayor. 
Greg Oldham is a native of Washington State although he has left and returned to the Northwest three times now. His parents took him away the first time, and his job took him away the second time. Per Greg, if he leaves here again, it'll be in a pine box! His love of Hood Canal is evident in the pictures he takes of the water. "It's different every day" Greg says. "To watch a winter storm move down the canal, or the full moon rise in July is breath taking, there is truly no other place like it". He loves to show people the beauty of Belfair. It's something he never tires of. Even when he's not working, he'll drive around the state soaking in as much of the scenery as he can. "It's easy to take for granted the beauty of Washington. I get to see it new again through my customers' eyes", says Greg. You don't just get him for one real estate deal, you'll make a friend for life. 
David Peterson is the superintendent of the North Mason School District, joining the district in 2007. David has been an educator in Washington State for 30 years, most recently serving as the Assistant Superintendent of the Oak Harbor School District on Whidbey Island. 
John Poppe is the Plant Manager at the West Sound Utility District’s South Kitsap Water Reclamation Facility in Port Orchard where they are doing some amazing things with wastewater treatment. He manages the plant with a focus on community involvement and has a lot of face time with Federal and State elected and regulatory officials. He has also made several trips to Washington DC to lobby on behalf of the District. The facility is already utilizing membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology and cooperative efforts in the works include diversified utilization of reclaimed water, biogas generation and reuse, microturbines, solar energy, wind turbines and geothermal energy applications. John has a lot of knowledge in the wastewater and alternative energies fields and will assist us with educational interpretive projects to implement on our property. 
Bill Portuese, M.D., is a Facial Plastic Surgeon who has been in private practice in the Seattle area since 1991. In 1998 he founded the Seattle Facial Plastic Surgery Center. He is board certified in otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat, head and neck surgery) and in facial plastic cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Bill is a clinical instructor for the University of Washington Department of Otolaryngology. Currently he is the vice president and a board director of the Washington Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and president of the Northwest Society of Facial Plastic Surgeons. 
Neil Werner is the Executive Director of the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group and the Managing Director for the Pacific Northwest Salmon Center. Neil has a bachelors degree in Economics from Western Washington University, and spent much of his career in construction and management. He has built the HCSEG into one of the most active of the 14 Regional Fisheries Enhancement Groups, with educational programs such as summer camps and Environmental Explorations. Research performed by the HCSEG includes being co-managers of the Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program.