Resilient Ecosystems Board of Directors
Reverend Marta Schellberg, President
Reverend Schellberg is the (just retired) Minister of the Bremerton United Methodist Church and the current President of the Kitsap Interfaith Network. In both of these positions Reverend Schellberg is very aware of the faith communities' role in providing support to the greater community in times of crisis; they are the front line. Reverend Schellberg is also very clear on the state of preparedness within the faith community and the need to develop resiliency as soon as it can be feasibly accomplished. This is the reason she has dedicated her time to Resilient Ecosystems.
Reverend Schellberg is the (just retired) Minister of the Bremerton United Methodist Church and the current President of the Kitsap Interfaith Network. In both of these positions Reverend Schellberg is very aware of the faith communities' role in providing support to the greater community in times of crisis; they are the front line. Reverend Schellberg is also very clear on the state of preparedness within the faith community and the need to develop resiliency as soon as it can be feasibly accomplished. This is the reason she has dedicated her time to Resilient Ecosystems.
Patty Lent, Secretary
Patty Lent has believed in the need of resilience and sustainability since she was a small business owner many years ago. During her stint as a Kitsap County Commissioner and throughout her time as the Mayor of Bremerton she has championed the goals of both resilience and sustainability. She is also aware that to accomplish these goals you need to engage the people to drive the government and is dedicated working with the citizens of Kitsap County to give voice to this need and make a Resilient Kitsap a much needed reality.
Patty Lent has believed in the need of resilience and sustainability since she was a small business owner many years ago. During her stint as a Kitsap County Commissioner and throughout her time as the Mayor of Bremerton she has championed the goals of both resilience and sustainability. She is also aware that to accomplish these goals you need to engage the people to drive the government and is dedicated working with the citizens of Kitsap County to give voice to this need and make a Resilient Kitsap a much needed reality.
Rick Seelhoff, Treasurer
Rick comes with three decades of experience as an Applications Developer and Systems Analyst in the health care industry, and a decade of co-publishing a nationally distributed monthly magazine. He has degrees in Organizational Leadership/Resource Management, Education for Ministry, and Congregational Development. He's a Big Idea guy, and especially likes seeing (and making) connections with, between, and for people and organizations, as well as developing tools to promote and facilitate those connections. Rick is also taking point on the developing interfaith response network.
Rick comes with three decades of experience as an Applications Developer and Systems Analyst in the health care industry, and a decade of co-publishing a nationally distributed monthly magazine. He has degrees in Organizational Leadership/Resource Management, Education for Ministry, and Congregational Development. He's a Big Idea guy, and especially likes seeing (and making) connections with, between, and for people and organizations, as well as developing tools to promote and facilitate those connections. Rick is also taking point on the developing interfaith response network.
Denise Kelsey, Board Member
Denise has an extensive background in biological field work, stage management, clean technology and business including director level management. Denise brings a scientific focus to the work Resilient Ecosystems does, asking questions and finding the missing pieces in what we are doing, making her an invaluable part of the leadership. Note: Ask Denise about the new species she discovered on a field study in the Soviet Union...
Denise has an extensive background in biological field work, stage management, clean technology and business including director level management. Denise brings a scientific focus to the work Resilient Ecosystems does, asking questions and finding the missing pieces in what we are doing, making her an invaluable part of the leadership. Note: Ask Denise about the new species she discovered on a field study in the Soviet Union...
J. Louie King, Board Member
Louie has had the kind of history that makes him a perfect fit on the Board of Directors! From training chef to head chef at high end restaurants and catering from the Midwest to the Northwest, to market development guru for a food company to a long career on Amtrak, including disaster training, and finally the owner of an art gallery in Port Orchard. At heart Louie is about making connections and building community and Studio 724 is at the heart of his efforts, making it a natural spot for headquartering the Kitsap Resiliency Project.
Louie has had the kind of history that makes him a perfect fit on the Board of Directors! From training chef to head chef at high end restaurants and catering from the Midwest to the Northwest, to market development guru for a food company to a long career on Amtrak, including disaster training, and finally the owner of an art gallery in Port Orchard. At heart Louie is about making connections and building community and Studio 724 is at the heart of his efforts, making it a natural spot for headquartering the Kitsap Resiliency Project.
Jan Ellis, Board Member
Michael Montfort, Board Member
Raymond Greer, Founding Board Member Retired
A founding member of both the Clean Technology Trade Alliance and Resilient Ecosystems, Ray was an invaluable asset to the team. We wish him well on his continuing journey, in Ray's case, adventure...
A founding member of both the Clean Technology Trade Alliance and Resilient Ecosystems, Ray was an invaluable asset to the team. We wish him well on his continuing journey, in Ray's case, adventure...
Mark Frost, Secretary to the Board of Directors (non-member)
Director of Program Development for Resilient Ecosystems
The Founder of Resilient Ecosystems and driver in the creation of the Kitsap Resiliency Project, Mr. Frost is a business specialist with 40 years of experience in companies both large and small. With a long list of accomplishments and expertise in logistics, operations and change management, Mark brings a broad portfolio to the table.The Resilient Ecosystems vision of resilient communities began with Mark but needs to be bigger that him and so he brought together a Board to hold and grow the vision to meet a greater need that he could see.
Director of Program Development for Resilient Ecosystems
The Founder of Resilient Ecosystems and driver in the creation of the Kitsap Resiliency Project, Mr. Frost is a business specialist with 40 years of experience in companies both large and small. With a long list of accomplishments and expertise in logistics, operations and change management, Mark brings a broad portfolio to the table.The Resilient Ecosystems vision of resilient communities began with Mark but needs to be bigger that him and so he brought together a Board to hold and grow the vision to meet a greater need that he could see.
