Join P-Patch gardeners and Trust board members

at the annual Harvest Banquet 
Saturday, October 20, 2 - 4:30
Jefferson Community Center

 

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P-Patch Trust Board of Directors
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nophotoAlice Burgess is a communications consultant with 25 years of experience in creating and managing public/community relations programs for non-profit organizations and public agencies. Much of her work is focused on “friend-raising” communication strategies that maximize fund-raising potential. An escaped journalist, Alice has taught writing for public relations and fund-raising professionals at the University of Washington for many years. She has been an avid gardener since her pre-school years, and she finds the Seattle P-Patch Program particularly compelling because of its power to draw together people from diverse cultures and socio-economic strata, uniting them around a healthy shared interest. Alice was first appointed to the Board in April 2006; she serves as its vice president and chair of the Growing Communities Committee.

nophoto Jacqueline Cramer has over 19 years' experience working on the land and with the community. From work in land use planning and organic farming to community organizing and teaching, she has brought her passion for growing food to many people and places. She has worked to create garden spaces for refuge communities and participated in development of food security policies in Ontario, Canada. At WSU Extension she co-created and taught a nutrition and gardening curriculum and program, installing school gardens and connecting children to farms in King County. She has worked in non profit organizations, cooked in restaurants, and has been an organic farmer of chickens and vegetables. Currently a professional landscape gardener, she advocates and emphasizes urban farming and using land for food, wherever possible. Jacqueline was first appointed to the Board in June 2006.>

Mark Huston is a senior financial analyst for a major telecom provider. He is an expert at Microsoft Excel and AccesMark Huston, Member Board of Directors, P-Patch Trusts, and his analytical skills have resulted in savings of millions of dollars for his employers. As site coordinator of the Ballard P-Patch from 2002 to 2008, Mark developed the garden from an unorganized group of individual plots to a strong community with a passion for welcoming and inclusion. Under Mark’s leadership, the Ballard P-Patch created a large central patio, raised-bed enabling gardens, and many other building projects. Donations to the food bank increased to record levels, and he developed a strong partnership between the garden and the sponsoring church. Mark brings analytical and team-building skills to the Board; he currently leads training sessions for site leadership. His goals are to encourage more people to take volunteer leadership roles at their gardens and to mentor them to be successful. Mark was first appointed to the Board in June 2008.

nophotoMichael McNutt owns and manages his own printing business in Seattle. Another of his passions is building strong communities and securing open space in the city where people can gather, talk, and garden. As a native of Seattle, Michael has contacts throughout the public and private sectors and hopes to increase the Trust’s ability to raise money in order to fulfill its mission. Additionally, he makes use of his business experiences in contributing to improving the Trust’s effectiveness at executing its strategic planning goals and objectives. Michael has served on a variety of boards of directors, including the Epilepsy Association and Washington Manufacturing Services. He has been a member of the Trust’s Land Stewardship Committee (now called the Building Gardens Committee) since 1998, and he joined the board in June of 2003. Michael is currently board treasurer and the chair of the Building Communities Committee.

Brenda Matters, Member Board of Directors, P-Patch TrustBrenda Matter is a physical therapist with 28 years of experience in a profession that requires the ability to analyze and treat complex musculo-neuro-skeletal medical problems and skill at teaching  individual clients about their condition and how to do their part to further their healing and ongoing management. She has been a small business owner for 7 years, as co-owner of Sound Physical Therapy in Seattle. In this role she has worked cooperatively to manage all aspects of the business, including budget and employee issues. She has also been a vegetable gardener for 38 years. For many of those years she has been involved with Community Garden Programs, including several years as a site do-ordinator and Garden Leader in the Seattle PPatch Program. In this latter role, Brenda continues to work to co-ordinate gardeners and interested community members to facilitate finding common ground in preserving and maintaining community garden spaces. Active listening skills are needed for this work as well. A further food interest is in cooking and preserving foods, combining foods and beverages in traditional or unique ways, and always searching for local and sustainable ingredients to support local food production to support food security for the region. As part of this interest in local ingredients she is very interested in the healing properties of plants, and has taken several classes on this topic. She also enjoys other outdoor activities such as skiing and hiking and long walks, and loves to sew and work with photography when she gets a chance. Brenda was appointed to the Board in December 2009.

Joyce Moty, Member Board of Directors, P-Patch TrustJoyce Moty joined the board of directors in 2006 and brings political savvy, experience in community-building, and practical knowledge of community gardening and site management. She has served on numerous non-profit and civic boards, helped establish the forerunner of the  P-Patch Trust, and currently sits on the Citizens Oversight Committee for the Seattle ProParks Levy. Joyce, through her community activism, regularly collaborates with members of Seattle Tilth, King County Master Gardeners, Washington Native Plant Society, EarthCorps, Seattle Green Partnership, and Parks and Open Space Advocates.

Ray Shutte, Member Board of Directors, P-Patch TrustRay Schutte is a happily retired Starbucks information technologies manager. He is experienced in building sustainable non-profit organizations, and has a strong personal commitment as an advocate of urban open space and community gardening programs. Ray is an experienced people and technology manager who has contacts in both the public and private sectors. He is committed to providing leadership for the Trust to grow as an organization. Ray joined the board in June 2000. He is currently serving as the immediate past president.

Tracy Stobers, Member Board of Directors, P-Patch TrustTracy Stober works for the University of Washington as the managing editor for the Journal of Korean Studies. In addition, she operates Stober Consulting, a small business that specializes in English consulting and communication. Prior to earnnig her MA in International Relations-Korea Studies at the UW, she received her BA in Biological Sciences from Southern Illinois University. Tracy worked as a park district outdoor educator for 10 years, coordinating volunteers, facilitating workshops, leading hikes/outdoor adventures, and organizing Native American pow-wows. She is fascinated by other cultures and believes strongly in getting to know people through learning their languages. Tracy was appointed to the board of directors in November 2009.
 
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