Blackman House Museum, 1878

Gary Ferguson grew up in Snohomish, graduated from Snohomish High School, and left for college. On a trip home, he joined the Snohomish Historical Society as a charter member in 1969, after all, his mother, Ruth, was the Secretary! Gary returned in 1976 to work for the school district, and served on the city council, park board, library board, plus several city committees; plus, he and his wife, Penny, managed the Snohomish Saturday Market for over 20 years. Gary works part time as a social worker at Everett Housing Authority, and another part as a sailor. [Term ends 2012]

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Marcia was born in Minnesota, but raised in Bremerton, Washington, where she graduated from East High School. Marcia worked in the medical field for about 30 years, 22 of these were at Hall Health Center (the U of W student health center). She began there as a clinic representative, moving up to medical assistant and then to executive assistant. Served on the Headstart board in Kent for four years and worked specifically with the parents, assisting them in completing forms and other needs for low income families. Marcia worked with United Good Neighbors, interviewing families that have specific needs and helping to provide for these needs. In 1970, she worked on the steering committee to organize the first food and clothing bank in Federal Way. Most recently, Marcia have been active in the Snohomish Senior Center, serving on the board and assisting with office needs. “I have always had an interest in history and historical architecture, so retiring here in Snohomish was for me an excellent choice. This interest is what prompted my desire to be elected to serve as a Trustee.”
[Term ends 2012]

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Chris Gee, President [Term ends 2010]

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Marta Gronlund has worked at the City of Redmond for 10 years. Her current assignment is the Communication Programs Manager, whose responsibilities include press relations for the City, website (www.redmond.gov) management and development, writing and editing citizen communications and developing and implementing community outreach programs.

Prior to working for the City she worked with a leading Seattle public relations firm for three years and spent 13 years at Puget Sound Energy in various positions, including Space Planner, Facilities Manager and Community Development planner. She holds a BA in Commercial Interior Design from Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario. Marta lives in downtown Snohomish in a small cottage she recently renovated and is a member of the Old Homes Group. Her previous volunteer affiliations include Leadership Tomorrow, United Way or King County and Planned Parenthood. [Term ends 2010]

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Penny O’Connell and husband Bill were recruited by daughter Kathy Gershwind to Snohomish in the fall of 2002. Both were bankers in the San Francisco Bay Area and decided early retirement to the Pacific Northwest sounded like a good idea.
Penny is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Graduate School of Financial Management and has held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in several Bay Area Community banks. She is currently employed by Queen Bee Home and Garden on First Street, “Being around everything I love two days a week is not a job, it’s fun!” Penny’s hobbies are gardening and interior design. Also actively involved in the community, she has served on the Board of Directors of the Snohomish Community Food Bank and has previously served as Treasurer of the Snohomish Historical Society.

She is also a member of the Snohomish Garden Club and her garden has been featured on the Garden Club’s Annual Garden Tour. Penny and husband Bill have two daughters, Kathy and husband Ron Gershwind of Hunts Point, Washington and Cary, husband Rob Paget and grandchildren Jenelle, 18 and Jared, 14 of Antioch, CA. Penny’s goal is to get daughter Cary and family to Washington, soon. [Term ends 2010]

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Eric Vannice, semi-retired, currently acts as a consultant for Kepner-Tregoe, Inc, as a trainer and facilitator in Problem Solving and Decision Making, Project Management, and Analytic Trouble Shooting. Through the delivery of a variety of workshops, he has improved the critical thinking skills of employees for such companies such as TransCanada Pipe Lines, San Diego Unified Port District, Chrysler, EnCana Energy, and Cisco Systems.
Eric retired from the Port of Seattle where he was the Resident Engineer at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. There his ability to successfully manage the continuous capital improvements without disruption to passenger service or airport operations were recognized with numerous awards of appreciation.

Eric’s engineering background combined with his experience in human performance systems and issue resolution methods allows him to address the needs of both public and private organizations. In 1977 Eric led the effort to save and adaptively restore the Interlake School in the Wallingford district of Seattle. That restoration, known as Wallingford Center, is now the centerpiece of that neighborhood. [Term ends 2010]

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