Who We Are

Shannon Turner is the Community Development Administrator at Peninsula Community Health Services.  He has served as a Washington Executive Legislative Assistant and worked construction management. He was student body president at Olympic College and is now active in the NAACP Bremerton Chapter.

Patty grew up in Scandia and has deep roots in the Scandia/Pearson area.  She graduated North Kitsap High School and was the soda jerk at Glen’s Poulsbo Drug for several years in the 60’s serving the downtown businessmen and women coffee, sodas and banana splits. She then worked for United Air Lines in Seattle.  She and her husband Tom later worked together in their yacht interior design business for nearly 30 years with offices at the Liberty Bay Marina for 21 years.
She and Tom have been long time members of the Poulsbo Yacht Club and held leadership positions, Tom as Commodore and Patty as a Board member and Secretary for many years.  Patty helped organize and has been dedicated to the PYC Junior Sailing Program for 23 years helping introduce young people to the skills and joys of sailing on Liberty Bay.
Patty is very proud to follow in tom’s footsteps to become President of the PHS.  They are both vested in helping to share the history of Poulsbo and the surrounding areas with current and future generations.  They have been very involved in helping PHS to acquire, design, and upgrade the facilities to make sharing the history possible.

Damien Wall is a career submariner, holding the rank of Lieutenant Commander.  Currently he is the Navigator (department head) at Trident Training Facility Bangor, where he also teaches courses.  His undergraduate degree is in civil engineering from the University of Idaho.  His graduate degree in systems engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.  Husband to Jessica and dad to Abigail and Logan, Damien enjoys travel, golf, photography, gardening, and riding his one wheel.

Jim is a native of Poulsbo and has strong ties to its history through his family’s business, Pacific Coast Cod Fish Company. After retiring as Poulsbo Fire Chief, Jim joined PHS and is a Past President and Chair of the PHS Capital Campaign.  Jim and his brother, David (see below) have contributed hundreds of hours to PHS, specifically assisting with establishing the Maritime Museum. Besides Poulsbo boats, Jim enjoys motorcycles, travel, fishing and hunting.

Lora’s interest in Poulsbo’s “captivating” history and culture led her to join the PHS Board.
A resident of Poulsbo for 25 years, Lora works as a real estate agent with Windermere. She and her husband raised their three children in Poulsbo. Lora is excited to share Poulsbo’s story with multiple generations of locals and visitors. In her free time, Lora enjoys cooking, gardening, walking, reading and spending time with her family.

Nancy Coffee, a retired Navy Chief hospital corpsman, holds a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Brandman University.  She is presently a contract specialist working for Naval Engineering Systems Command.  She and her husband Brian moved to Washington with the Navy in 2007 and loved it so much they decided to stay after they both retired.  She and their daughter Avery have a horse and enjoy learning dressage riding.

Jeff Griffin recently retired as Fire Chief of Poulsbo Fire Department after serving 37 years in the fire service. Jeff has a degree in Fire Command and Administration and is a graduate of the 4 year National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer program. An active community member, Jeff has served on the board of directors of Friends of Youth and served as Board member and President of the Springboard Alliance. He is currently serving as a board member of Fishline and is an active Rotarian. Jeff’s latest thrilling adventure is aboard the Lurline in the Sandwich Islands!

Having lived in Poulsbo my whole life, my contribution has been in belonging to Fire Department for 57 years, 33 as a first responder and last 24 years as a Fire Commissioner. My biggest pet peeve is people saying how Poulsbo used to be, when they have really only been here a very short time. A good example would be how many remember when there was no parking lot on water side of downtown or to get to Seattle we took a ferry from Suquamish.

Stephen Swann is a graduate of the US Coast Guard Academy and Vanderbilt University Law School.  He completed two successful careers, retiring from the Coast Guard with the rank of Commander, then practicing law in Arlington VA.  He founded the Poulsbo Community Orchestra and Viking Brass Ensemble and is a member of the Poulsbo Lions Club. He has served as a Port of Poulsbo Commissioner and  the City’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee.

Brian Edgren is a lifetime resident of Poulsbo, having spent a majority of his working carreer in the area as a local insurnace broker. In retirement, Brian and his wife still call Poulsbo home. They enjoy spending time with their son and his family here in Poulsbo, while also venturing to Montana often, where their daughter and her family live. Brian’s is happy to be able to sit on the board of PHS and be part of preserving Poulsbo’s rich history, which includes a family history here that reaches all the way back to the late 1800’s.

Longtime Poulsbo resident James has a deep passion for the community’s maritime heritage. As Manager of the Port of Poulsbo, he brings extensive maritime and waterfront expertise to the board. James’s education and degrees include Architecture and Finance. Throughout his career, James has been dedicated to public service, working in the Development departments of Kitsap County, Bainbridge Island and Port Orchard, helping to shape the built environment and future of our communities. James lives on Liberty Bay with his wife, Melody, and their pets.