Who We Are

Board of Directors

History

Sue has worked on the Seattle waterfront for many years as a program manager at the Center for Streamside Studies at the University of Washington, sailing instructor at Windworks Sailing Center, manager of the Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle, and technical writer/editor at the NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center. She also has thirteen years of non-profit management experience working on forestry issues in Oregon. Sue has lived on the waters of Puget Sound, off and on, for the past ten years. She has a BA in Biology from Mills College, California and an MS in Forest Management from the University of Washington. Sue holds a 50-ton U.S. Coast Guard captain's license.

Paul Fredrickson, Program Assistant

Paul has lived by water all his life, and in 1954 began his service with the U.S. Coast Guard. He worked in Search and Rescue, served as Quartermaster-2nd Class in the South Pacific, and served in the Artic. After graduating from college with honors, he worked as an industrial designer, sales manager, and marketing director until his retirement in 1997. He became involved with Puget Soundkeeper Alliance's (PSA) Pollution Prevention programs under Pat Pearson in 1998. Paul has helped PSA with nearly every fundraising event and every clean-up, and has worked PSA booths at countless festivals and shows. His contributions to our outreach in the community are immeasurable. After nearly five years of volunteer work with PSA, he was asked to join the staff as program assistant.

Katie grew up canoeing and boating on the rivers and lakes of Iowa and Minnesota. She has been interested in water quality ever since her parents told her she wasn't allowed to swim in the upper Mississippi River with her friends because it was so polluted she could get sick. Katie brings experience in lobbying, consulting, grant writing and contract management on natural resource issues. She is currently completing her degree from Lewis & Clark Law School where she's focused on environmental and natural resources law . While in law school, Katie has served as co-chairperson of the National Association of Environmental Law Societies (NAELS) and coordinator for the 2004 NAELS Conference on public lands law and management. She also holds a B.A. from Carleton College with a major in Political Science/International Relations and a concentration in Environmental and Technology Studies.

Elizabeth Moyer,

Development Coordinator

Elizabeth graduated from Bucknell University in 2002 with a BA in Environmental Studies and a double minor in Economics and Ethics. Currently, she is a Sustainable MBA Candidate at Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI). Before enrolling at BGI, she was an Analyst for ICF International where she primarily worked as a consultant to the Environmental Protection Agency's National Environmental Performance Track and Climate Friendly Parks programs. Prior to her position with ICF, she was a Research Assistant at DPRA, Inc. where she supported the US EPA's Office of Site Remediation and Enforcement. In addition to her consulting experience with the federal government, she has also worked in the non-profit sector with the National Park Foundation.

As a child growing up in Portland, Oregon, Margy camped and canoed all over the US with her family. Her dad was a fresh water biologist with the EPA. Occasionally, she assisted him in collecting water samples at effluents along the Columbia River. She holds a BS in biology from Portland State University. She has worked as a neurochemistry research assistant at the University of Oregon Medical School and was controller for a family business. Three kids and forty years later she has come full circle back to water.

Chris heads up our outreach and public education efforts. He works with Puget Sound area businesses, residents and recreational boaters toward minimizing their collective impact on water quality. In addition, Chris also brings his experience in development and fundraising along with his boating and paddling expertise. A native of the Puget Sound area, Chris has been close to the water in one way or another his whole life. He is a certified SCUBA diver and has worked on marine mammal research projects with NOAA. When not working to protect and preserve Puget Sound with PSA, Chris can often be found on the water, sailing his 22' sailboat “Blue Heron” or fly fishing Puget Sound 's rivers, lakes and saltwater beaches. Chris has a certificate in Fundraising Management from the University of Washington and a background in music and liberal arts studies at Cornish College .