QA Terry Rogers, Driftwood Players
Terry Rogers moved to the Harbor 30 years ago in June of 1983 and found work in the print shop business. In 1996, Rogers also began volunteering with the Driftwood Players of Aberdeen. She auditioned...
View ArticleQA — Linn Kiser, Montesano Food Bank director
Lynn Kiser has been helping the Harbor almost as long as she’s lived here. She and her husband of 50 years, Fred, moved to Montesano in 1971. They have two daughters, Kathleen, of Montesano, and...
View ArticleQA — Nora LeBlanc, executive director of United Way of Grays Harbor
Nora LeBlanc, executive director of United Way of Grays Harbor , is relatively new to the job, taking the position in June of 2013. However, she’s no stranger to nonprofit work, working as executive...
View ArticleQA — Debbie Lund, City of Aberdeen Human Resources manager
A native of Frenchtown, Mont., Debbie Lund moved west to attend college at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in...
View ArticleQA — Sarah McCauley, Aberdeen School Board student representative
Sarah McCauley, 17 and a junior at Aberdeen High School, has been the student representative for the Aberdeen School Board since November. She is the second to obtain the position, and was preceeded...
View ArticleQA — Paul McMillan retired teacher, Hoquiam public address announcer
Sitting at the scoring table at Hoquiam Square Garden, Paul McMillan has had one of the best seats in the house as the Hoquiam High School public address announcer for more than 30 years. McMillan is...
View ArticleQA Vera Kalkwarf, Grays Harbor County Public Health and Social Service
Vera Kalkwarf is the Social Services &Mental Health Program Manager for Grays Harbor County Public Health and Social Services Department.
View ArticleQA — Bob Waite, Aberdeen Building Department
When Bob Waite came to work at the Aberdeen Building Department 35 years ago, there were no computers, just what he calls Stone Age technology to go through the permitting process. He is set to retire...
View ArticleQ&A: Craig Dublanko, Coastal Community Action Program
Craig Dublanko of Aberdeen has been the CEO for the Coastal Community Action Program (CCAP) since 2010. A former golf pro, stockbroker and business manager and housing coordinator for Evergreen...
View ArticleQA — Valerie Busch, circulation manager at GHC Library
Valerie Busch has worked as the circulation manager at Grays Harbor College for the past 12 years. She also guides the planing and organization behind numerous art shows that adorn the hallways below...
View ArticleQ&A: Matt Raasch, Pasha Auto general manager
Grays Harbor Pasha Automotive Services General Manager Matt Raasch is new to the Harbor, but he knows the auto shipping business inside and out. He’s lived in his historic Montesano home, built in...
View ArticleQ&A: Tom Jensen, CEO of Grays Harbor Community Hospital
Tom Jensen is president and CEO of Grays Harbor Community Hospital, a position he has held since September of 2010. Prior to his time on the Harbor he worked in the health care industry for more than...
View ArticleQA — Arie Callaghan, Grays Harbor PUD commissioner
PUD Commissioner Arie Callaghan is a third-generation Harborite. He lives in Elma with his wife Tina and has worked for Mason Trucking Company in Aberdeen for 24 years. In his free time, Callaghan...
View ArticleQ&A Peter Muschke, Port Director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Peter Muschke became Port Director for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for Grays Harbor and Westport in 2011. Prior to that he worked as an immigration officer and served in both the U.S. Navy...
View ArticleQ&A: Ashley Kohlmeier, longtime Hoquiam resident and tennis player
A long-time tennis player and instructor, Ashley Kohlmeier is a Hoquiam native (HHS Class of 2004) who parlayed her love of the sport into an intrical part of her teaching — English and Technology —...
View ArticlePat Gordon: Helping cancer patients “Look Good, Feel Better” for more than 50...
Longtime Harbor resident Pat Gordon has been involved with helping cancer patients for around 52 years. She is the licensed cosmetologist who helps with the wigs given to women fighting cancer for the...
View ArticleQ&A: Alissa Shay, Satsop Business Park
Just before the Port of Grays Harbor took ownership of Satsop Business Park in 2013, Alissa Shay was named manager of business development. She oversees the daily operations of the park, including...
View ArticleQA — Sue Keltner, Driftwood Players
Sue Keltner has been an Aberdeen resident for nearly 50 years. Originally a Seattle native, she met her husband Jerry in an “Intro to Theatre” class while attending Western Washington University. When...
View ArticleQ&A: Jen Gillies-Alvarez
Hoquiam resident Jen Gillies-Alvarez works at Grays Harbor College as a coordinator of the Food Employment Training and Opportunity Grant programs. She and her wife, Sarah Gillies-Alvarez, have two...
View ArticleQA — Doug Allton
Longtime Raymond High School sports public address announcer Doug Allton is retiring after 28 years in calling football and boys and girls basketball. He and his wife, Wannette, are planning to tour...
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