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November 7, 2022

Heidi Dunbar, Vice President

Heidi has lived in the NW her entire life and has been fishing with her father since she could hold a rod. She has had the privilege of fishing many amazing places with her favorite being Campbell river and the Tyee fish club. After spending 20 years in the healthcare field, it was time to take a leisurely step back. In October of 2021 she started a position with REI as their Campus manager which led her back to the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery where she brought her children on School field trips. She had been looking for a place she was passionate about where she could give back to the community and to future generations and FISH was a wonderful fit. She is excited for what they are doing today and for what the future holds for our FISH community.

April 23, 2021

Peter Gowell, Treasurer

Peter is honored to serve on the FISH Board. He brings the shared commitment and purpose of promoting conservation, education, environmental sustainability and supporting the overall mission of FISH.

A native Seattleite growing up on the Eastside, he was introduced to the significance of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery in grade school (as well as the magic of Boehm’s Candies chocolates). Trips into the Issaquah Alps along with experiences with both Boy Scouts and Mountaineers heightened his awareness and the need to secure healthy fish habitats to support the runs of chinook, coho, sockeye, kokanee, trout and steelhead found in Issaquah Creek.

A CPA by training, he has 20+ years of finance & accounting leadership experience with a large professional services firm, experience beneficial to continuing the strong stewardship of FISH.

June 15, 2018

Kelly Richardson, President

Kelly Richardson, Vice President

Kelly Richardson, a commercial broker with Rowley Properties, is a FISH Master Docent and a FISH member for five years. She has served on the FISH Board of Directors since 2012 and was elected as the Vice President in January of 2016. She is also the current and founding chair of the Public Relations committee. The PR committee spearheads Elected Officials Day at the hatchery each September, and initiated conversations with WDFW resulting in repairs to the weir in 2014. She also serves on the Board Nominating Committee. Kelly is an alumni member of Leadership Eastside and also on the board of CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) of Washington State which focuses on a high level of education in commercial real estate.

June 8, 2016

Mary Lou Pauly, Secretary

Mary Lou Pauly, Secretary Recently elected Mayor of Issaquah Mary Lou Pauly has served as a FISH Board Member since 2013. She currently serves as the Board Secretary and is a member of the Public Relations Committee. Mary Lou is a semi-retired civil engineer who worked for local governments as well as environmental consulting firms and has been an Issaquah City Council member since 2014. She is a Civil Engineering graduate from the University of Waterloo in Canada and has lived in Issaquah since 1993.