Board Of Directors
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Darin Hand
President
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Associate Director of Columbia College
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Professor of Human Resources at Columbia College and Brandman University
Steve Talmadge
Past President
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Ph.D. Educational Psychology, University of Oregon
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School Psychologist, Oak Harbor Public Schools (Retired)
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Past Board President, Island Mental Health
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50-year member, All Island Community Band
Johnny Johnson
Treasurer
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Senior Program Management Analyst with Precise Systems
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Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership from the University of Oklahoma
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25-year Military Career with the United States Navy
Chris Wiegenstein
Member
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Owner, Cradlestone LLC
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Associate of Science Degree in Addictions Counseling
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Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a Counseling Concentration
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Master of Science in Counseling
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Oak Harbor City Councilman, Position 2
Evett Morgan-Mueller
Vice President
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Oak Harbor native and product of Oak Harbor School District, K-12
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Oak Harbor Public School Teacher 25+ years
London Cook
Secretary
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Wealth Advisor at Cook Wealth Management
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Paid-on-Call Firefighter with the Oak Harbor Fire Department
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Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington
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Product of Oak Harbor School District, K-12
Dallas Viall
Member
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Vietnam veteran
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MBA, University of Washington
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B.S. in Nursing , Seattle Pacific University
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Nurse Practitioner, Whidbey General ER and Naval Health Clinic
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Treasurer, Island Ministries
Gerald Sodano
Member
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LCDR (Ret) with 27 years in the USN
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Environmental Analyst (Ret) for14 Years covering:
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Airspace, Air Traffic Control, and Military Training
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Has made Oak Harbor home for 19 years with wife Janet and two children
In Memoriam
Patty McKinnon
August 25, 1944 – October 18, 2022
New Leaf fondly remembers board member Patty McKinnon. Patty passed away recently at age 78.
A child of a military family, Patty became a teacher for the Department of Defense before moving to Oak Harbor and becoming a teacher at Oak Harbor High School.
Patty was an active member of the Oak Harbor community for over four decades. She was involved with the Oak Harbor Yacht Club, Soroptimist International of Oak Harbor, the Oak Harbor Garden Club, the Birthday Club, the Polly Harpole Hospital Guild at Whidbey Health, and was a devoted member of the New Leaf Board of Directors. Patty will be greatly missed.
In Memoriam
Captain Richard J. (Dick) Toft
Captain USN (Ret.)
July 14, 1940 – May 4, 2021
New Leaf fondly remembers retired US Navy captain and longtime New Leaf board member and president Dick Toft, who passed away recently at age 80.
A beloved pillar of the Oak Harbor community, Toft's passing was marked by the Rotary Club of Oak Harbor, who dedicated their restored memorial bridge at City Beach (Windjammer Park) in downtown Oak Harbor in honor of Toft and other Oak Harbor Rotarians.
The Rotary Memorial bridge being restored.
New Leaf remembers Dick Toft with warmth and gratitude for his service. New Leaf is honored to remember Toft with a memorial plaque at our office bench.
