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Dennis Schmitt – Chairperson
Dennis moved to Quilcene from San Diego CA, 12 years ago.  He has been married to his wife, Cherylann, for over 50 years and they have 5 grown sons.  Dennis retired as a material handling engineer with over 40 years in the industry. His interests are gardening, nature studies and boating. He feels privileged to be living in this location.

Cathy Bohman
Since moving here full-time in October 2011, Cathy & her husband, HR, have enjoyed sharing the Olympic Peninsula with family & friends. Cathy volunteers as the Community Connector for their church, for the University of Washington Sea Grant in monitoring for invasive green crab, with the Coyle Women’s Club and serves on the Toandos Emergency Preparedness Association Board. As a P&R Commissioner, Cathy strives to maintain our Community Center as an accessible resource for the safety and well-being of our community, and as a gathering place to strengthen relationships among neighbors.

Norm Johnson
Norm and his wife Sol initially bought their property at Hazel Point in 2009 as a weekend getaway. After falling in love with the land and the community, they moved here permanently in 2013. Norm graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and later from Seattle University with a degree in Chemistry.  He worked as a Chemist beginning at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and then at the Trident Refit Facility at Bangor for a total of 32 years. Norm began the Concerts in the Woods series at the Community Center in 2009 and is still involved in its organization.

Thane Grooms
Thane and his wife Karen have owned property in Coyle since 2007, moving here full time in 2014. Thane is a volunteer with Quilcene Fire Rescue and board member of Toandos Emergency Preparedness Association. His interests include sawmilling, woodworking, boating, fishing and maintaining the woods, water and land he inhabits.

Joe Patterson
I am an outdoorsman; my passions include gardening, fishing and anything to do with our natural environment. My wife, Kate, and I bought our first home and moved to Coyle in 2010 from Kitsap. I am a CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) machinist by trade but since moving out here, we found the opportunity to start our own business managing vacation properties. We have one son, Fin, born in 2021.