Encompass NW welcomes four new members to Board of Directors
Published 7:30 am Monday, August 14, 2017
Encompass recently welcomed four community leaders to its board of directors. They are Gayle Bennett, Janice Evans, Sandra Ramsey, and Erika Ribary.
Bennett has been working in marketing for Philips for 16 years , but she began her career in the nonprofit sector writing grant proposals and running USAID programs. Bennett and her family enjoy volunteering and have been involved in PTA, church youth programs, community serve days, city planning meetings and the annual Can Do 5K race to raise money for My Village Northwest.
Evans has an extensive background in human resources and joined Technical Glass Products in early 2012 as Director of Human Resources. She is currently on the board of the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Ramsey has worked in the financial sector for over 38 years, the last seven of them at Heritage Bank, in the Issaquah branch, where she is a senior vice president commercial banking officer. She comes to Encompass from over a decade on the Board for Exodus House in Sumner, a nonprofit that works with families recovering from domestic violence. Ramsey also served on the Planning Committee for the City of Buckley for four years and city council for four years. She has been a member of the Buckley Kiwanis for 27 years and has recently joined the Issaquah Rotary.
Ribary is a lifetime educator who currently owns and operates Little Si Yoga Studio and Pearl and Stone Wine Co. in North Bend. She has previously worked in the Snoqualmie Valley School District as an elementary educator, technology lab instructor, and Parent Partnership Program learning advisor.
These four new board members join the existing Encompass Board of Directors: Larry Brown, Claudia Castle, Brad Hutt, Robin Pasquarella, Katherine Ross, Roy Simperman, Tom Sroufe, Joan Vaughn, Steve Weaver, Amy Wright, and Art Zylstra.
Encompass is currently accepting applications to join the Board of Directors. Interested residents should send email to volunteer@encompassnw.org for more information.
