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Futurewise Staff: Angela Uhl, aisling kerins, Justine Guarda, megan blanck-weiss, Kristin Kelly, lori eagle, april putney, Aaron Ostrom, Tim Trohimovich, keith scully, kaleen cottingham, chieu van

Megan Blanck-Weiss, Field Director
Megan joined the Futurewise staff in 2006 as its Field Director. Megan first got involved in environmental organizing in college through the state PIRGs’ summer canvass office in Boston. She went on to run four summer canvass offices in Massachusetts and Washington and worked as the field organizer for WashPIRG. Megan holds a B.A. from Boston University in Political Science. Megan is back at Futurewise after taking a leave of absence to serve as the Field Director of the No on 933 Campaign.
Phone: (206)343-0681 x121
Email: Megan


Lori Eagle, Office Manager
One of Lori’s goals is to connect her work with her life. She has been trying to make a difference daily through raising her two sons the last 18 years. She’s thrilled to be part of Futurewise and to be making a difference locally. Lori has a BA in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. She loves the sun and travel.
Phone: (206) 343-0681 x111
E-mail: Lori

Kristin Kelly, Snohomish County Program Director
Kristin leads grassroots organizing efforts in Snohomish County. As a small business owner, Kristin got her start on growth management issues as a volunteer activist in Snohomish County, organizing a citizens’ group in the Lake Stevens area. She also currently serves as Smartgrowth Director for Pilchuck Audubon Society. Kristin has a B.S. in Natural Resource Communications from Humboldt State University.
Phone
: (425) 923-8625
E-mail: Kristin

Aisling Kerins, Acting Executive Director
Aisling served as the Campaign Director for the No On 933 Campaign, has worked on over 10 federal and legislative issue campaigns and 3 successful statewide initiatives, including serving as the Field Director for the successful Yes on I-297 campaign to clean up radioactive waste at Hanford -- which received the highest winning vote margin in Washington State history. Previously, Kerins was the Field Director for the Washington Public Interest Research Group (WashPIRG). Aisling serves on the board of the Women’s Political Caucus of Washington and Environment Washington and is a graduate of EMILY’s List Political Opportunity Program.
Phone
: (206) 343-0681 x115
E-mail: Aisling

Kitty Klitzke, Eastern WA Field Organizer
Kitty Klitzke is an environmental and social justice advocate from Spokane, WA. Her service in the US Army inspired her to seek out a better way to save her country and the planet. While majoring in Art in college, she got involved in the Fair Trade and Environmental movements. Kitty is also the Volunteer and Community Outreach Coordinator at The Lands Council.
Phone
: (509) 838-1965
E-mail: Kitty

Sara Nikolic, Urban Strategies Director Sara joins Futurewise after working with American Farmland Trust for four years, first as its Ohio State Director, and later as a consultant to its Ohio and Pacific Northwest Offices. While in Ohio, Sara worked on state legislation for transfer of development rights programs, subdivision review reform, and impact fee regulations, as well as a host of farmland protection and agricultural viability programs. As a native of the City of Chicago, Sara is now focusing her work on the urban side of the sustainable land use coin as she expands Futurewise’s Urban Development Program. Sara holds an M.S. in environmental policy from the Ohio State University and lives in Northwest Seattle with her husband and two young children. Phone: (206)343-0681 x112
E-mail: Sara

April Putney, Field Organizer/Lobbyist
April is the Field Organizer for Clark, Pierce and Thurston Counties and our Lobbyist. She has recently joined the Futurewise field team after organizing Clark and Pierce Counties for the No on 933 Campaign. Previously, April worked with NJPIRG in New Jersey organizing students and community members around water quality issues at Rutgers and Princeton University. She has a B.A. in International Relations and Spanish from Syracuse University.
Phone: (206) 343-0681 x120
E-mail: April

Keith Scully, Legal Director
Keith started practicing law in 1998. After a brief stint at Perkins Coie as a litigation associate, he worked as a King County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney in the criminal division. While at King County, he was assigned to both trial and appellate work assignments, and has handled hundreds of motions, bench, and jury trials, and argued to the Court of Appeals on several occasions. He recently returned to Seattle after working for the United Nations as a war crimes prosecutor in The Hague.
Phone
: (206) 343-0681 x114
E-mail: Keith

Tim Trohimovich, Planning Director
Tim joined the Futurewise staff in January 2001. He has more than 20 years of growth management experience, most recently as Comprehensive Planning Division Manager at the City of Redmond, where he participated in GMA appeals and worked extensively with citizens, elected officials, and planners. Tim has also worked on land use issues as hearing examiner in McCleary and Elma, as a Legal Planner for the Department of Ecology, and in Grays Harbor. He is AICP certified and is a member of the Washington and Oregon State Bar Associations.
Phone: (206) 343-0681 x118
E-mail: Tim

Angela Uhl, Development Director
Angela is the Development Director at Futurewise. She comes to us from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation where she served as Executive Director for five years. Previously, Angela was the Northwest Event Director at Nordstrom, where she also worked in marketing and advertising. She is a graduate of Washington State University. She leads the fundraising program at Futurewise.
Phone: (206) 343-0681 x117
E-mail: Angela

Chieu Van, Membership & Outreach Coordinator
Brand new to Futurewise, Chieu came to us most recently from the Henry Art Gallery. Originally from Saskatoon, Canada, Chieu studied Studio Arts at the University of Saskatchewan. Seattle’s distinctive neighborhoods drew her here and her interest in development work began as a result of getting involved in her community.
Phone: (206) 343-0681 x119
E-mail: Chieu

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