Dan Cantrell, Executive Director
Dan joined Futurewise in June 2008. He was most recently the Executive Director with the Washington State Recycling Association. He has been an active participant in the environmental community and has served on the boards of Earth Share of Washington, Washington Environmental Council as Co-President, Cascade Chapter of the Sierra Club, Puget Sound Regional Council, and ALT-Trans (now known as Transportation Choices Coalition). Dan is a graduate of Sonoma State College and holds a M.P.A. from Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington.
Phone: (206) 343-0681 x116
Email: Dan

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

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 working as a volunteer on several campaigns. She went on to work as the Program Outreach Director and campaign organizer for The Lands Council and went down to part time there in order to work for Futurewise as a Field Organizer. She now works full time for Futurewise.
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
Email: Sara

April Putney, Political Director
April coordinates our state policy work in Olympia and field activities in Pierce and Thurston Counties. She joined the Futurewise team after working for the successful 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. from Syracuse University.
Phone: (206) 343-0681 x120
Email: April

Tim Trohimovich, Planning Director
Tim joined the Futurewise staff in January 2001. He has more than 25 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, Associate Director
Angela joined Futurewise in June 2005 as Development Director with extensive fundraising and marketing experience. Previously she was the Executive Director at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation leading fundraising, marketing, and community outreach programs. She also worked for Nordstrom for 11 years as NW Event Director, Sales Promotion Director, and in events, advertising and marketing for the company. She is now the Associate Director for Futurewise with an emphasis on development and operations.
Phone: (206) 343-0681 x117
E-mail: Angela

Chieu Van, Membership & Outreach Coordinator
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