Board

Russell Hartman has lived in Bremerton since 1976. He is a retired attorney and superior court judge. Russ was born and raised in Renton, Washington, and is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Oregon Law School. Over his decades in Kitsap County, Russ has served on a variety of nonprofit boards including Kitsap Volunteer Attorney Services, Leadership Kitsap Foundation, and Bremerton Schools and Alumni Foundation. He also is a past member of the Bremerton School Board. Russ looks forward to his work on the GPC board to help preserve the Great Peninsula’s amazing outdoor environment. His outdoor passions include bicycle riding, hiking, backpacking, and Mariner’s baseball.

Evan Bauder was born and raised in Mason County, and recently purchased a property on Hood Canal permanently protected by a conservation easement held by GPC. He earned a B.S. in Environmental Science from Western Washington University’s Huxley College of the Environment. After graduating he moved back to his hometown to pursue a career in natural resources. He was first hired by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to conduct habitat surveys and fish passage barrier evaluations. After spending about one year with WDFW he was hired by the Mason Conservation District. Evan has been with the District for more than six years. He is currently managing multiple habitat restoration projects and programs as the District’s Habitat Program Lead. Throughout his time with the District he has been responsible for many different types of work including land surveying, GIS analysis, landowner outreach, project management, grant writing, and long range watershed planning. He also represents the District on two regional Technical Advisory Groups for the state’s Salmon Recovery Funding Program. Evan’s lifelong passion for the outdoors fuels his excitement to work with natural resources throughout the local ecosystems he was raised in.

Mark Mauren and his wife, Belinda, live on a small farm in the Puyallup Valley where they raise goats, chickens and pigs and maintain an extensive garden. Mark was born and raised in the Seattle area, the eldest of eight children, and grew up active in sports, hiking and canoeing.Mark earned a B.S. degree in Forest Management from the University of Washington in 1981. After college, he worked for the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) managing State land in Kitsap, Pierce, Mason and Thurston counties. At DNR he also managed statewide programs including, recreation, land transactions, and aquatics. Currently,
Mark manages Ueland Tree Farm – a FSC certified tree farm west of Kitsap Lake.

Mark served on a number of statewide trail/grant committees, and on committees that created the Key Peninsula, Gig Harbor and Islands (KGI) Watershed Plan and Gig Harbor Community Plan. In 2004, he was elected as the first President of the Peninsula Metropolitan Park District for three years. Throughout his career, Mark has been active in legislative issues at state, county and city levels. Mark looks forward to bringing his broad natural resource background to help GPC achieve its mission.

Paul Kundtz has lived in Kitsap County since 1984 with his wife Anne, and raised two children here. He worked as an attorney in Seattle for 28 years, serving clients throughout the region, including Kitsap County Superior Court. More recently, he worked as the Northwest Director for The Trust for Public Land, a national land conservation organization. He obtained his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan, and recently completed a Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Leadership from Seattle University.

Paul has served on many nonprofit boards, including the Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition, Mountains to Sound Greenway, Washington Association of Land Trusts, Bloedel Reserve, Seattle Aquarium, and the Bainbridge Island Land Trust. He was an elected commissioner of the Bainbridge Island Park District. He has held leadership positions in these organizations, including president/chair, treasurer, and committee chair.

Paul enjoys hiking, camping, biking, skiing, sailing, and kayaking throughout the Pacific Northwest. He has visited 47 national parks, and expects to see all 59.

David De Bruyn has been in the Puget Sound area since 1974. He is a very active kayaker having done trips, many multiple, in over 50 parts of Puget Sound as well as many international locations. He serves or has served on a number of boards including the Rainier Valley Community Development Fund, Ventures, the Kitsap Community Foundation, the Kitsap County Historical Society, and the Keta Legacy Foundation (formerly Mountaineers Foundation). He has had extensive involvement with Great Peninsula Conservancy over many years. David worked for the Environmental Protection Agency first in Washington, DC. and then for most of his career in Seattle. He also served in the Fiji Islands with the Peace Corps. He has a BA from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Originally from Minnesota, Erin Ewald developed an appreciation for natural resources in the Boundary Waters. She and her husband moved to Washington where Erin earned her B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Washington. After graduation, she worked with the Pierce Conservation District for 10 years as the Key Peninsula, Gig Harbor and Islands (KGI) Watershed program manager. While there, Erin worked with local farms to implement best management practices (BMPs) and improve water quality. She also has served on the KGI Watershed Council, Harbor WildWatch, Greater Gig Harbor Foundation, Pierce County Open Space Task Force and Pierce County Conservation Futures citizen advisory board. She currently is the Environmental Compliance Manager at Taylor Shellfish Farms where she continues to work with farmers as they implement BMPs. Erin lives with her husband, young daughter, dogs and horses in Gig Harbor and enjoys planting trees, gardening and exploring Washington’s many parks and open spaces.

Mark Greenfield lived in Seattle from 1968 until he and his wife, Jennifer, moved to Silverdale in 2019. Mark is a recently retired CPA who graduated from St. Martin’s University. Over the past 45 years, he served in financial management roles in several industries. The most recent role was 7 years as CFO of a national wild bird food producer. Mark and Jennifer have a grown son and daughter and one granddaughter. Mark enjoys running, especially when travelling in Hawaii, France and Italy. Mark has served on several nonprofit boards over the years. The most recent were as board Treasurer of Conservation Northwest, and board President of Seattle Audubon Society.

Mike Hall grew up in Seattle and has been a resident of Kitsap County with his wife Becky since 1994. Recently retired, Mike’s career was as the owner and President of Hall & Company, a management consulting and insurance brokerage firm located in Poulsbo. Mike’s company provided professional liability insurance and ownership transfer planning services to architects and engineers. Mike has a Civil Engineering degree and an MBA.

Mike and Becky have two adult children, a daughter and son. They enjoy sailing, boating, fishing, hiking, biking, snow skiing, and travel.  Mike’s commitment to helping GPC is based on many hours of trail bike riding in Port Gamble and walking his dog in Heritage Park.

Mike and Becky are long-time supporters of Fishline and GPC. Becky serves on the Board and is the Treasurer of Fishline Food Bank and now Mike needs to work hard to catch up with her long record of community service.

David Morris is a graduate of Peninsula High School and University of Washington in business administration. After serving in the Army as an officer, he entered the real estate business in Gig Harbor. Dave has been a real estate broker for over 40 years, and has vast experience in land sales, land development, and associated permitting processes. He currently manages 80 acres of forestland in northern Pierce County, and manages a variety of raw land and income producing properties. Dave is excited to put his real estate experience to work helping Great Peninsula Conservancy.

Dave’s community involvement includes service on the Gig Harbor School Board, Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce, Harbor History Museum, and Gig Harbor Rotary. An active real estate investor and counselor, Dave is a former manager and current stockholder of Keller Williams Realty in Gig Harbor and Silverdale. One of Dave’s activities involves his role as manager of The Morris Foundation, which makes real estate loans and investments, and uses the proceeds to make charitable contributions to many local non-profit organizations. Dave and his wife Mame have a son, daughter, and young granddaughter. He enjoys tennis, golf, boating, snow skiing, and travel.

Kelly Sullivan is an enrolled member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. She was born and raised in her tribal community and continues to raise her two teen sons there today. After serving three terms as a Tribal Council member, Kelly was hired as the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s Executive Director in 2012. She has a Masters Degree in Public Administration and has worked for her tribe for 20 years focused on community health and wellness. Kelly and her family love spending their free time outdoors in the woods and on the water. She is a Coast Salish wool weaver and a puller on the tribe’s traditional canoes.

Patricia Weagant grew up in Port Orchard, and attended junior college and worked in Seattle while her husband attended the University of Washington. They moved to Poulsbo in 1979 where she began volunteering at her children’s elementary school. Patricia worked as a para-educator with small groups of students, was active in the PTSA at the elementary and high school level, and was vice president and president of her local public school employees union. She also was an officer and coach in the North Kitsap Soccer Club. Over the years she has enjoyed hiking and biking in the North Cascades and Olympics, fly fishing and spending time at their cabin in Stehekin.