Staff and Board

Warren is a CPA with 50 years of experience. He retired from being a member/owner of Williams & Nulle, PLLC in June 2018. Since his retirement, Warren continues to mentor younger CPAs on a part time basis. Currently he is a member of the Anacortes Yacht Club, which he is a past commodore of, and the Anacortes Rotary Club. Warren joined the Skagit Land Trust board in 2014 and is the current Board President. He also serves on the land committee.

Brad Furlong lives with his wife, Eileen Butler, on Fir Island, where they raised three children. He is a graduate of the Evergreen State College and the University of Puget Sound School of Law. Brad is a retired attorney who worked with the Skagit Land Trust as its pro bono legal counsel for over twenty years. He is an avid cyclist, hiker, skier, and snowshoer. Brad is particularly interested in the history of polar exploration and the effects of colonization on the American West. Brad’s love for the Skagit goes back to the 1970s when he began to backpack and climb in the North Cascades. The suburbanization he witnessed growing up in California’s Diablo Valley motivates him to help advance SLT’s mission to preserve habitat in the Skagit.

Lynne is a retired Senior Program Manager with Boeing. She earned her undergraduate degree and MBA at the University of Washington, Seattle. Since retiring to Skagit County, Lynne has strengthened her focus and energies on environmental advocacy and volunteers her time with several local environmental organizations. After graduating from the Salish Sea Stewards Program in 2020, she joined their Advisory Committee to help administer program improvements. She is Skagit Land Trust’s representative on the Skagit Marine Resources Committee (SMRC) which she has served on since 2021 – and is currently Chair. Lynne is also involved with the Northwest Straits Commission. Lynne  leads several SMRC projects, such as the Bowman Bay Beach Restoration and the Skagit Bull Kelp Kayak surveys. Lynne was elected to the board in 2023. She  serves as Treasurer and serves on the land committee.

Tim Manns retired from the National Park Service after 34 years as a park interpreter and program manager. His assignments included North Cascades National Park, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Zion, and several other areas of the National Park System. Tim grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard University with a degree in liberal arts. He serves on the board of Skagit Audubon Society and is on the Skagit County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. He served many years on the Padilla Bay Foundation Board and was a U.S. alternate on the U.S./Canada Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission. Tim and his wife Brenda Cunningham have volunteered with Skagit Land Trust for many years. Their longest involvement with the Trust has been as volunteer stewards for Barney Lake Conservation Area since the early 1990’s.

Hal retired in 2012 after 40 years of technical instrumentation design and field service for mechanical engineering companies and the University of Washington Department of Oceanography. He volunteers with several local conservation and community service organizations. Hal has been a land steward with Skagit Land Trust since 2008 for several conservation areas. Hal joined the board in 2013 and serves on the following committees: executive, stewardship, facilities, land, and investment.

Jim is a Real Estate Broker with Windermere Real Estate. He is also a member of the Skagit County Conservation Futures Committee (Farmland Legacy Program). A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Jim enjoys hiking & backpacking. He joined the Board in 2016.

Mark is a retired forestry consultant who has lived in Skagit County for more than thirty years. He holds degrees in forest science from University of Washington and Yale University. Mark has served on the boards of Skagit Land Trust and Skagit Conservation District.

Steve Johnson is a retired family doctor and the co-founder of North Cascades Family Physicians. Steve joined the Trust’s board in 2009 and has served as Skagit Land Trust’s Stewardship Chair for over a decade, helping staff and volunteers carry out the important work of land management once a property is conserved forever. After raising their family beside Barney Lake – and helping to conserve that beautiful land as a conservation area – Steve and his wife, Robyn, now call Anacortes home.

Mark Linnemann is owner & proprietor of both the Guemes Island Resort and the Guemes Island General Store. Mark and his wife Kelly purchased the resort in 2006 and the store a decade later. He is a strong advocate for conservation on Guemes Island and beyond and helped garner local support for projects such as the protection of Guemes Mountain. Mark is formally trained as a Fine Art Photographer with a focus on landscape & environmentally sensitive subjects. He is involved in sustainably focused Glass Arts on Guemes Island, through his work with the nonprofit Beacon Glass. Mark also supports nature-focused elementary education through his involvement with Fiddlehead Montessori in Anacortes, WA. Mark joined the board in 2011 and serves on our land committee.

Denby migrated to Alaska for college (biology) and graduate school (oceanography) and was fortunate to spend months at a time in remote field camps and aboard ship in many regions of the state. His career thereafter centered on fishery and natural resource management, ranging from field technician to land use permitter, research biologist to policy analyst, fishery manager to chief executive of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. After 44 years up North, Denby retired to the Big Island where he and his wife Laurie built a coffee, citrus, and cacao farm. More recently, they have moved to Anacortes to be closer to kids, grandkids, and other North American wildlife.

Meagan Maillet holds a Juris Doctor from New England Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services, with Minors in Environmental Studies & Communication, from Western Washington University. After finishing law school, Meagan moved back to Mount Vernon to live closer to her family. She now works (remotely) as the Board of Review Staff Attorney for the Massachusetts Department of Labor & Workforce Development. While in Boston, Meagan served as a Pro Bono Attorney for the Volunteer Lawyer’s Project and as a Law Student Advocate for CORI Initiative. Before moving to Boston, Meagan completed Skagit Conservation District’s Watershed Master’s Program and served as Skagit Land Trust’s AmeriCorps volunteer in stewardship. The Trust was excited to welcome Meagan back in 2025, now as a Board member.

Before retiring several years ago, Therese’s business Northwest Grantmaking Resources provided philanthropy support for several family foundations and charitable trusts. Her board service over the years includes North Cascades Institute, the Manieri Jazz Endowment, Philanthropy Northwest, ACLU-WA, and the Fremont Women’s Clinic. In addition to her time with Skagit Land Trust, Therese also volunteers with the Padilla Bay Center, Friends of the Forestlands, and the Skagit Community Foundation. With her long-time partner John Draper, she divides her time between a Samish Island beach cabin on Padilla Bay (next to Skagit Land Trust properties) and a home in Anacortes near  Little Cranberry Lake (part of Anacortes Community Forestlands which Skagit Land Trust protects with permanent conservation easements. Her beautiful golden retriever, Lily, is happy at both sites. Therese joined the board in 2020. Until recently, Therese chaired the Development & Outreach Committee.

Phil holds a BS and MS in Agricultural Engineering from North Carolina State University. Before retiring in 2012 he spent 32 years with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. His experience included working with farmers to both assist them and to mitigate the environmental impact of agriculture, reclaiming abandoned mine lands, restoring wetlands through the Wetland Reserve Program, constructing small flood structures, and more.  Since moving to Skagit County, Phil has been actively engaged through volunteer work with Habitat for Humanity, Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group, and Skagit Land Trust. In addition to his volunteer activities, Phil enjoys woodworking and bicycling and is active in both these communities. Phil is being elected to the board for an initial 3-year period. However, he has served on the Facilities Committee since 2023 and is currently the Facilities Committee chair.

Kathy studied botany and plant ecology at the University of Tennessee and marine ecology at the University of Washington. She previously worked as a preserve steward for The Nature Conservancy and a habitat biologist for Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Kathy also ran a water quality lab for the Tulalip Tribes and worked for 20 years for Snohomish County on water quality and environmental monitoring, public education, and habitat stewardship. She is an avid bicyclist and an active Master Gardener.

Born and raised in Southern California, Chris now calls Skagit Valley home. He earned a BA in History from CSU San Bernardino and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Social Studies at Ohio University. He works as a history teacher in Mount Vernon. Passionate about both education and conservation, Chris has been volunteering with the Skagit Land Trust since 2019 as a land steward and has served on the Development and Outreach Committee since 2021. When not in the classroom or working on conservation efforts, he enjoys spending time outdoors, exploring and appreciating nature. Chris joined the Board in 2025.

Keith was one of Skagit Land Trust three founders back in 1992. He is also the former president of Skagit Audubon Society. Before he retired, Keith worked as a veterinarian for many years. Keith first joined the Board in 1992.

Anne is a retired pediatric nurse practitioner with degrees from University of Washington and Skagit Valley College. A Stanford University English graduate, Anne’s interest in Skagit Land Trust grew from her love of Skagit County’s natural areas. Anne joined the board in 2014. Anne currently chairs Skagit Land Trust’s public policy committee and serves on the land committee. Anne is deeply involved in community science and education regarding our local Great Blue Herons and local heronries, including the March Point Heronry.