Donna Keeler - Vice President
Donna has nearly twenty years experience in urban and regional planning and environmental and natural resource management. She obtained her Masters Degree in Environmental Planning from Arizona State University in 1989 and has since worked in the private and public sectors and oversees.  In the mid 1990’s Donna served as Comprehensive Planning Manager for Island County and coordinated the development of the County’s Comprehensive Plan in accordance with Washington’s Growth Management Act. During that time she became involved with housing and shoreline issues.  Currently, she is the principal/owner of Coastline Planning, providing consulting services to private and public entities on growth management matters, affordable housing, low impact development, long and short range urban planning, shoreline planning, environmental analysis and grant writing and administration. She lives with her husband and daughters live in Coupeville.

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David W. Anderson
Dave has spent the last twenty-one years as a Building Official for the City of Arlington and currently the City of Oak Harbor. David has been involved in the development and construction of housing and commercial projects throughout Northwest Washington. As a Building Official he has worked with other agencies such as Habitat for Humanity and Housing Hope to create affordable housing opportunities. These projects include: low income housing plats for Housing Hope, Individual residences, larger low income multi-family projects, multiple industrial parks, as well several educational facilities. Currently David serves as the President of the Northwest Washington Chapter of International Code Council which provides educational and training opportunities for code officials, architects, contractors throughout Northwest Washington.

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Rick Brown
Rick has been in involved in affordable housing for nearly thirty years. He was the architect for the Songaia Co-housing project in Bothell and the president of the La’mourita Coop in Seattle for nearly ten years. His firm, Brown Associates/Architects, provides consultation to housing authorities, property management and potential developers of affordable housing projects. In addition to design services, Rick is  involved in preparation and review of capital needs assessments for affordable housing projects in the eleven Western States for non-profits.

Rick has been active locally having been on the Board of the Holmes Harbor Water District, the Freeland Sub-Area Planning Committee, and the Board of Directors of the Freeland Chamber of Commerce. He is presently on the Langley Design Review Board and Board of Directors of the South Whidbey Rotary.

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Randy Enberg
Randy and his wife, Barb, have owned and operated the Enberg Insurance Agency for over 36 years. Prior to moving to Whidbey Island, he spent 6 years serving on the Snohomish County Boundary Review Board, and 13 years serving on the Edmonds Senior Center Board. Since moving to the Island, Randy has been actively involved with the South Whidbey Habitat for Humanity Board and he has recently expanded his role with Habitat to include a Board position with Island County Habitat for Humanity.

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Michael Schuerlein
Michael’s first profession was in the banking industry, as a Manager for Bank of America. From finance he branched off into a lifelong career in land development and home design and building. As a partner in Worthington Custom Homes, Michael gives great attention to every detail in designing and building custom homes. While the demand for custom homes is strong, Michael also has made a commitment to providing affordable and energy efficient homes. His designs include passive solar energy efficient homes and building green sustainable homes using recycled products where ever possible. Michael is also active in Habitat for Humanity of Island County.

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Sandra Stipe - Executive Director
Sandra came to Saratoga Community Housing after serving as the start-up Director for Whidbey Island Share a Home (WISH), a non-profit home share program started in Island County in 2004.  Her educational background includes a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Washington with additional course work in Business Administration and Non-Profit Organization.

As a Sales Consultant for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Sandra gained valuable experience in Sales and Marketing. A change in career path led her to the position of Trust Fund Administrator for the Northern California Retail Clerks - Employers Benefit Plans. As her family grew, they decided to return home to the Northwest and settle down on Whidbey Island. While Sandra’s passion lies with affordable housing issues, she is also involved with her children’s schools, The American Cancer Society, Whidbey Island Share a Home and Women Take Wing.

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Born in Lincoln, Nebraska Shannon spent her first 4 years in Oak Harbor, WA when her father was called back as a pilot during the Korean War.  She returned to Whidbey Island in 1997 after finishing her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology at Mt Saint Mary’s College in Brentwood, CA.

Wayne Locke
Wayne has extensive experience in the Banking and Real Estate Industries.  He has been a loan officer with a number of lenders since 1984. These include commercial banking, savings and loans, mortgage brokers, and a mortgage bank.  He has also worked as an in-house loan officer for a local real-estate firm. These experiences led him to a position as the Corporate Trainer at InterWest Bank focusing on the development and delivery of all training for the production staff on the asset side of the bank.

Wayne’s professional interest expanded from banking to include real estate and teaching. In 1989 he created a state certified Real Estate School and continues to write and deliver finance and sales courses for Continuing Education hours. Wayne’s professional affiliations include the National Association of REALTORS, the Washington Association of REALTORS, the Seattle King County Association of REALTORS and the North Puget Sound Association of REALTORS.  Wayne is also a licensed Real Estate Agent and an active member of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

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Curt is a lifelong Whidbey Islander whose contributions to Island County include 20 years of service as South Whidbey Parks & Recreation District Commissioner, 11 years service on the Conservation Futures Technical Advisory Group, 10 years on the Rural Transportation Planning Organization Technical Advisory Committee. Most recently he was elected to serve as a Commissioner for the Port of South Whidbey. Curt is also the owner of Island Asphalt & Sitework Inc. providing site preparation and paving services to residential and commercial customers for over 25 years. When he’s not running for public office, Curt enjoys running in marathons and triathlons including the grueling Iron Man Triathlon in Hawaii. In fact, he was the first ever cross-country runner at Langley High School.

Angie graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from Washington State University in 1988. Since then she has been a registered Architect in both Hawaii and Washington. Angie moved to Oak Harbor in 1997 when her husband, a Naval Reserve pilot, was transferred to Naval Air Station Whidbey. During the period of 2001 – 2004 she worked as a plans examiner and building inspector for the Island County planning department and sat on the advisory committee for Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve. In 2004 she established her architectural business, Straight Edge Architecture. Angie’s interest in the areas of planned growth, protecting the environment and open government led to her current elected position of Island County Commissioner. While County matters keep her busy, she is also an involved parent of two. She received the “Golden Acorn” volunteer recognition for her support of local schools; including designing and installing an elementary school playground and volunteering in her children’s classrooms.