With a background in education and programming, Tara has worked in museums for over 25 years. She's also a lover of dogs and chickens, an avid Pilates doer, and the person who will always have Chapstick.

Knitting devotee, snorkeler of the Hood Canal, and fixer of all things old and new. Ellie began her museum career 17 years ago and has been learning ever since. She’s passionate about creating engaging museum experiences, researching history’s mysteries, and caring for artifacts that tell our community’s stories.

Port Townsend raised, documentary lover, and road trip explorer. With a background in community education and nonprofit coordination, Kelsey is passionate about creating meaningful programs that connect people to art, history, and each other.

Bird watcher, bug catcher, and barbed wire collector. Reed is interested in the liberatory potential of community archives, and has been working since 2021 to make our archive more equitable, accessible, and relevant to who we are today.

Hockey fanatic, aspiring wine snob, and happiest on a hiking trail. With a background in software engineering, project management, and quality assurance, Linda has worked on finance and pension fund administration systems for over 30 years.

Local performance and visual artist, rabbit farmer, and avid collector of folklore both past and present. With a background in youth and arts education, Davy always dreamed of working in their favorite childhood place—the museum.

Outdoor adventurer, photography enthusiast, and storyteller through art and design. Linda studied art and graphic design and has used these skills to tell stories of place, from the Olympic Discovery Trail to university communications. A lover of history, she believes deeply in the importance of a sense of place.

East Coast transplant, houseplant hoarder, and lace enthusiast, Kayla has spent ten years in the museum world. With a background in historic reenactment, she believes interacting with the past is the best way to understand it.