Board & Advisory Members

Board Members

Board Members can be reached at board@sjiagguild.com

Ande Finley – Lopez, Co-Chair

Living on Lopez Island full time since 2009 and an active board member of the Lopez Locavores, Community Rights San Juan Island, and steering committee of Transition Lopez and Huddle Lopez Island. 

Wendy McClure – Lopez, Co-Chair

Wendy moved to Lopez Island in 2020, after nearly a lifetime enjoying her family’s island cabin as an off-islander. On the mainland, she worked in public service and non-profits, encouraging community collaboration, community food security, and civic engagement for over 40 years. During the 1990s, she co-owned and farmed a small, certified organic CSA in Snohomish County. Currently Wendy serves on San Juan County’s Agriculture Resource Committee, volunteers on local farms, and gardens at Fertile Ground Community Garden. Member since Feb 2025.

Laurie Bullock – Lopez, Treasurer

Operations Manager at Taproot Kitchen

Henryk Hiller – Lopez

Henryk worked as a land use lawyer and served as legal counsel and VP for a small internet company.  He was a Northwest Conservation Philanthropy fellow in 2017, focusing on sustainable local agriculture.  He has served on numerous boards and is a member of the Sustainable Communities Funders, a collaborative focused on projects at the intersection of environmental sustainability, equitable inclusion, and economic opportunity in Western Washington.  Henryk and his wife, Melora, have had a home on Lopez since 2002 and have lived there full-time since 2020.

Zach Chan – San Juan

Zach’s family moved to San Juan Island in 1995, when he was three years old.  In 2015, he started a six-month internship at Nootka Rose Farm, a 4-acre mixed market garden on Waldron Island, WA, where he learned how to grow high-quality produce with a limited supply of electricity and water.  That summer, Zach realized that farming was his life’s calling; all of his values, strengths, and interests converged on agriculture (specifically small-scale market gardening).  In 2019, Zach started his own diversified, intensive market garden, New Hannah Farm, which grows fresh vegetables for local residents and businesses.

Tim Barrette – San Juan

Co-owner, with his wife, Laurie, of The Market Chef.  Tim and Laurie started their business as vendors at the San Juan Island Farmers Market and have been long-time supporters of local farms and food as providing the freshest ingredients for their fine fare.

Bailey Quishenberry – Orcas

Hato, Bailey Quishenberry is a Shawnee farmer and artist, co-founder of Long Duck Farm, and has worked in local Orcas businesses for years. Bailey also currently works as an illustrator for the Shawnee Tribe. They are passionate about farming, being involved, and fostering strong relationships with land and all the peoples that share it.

Amanda Sparks – Orcas

Amanda has served as the executive director of the Orcas Island Food Bank since 2021.

Staff:

Lauren Bigelow – Lopez, Executive Director

Breton Carter – Lopez, Assistant Director