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Mary Gladhart, PresidentMary is a Northwest native living on Whidbey Island with her husband Chad. Together they tend a small vineyard and raise vegetables to share with the community.
Mary comes to the WIN board of directors with 35 years of experience as a financial advisor. During the past 25 years she has served as a Board Member, Board President, and Interim Executive Director for Mobility Outreach International. Always with a “hands on” approach to her duties, she has made over a dozen trips to underdeveloped countries in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean focusing on the local cultural and medical traditions and how to best integrate them with Western medical practices. Mary enjoys gardening, photography, painting and being in nature. |
Alicia Dixon Docter, Vice PresidentAlicia strives to make food and nutrition messaging down-to-earth, science-based, accessible, realistic, and food-based. This has been her approach, whether training those who help feed kids; counseling teenagers (athletes, incarcerated, disordered eating, etc.); or authoring a book.
Alicia is excited to serve on the WIN Board. She spent 40+ years in the nutrition field, first in Northern California, working with teachers, administrators, and school food service to promote nutrition education in the state and nationally. Moving to Washington in 1985, she trained at the University of Washington (UW) where doctors, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and dietitian/nutritionists collaborated to provide effective care for teens and families. After earning a Masters in Nutrition from the UW, Alicia had a private practice in the Seattle area; staffed a clinic at Seattle Children’s; and was faculty for the UW adolescent program. Living on Whidbey for 6 years, Alicia hopes to contribute to the community by helping provide leadership, and guidance on food and nutrition policies, for WIN. She loves to hike, bike, travel, garden, cook and bake, and spend time with her husband, her daughter and her family, as well as friends from near and far. |
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Sharon Corriveau, TreasurerSharon Corriveau grew up in California and moved to Texas where she met her husband, Jerry. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Texas. After moving to Northern Virginia in 1995, she advanced her education, completing a Masters in Nursing at Georgetown University and a Doctorate of Nursing at the University of Virginia. After 25 years as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, she retired. Sharon and her family often visited the San Juan Islands. Subsequently, Sharon discovered Whidbey Island offered many opportunities to volunteer and would be a wonderful place to retire, so they moved to South Whidbey in 2021. Their daughter and son-in-law, Chanel and Tevon, also live on South Whidbey and are working as Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners. Volunteering with WIN since 2022, Sharon is able to continue her work as an advocate for children. Other interests include serving on the board of South Whidbey Garden Club and volunteering at Healing Circles of Langley. She loves gardening, hiking, and playing with her Dachshund, Fido.
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Karin Mayhew, SecretaryKarin joined the board in 2024 and is the board secretary.
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Nancy BellNancy grew up in New Jersey and attended Keuka College in upstate New York. After one year of teaching, she changed careers and moved to San Diego to work at a local TV station. Subsequent career moves took her to Memphis, and ultimately to San Francisco, where she met her husband of 33 years.
2009 marked a total life change with her introduction to the threats of climate change. Over the next 15 years Nancy focused on adult education in environmental issues and voter education. During that time, she was Program Director and co-President of the Environmental Forum of Marin and served on the Board of the Marin League of Women Voters. In 2018 Nancy and her husband, Bruce, visited Whidbey for the first time. They loved the cycling and slower pace on the island, which led to more frequent and extended stays. In 2022 they decided to move to Whidbey permanently. With that, Nancy started volunteering in the WIN kitchen, impressed with the commitment of the organization. In 2023 they sold their Sausalito condo and bought their house in Freeland. In addition to cycling, Nancy enjoys cooking, hiking, dancing and Ikebana flower arranging. |
Nancy ThompsonNancy was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from USF with a BSN in Nursing and Public Health.She relocated to Washington State in 1980 working twenty-five years in the outpatient surgical setting.
After retiring from nursing she and her husband, Brad, moved to Whidbey Island.In 2012 they purchased land and developed Dancing Fish Vineyards-Winery and Event center. A long time business donor and now officially retired she now can focus on volunteering. She currently volunteers in the WIN kitchen and has joined the WIN Board of Directors. She is also a member of Soroptimist International of South Whidbey Island. She enjoys her nine grandchildren, fishing, reading, photography and the arts. |
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Michele VenetisMichele Venetis is a native Californian who moved to Whidbey Island with her husband, Steve. in 2015 from Los Angeles. She has worked in the film industry for over 40 years and when arriving to the Island found two of her favorite volunteering experiences with Whidbey Island Center for the Arts and Whidbey Island Nourishes. The community of caring people is what made Michele want to be part of WIN and subsequently become a Board Member. Michele also serves on the Board for WICA.
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