mary fisher - win founder

Mary grew up on the eastern seaboard and attended college at California Arts & Crafts in Oakland. She meet her husband Tom in SE Alaska where she lived for 9 years.   They moved to Whidbey in 1983 and Tom built the home where they raised their 3 children. Mary started Cultus Bay Nursery in 1986 as she always had a passion for flowers and plants. It also gave her a chance to be home while the kids were growing up. Once the kids were out of the house, Mary felt a strong desire to do something that would be helpful for the community. During that time she volunteered for a Power of Hope project in Langley and discovered, much to her surprise, how many homeless teens there were on South Whidbey who were food insecure. 
That was the inspiration for founding W.I.N. In 2007, along with good friends Dorit Zingarelli, Jonni Reed and Shirley Collins they set forth to feed kids in need.

Pam LelouP - president

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Pam has lived in the Pacific Northwest since 1996, when she and her husband relocated to Pullman, Washington to join the Washington State University faculty and staff.  Her positions there included Administrative Manager of the College of Communication and  Manager of Board Relations for the WSU Foundation.  

​After having a vacation home on South Whidbey for 4 years, Pam moved here full time in 2009.  Her three sisters and mother also live on South Whidbey.  Pam dedicates her time to WIN, her dog Mia, gardening, and visiting her grown daughters and granddaughter in St. Louis. 

Linda palmer - vice president

Linda has lived on Whidbey Island for 11 years. Prior to moving to the island, she was employed at Portland Community College as an associate dean of student development. She has been involved with WIN for about 5 years. She enjoys gardening, knitting, reading and hiking. Her husband David retired from Boeing and volunteers at Good Cheer. They have one son, Chris who resides in Honolulu and two grandchildren who live on the island.

cathy brown - treasurer

Cathy spent years packing school lunches for her four sons and feels right at home in the WIN kitchen with the Thursday tribe. A native Texan, she spent most of her working career as a CPA in California, then retired with her husband to Whidbey Island in 2012. They've never looked back and appreciate the lovely setting and the big-hearted people they share this island with.

mary ann stine - secretary

Mary Ann is a native Whidbey Islander, and a lover of everything Whidbey Island.  As a retired educator from Everett Public Schools, she has a huge appreciation and passion for linking everything local to farm fresh food along with educational activities that bring the whole world of agriculture to life and help instill lifestyle choices that nurture bodies, communities, and the planet.

barb schiltz

Barb was born and raised in New York, had 3 children and worked as a registered nurse for many years. She subsequently worked in a holistic Medical practice in NYC as a nutrition consultant after getting her undergraduate degree in Nutrition in 1987. Barb moved to Seattle in 1995 to study for her Master's Degree in nutrition at Bastyr University. After working in nutrition research, she semi-retired in 2007 and happily moved to Whidbey Island where she joined the WIN team shortly after it began. Barb loves WIN's mission and joined the WIN Board of Directors in 2015. Her hobbies include visiting her three children and three grandchildren, gardening, reading, outdoor sports, and visiting my daughter and her wife in Maui.

ted ravetz

Ted moved to Whidbey Island in 1976 with his wife and two small children. They bought a very old, rundown log house surrounded by 12 acres of blackberries.  When not working on the house and land, Ted worked for Edmonds Community College, teaching folks who needed new job skills, how to set up computer systems. Now, 42 years later, the house and land are beautiful, Ted is retired and his children have left the island and started families of their own.  Several years ago, Ted's wife died and, faced with the question, “what am I going to do now”, Ted started volunteering – at WIN and other local organizations. WIN stuck and, so, when asked if I would join the board, Ted said yes.