Board

Snoqualmie Valley Historical Society Board of Trustees

Heather Anderson: 2022-2023: literacy and history curriculum editor for Heinemann Publishing, a leading producer of K-12 education resources.

Beth Burrows: 2022-2023: Secretary; Long-time Valley resident; Owner of North Bend Theatre; North Bend Downtown Foundation President; North Bend Art and Industry Founder and board member.

Kevin Burrows: 2022-2023: Board President; Long-time Valley resident; Software Engineer, Microsoft; Owner, North Bend Theatre; current North Bend Landmark Commissioner.       

Brian Davis: 2021-2022:  Longtime Valley resident. History degree from WWU with secondary education endorsement.  US Navy Veteran, local real estate broker, filmmaker/photographer

Richard Kirby: 2022-2023: retired teacher and coach, 32 seasons USFS; member of Tolt & Fall City historical societys; Past Snoqualmie City Council; Board of Directors for Sno Valley Senior Center.

Katie Klahn: 2021-2022: Educator and Collections Manager at Cedar River Watershed Education Center since 2002; Si View Park Metropolitan Park District Commissioner, 2001-2005, 2020-2025.

Emily Lee: 2021-2022: Vice President; Educator in Issaquah School District since 2006, Issaquah History Museums Board Member, degrees in Cultural Anthropology and Elementary Education from UW, past Volunteer Coordinator for Rainier Valley Historical Society, Founder of Seattle History Comics.

Mary Miller: 2022-2023: City of North Bend Council member; Freelance Photographer; BA in Telecommunications, Michigan State University; North Bend Downtown foundation board member; former North Bend Planning Commissioner.

wiaac syayayəʔ, Steven Moses ti dsdaʔ. sdukʷalbix̌ čəd: 2022-2023: member of the Snoqualmie Tribe and the Snoqualmie Tribe’s Director of Archaeology & Historic Preservation; U.S. Air Force veteran.

Fay Rene: 2022-2023: Snoqualmie Valley Arts Live; Washington Education Assn. Retired; Snoqualmie Valley Food Bank

Xandra Trostel: 2022-2023: Local outdoor education preschool teacher;

Gardiner Vinnedge: 2021-2022: Treasurer; BA, MA in history; longtime history educator; member of Washington Museum Association, Organization of American Historians; past member Meadowbrook Farm Preservation Association Board, Si View Metropolitan Park District Commission; past North Bend Landmark Commissioner.

Board Emeritus

David Battey: Official historian for the Cities of Snoqualmie and North Bend; church historian, Snoqualmie United Methodist Church; AKCHO award for producing and writing Snoqualmie Falls mill Town Images; author of 225 weekly history articles for local newspaper; past Board Member, Meadowbrook Farm Preservation Society and Snoqualmie YMCA.

Gloria McNeely: Past associate editor of local newspaper; board member, Snoqualmie Valley Arts Live; board member Upper Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce; member Snoqualmie Arts Commission; free-lance writer on Valley history; has lived in the Valley since 1940.

Staff

Cristy Lake: Assistant Director, Snoqualmie Valley Museum; Collections Registrar, Northwest Railway Museum; King County Landmarks Commission Chair; MA in Historical Archaeology.