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Steve started working for the District as an Advisory Committee member when the district was formed in 2009 then became the Executive Director in 2010. He has been involved in operating commercial pools for over two decades and is certified as an Aquatic Facility Operator and has graduated from the National Aquatics Management School.
Steve grew up in San Diego and moved to Port Angeles to raise his family in 2001. Steve has two kids who are in college and his wife, Cindy, works at Olympic Medical Center.
Steve enjoys the outdoors and likes to ride his Jet skis to Victoria in the summer.
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Ryan grew up in Port Angeles. He has attended college off and on since graduating in 2017. He obtained his AA from Peninsula College.
Despite an untraditional college path, Ryan obtained his BAS in Business management. While in college, he took several classes in exercise science, and middle level math and science as well.
Ryan has been working for William Shore Memorial Pool District off and on since 2014.
"The pool has been an important part of my life for a long time. I have always been in swim lessons, and started Swim Club in 3rd grade. I remember when I was walking down the sidewalk protesting the closure of the facility; it's crazy to see how far it has come."
Jessica has lived in Port Angeles her whole life. She is a Port Angeles High School graduate. She started working for Shore Aquatic Center in 2021. Jessica grew up an avid Girl Scout; she was always helping the younger girl scouts in her troop. She enjoyed helping them learn and grow as a girl scout and person.
Jessica shares that passion with the spark and splash kids. She is amazed by their minds every day. Jessica wants Spark squad and splash preschool to be a safe, fun, and creative environment for kids to learn and grow.
" I grew up swimming in the pool and am excited to share that same passion of swimming with the spark and splash kids.”
Swen has been a resident of Port Angeles since 2003. He is a retired US Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer and former Search and Rescue Aircrew Member. He started working for Shore Aquatic Center in 2023. He has completed a Bachelor’s program at Berklee College of Music for Music Composition for Film, TV and Video Games, and completed the Master’s of Music program at the Seattle Film Institute.
Swen lived across Washington State in Kirkland, Juanita, Ellensburg, Tenino and Centralia prior to his military enlistment in 2001. Following enlistment, he served in Alaska, California, Washington DC, New Jersey, North Carolina, Florida, El Salvador, and Port Angeles.
Swen spends his spare time in multiple groups including (but not limited to) the Sequim City Band, the Sequim Community Orchestra, and the Port Townsend Film Festival.