Board of Directors
Lakewold Leadership
Officers:
Carla Pelster, Board Chair
Retired, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel
Phyllis Griggs, Vice-Chair
Community Volunteer
Eve Hewitt, Secretary
Human Resources Specialist
Phil Eng, Treasurer
Retired, Banking and Finance
Trustees:
Susan Pittman
President and CEO, Insure NW
Stephen Cissell
Retired, Former Principal and Co-founder, Affinity Real Estate Management
MJ Stackpole
First Grade Teacher, University Place, WA
Lisa Hoffman, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Urban Studies, University of Washington, Tacoma
Mickey Portnoy
Senior Vice President, UBS Financial Services
Jason Whalen
Attorney and Co-Founder Ledger Square Law and Deputy Mayor City of Lakewood, WA
Dwight Williams
Deputy Chief Counsel Field Operations, Federal Aviation
Robin Callahan – ex officio
Vice President of Philanthropic Services, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Charlie Hyde
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Trevor Kovich
Multi-Family/Office Specialist, Neil Walter Company
Rhene Johns
Landscape Designer and Architect at James Guerrero Architects, INC
Judy Wagner, Honorary Member
Community Volunteer
In Memoriam: Larry Woodin
The Friends of Lakewold board is saddened by the sudden loss of our dear friend and fellow trustee, Larry Woodin. He died on Jul 22nd after a brief illness. A Seattle architect and well-known expert on saving Frank Lloyd Wright homes, he served on the national Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy board as President and Vice President. As a board member of the Seattle chapter English-Speaking Union, which sponsors Shakespeare competitions, and member of the PNW Rolls-Royce Owner’s Club, he hosted a luncheon for these groups at Lakewold that introduced vintage “proper motor cars” to the Gardens. Larry brought his board expertise and love of preservation, music, and the arts to the Lakewold board in 2015. He served as Vice-President, chair of the governance committee and member of the advancement and property development committees. He sponsored one of our 1st music events in many years. As a leader of our last capital campaign, he was instrumental in raising funds, well over our goal, and championed for accessibility in the gardens and Wagner house. Larry also brought outdoor art to Lakewold. He elevated Lakewold Gardens to a place of nature, music, and the arts that is enjoyed today. Larry’s quick, but quiet, wit will be sorely missed.
In July 2016, Larry celebrated his marriage to longtime partner Andy Mygovych at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Brandes House.