Board of Trustees

• Regular BOT meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month; they begin at 5:00 pm.
• There are no regular BOT meetings scheduled in July and December.
• The meeting in April is usually held at OC-Poulsbo.
• The meeting in August is held at OC-Shelton.
• All other regular meetings are held at OC-Bremerton in HSS 129 (Sept, Oct, Nov, Jan, Feb, March, May, June).

Harriette Bryant - Chair of the Board

Appointed: Sept. 28, 2015; Term expires Sept. 30, 2019.

Professional Information: The immediate Past-Chair of the Kitsap Community Foundation, Chair of the Bremerton Housing Authority, served as the President of the Kitsap County YWCA Board of Directors for ten years (2000-2010), member of the Boys and Girls Club of South Puget Sound Board of Governors, Senior Mentor Coordinator for Partnering for Youth Achievement, and a long standing member of Emmanuel Apostolic Church in West Bremerton. Ms. Bryant is also the co-founder of OurGEMS (Girls Empowered through Mentoring Services), a non-profit organization committed to empowering school-age girls to reach their fullest potential. OurGEMS started in 2008 with a small group of 8th grade students. Today, this organization serves more than 200 girls at schools throughout Kitsap County.  Harriette also serves as a Board member for the OC Foundation.

Shannon Childs

Appointed: Jan. 1, 2018; Term expires Sept. 30, 2022

Professional Information: Ms. Childs is the Senior Vice President/Marketing Director of Kitsap Bank, where she has worked since 2003. Before joining Kitsap Bank, she was the Director of Marketing, Communications and Government Relations with Poulsbo based Paladin Data Systems. Ms. Childs has a distinguished track record of volunteer community services including nine years on the OC Foundation Board of Directors. In 2013, Ms. Childs was named the YWCA Woman of Achievement.

Cheryl Miller

Appointed: Jan. 15, 2018; Term expires Sept. 30, 2021

Education: Bachelor of Arts, Evergreen State College

Professional Information: Since 2012, Ms. Miller has served as the Community Services Division Director for the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. Prior to that, she was the Co-Director, Tuwaduq Family Services for the Skokomish Tribe. She has extensive volunteer community service experience, including two years as a board member for Kitsap Mental Health, three years on the Kitsap Human Rights Committee, two years on the board of United Way of Mason County and most recently, three years on the OC Human Services Advisory Committee.