Staff Directory
You may contact Historic Seattle staff members directly by email or by phone 206-622-6952 (plus extension).
Dearborn House Staff
 Kathleen Brooker
Executive Director
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Kathleen Brooker became Executive Director of Historic Seattle in 2008 after serving for 15 years as President and Chief Executive Officer of Historic Denver. Previously, Kathleen served as Deputy State Preservation Officer of New Mexico and Executive Director of the Lowell (Massachusetts) Historic Board, where she led the city's historic preservation program and managed a 2,000 building National Register historic district. At Historic Denver, she supported the city, neighborhoods, business owners, and individuals in preserving their historic resources. In 2007, Kathleen was honored with the 2007 Award for Preservation Leadership from Colorado Preservation.
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 Mark Blatter
Director of Real Estate Development
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Mark Blatter, Director of Real Estate, oversees property operations and develops new projects for Historic Seattle. He has managed a wide range of projects since he arrived in 2001, including the Cadillac Hotel, Good Shepherd Center Artist Housing and Chapel Performance Space, Egan House rehabilitation, and sale of the BelBoy Apartments. Prior to working for Historic Seattle, Mark developed affordable housing for a number of Seattle area nonprofit developers. He has also worked as project manager and construction manager for commercial real estate companies. Mark has a B.A. from Dartmouth College and attended the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Washington.
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 Larry Kreisman
Program Director
Honorary AIA Seattle Member
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Larry Kreisman has been Program Director for Historic Seattle since 1997, where he has initiated a large number of varied educational programs and events on architecture, design arts, and built heritage. He is an Honorary Member of AIA Seattle; has a B.A. from City College of New York; a M.A. in English literature from the University of Chicago; and a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Washington. Larry is co-author with Glenn Mason of The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest and author of Made To Last: Historic Preservation in Seattle and King County, and numerous other books. Since 1988, he has written regularly on home design for Pacific Northwest, the Seattle Times magazine. Larry also served as architectural historian on the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board from August 1995 until July 2003. In 1997, he was honored with the Washington State Historic Preservation Officer's Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in Historic Preservation. Larry’s partner is Wayne Dodge, a family practice physician—and Historic Seattle volunteer. |
Charlotte Moss
Director of Finance
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Charlotte Moss is Historic Seattle’s Director of Finance, and has more than ten years experience in nonprofit finance and management. Prior to joining Historic Seattle, she worked for several computer software licensers managing the implementation of financial accounting systems for multinational corporations throughout the US and Canada. Charlotte holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Illinois and a Graduate Certificate in Accounting from the University of Washington. |
Eugenia Woo
Director of Preservation Services
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Eugenia Woo is Historic Seattle’s Director of Preservation Services. She has extensive experience in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Prior to joining Historic Seattle in 2009, Eugenia worked as a preservation consultant at Artifacts Consulting in Tacoma where she prepared National Register and local register nominations, conducted cultural resource surveys, and managed historic tax credit projects. She also was a Community Development Specialist in the City of Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods where she served as a coordinator for the International Special Review District and Columbia City Landmark District. Eugenia has a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Urban Planning and Preservation Planning certificate from the University of Washington. Eugenia is a co-founder and board member of Docomomo WEWA; a board member of the Vernacular Architecture Forum; and former board member of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Kji Kelly
Director of Property and Asset Management
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Kji Kelly is Director of Property and Asset Management for Historic Seattle with nearly 20 years of construction management experience specializing in restoring, adaptively re-using and maintaining historic structures. He worked for the Pennsylvania Capital Preservation Committee, a bi-partisan group dedicated to the restoration, preservation and maintenance of the 1906 Pennsylvania State Capital building. Kji was Project Manager for the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resource, Historic Sites Division, where he managed restoration projects at 27 historic sites around the state. He was also a Project Manager for the Facilities Management Department at Duke University, where he managed renovation and new construction projects on the early 20th century Collegiate Gothic campus. Kji has a B.A. in American Studies and Political Science from Dickinson College, and a Construction Management Certificate from the University of Washington. |
 Luci J. Baker Johnson
Manager Volunteer Services and Events
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Luci J. Baker Johnson became Historic Seattle’s Manager of Volunteer Services and Events in 2006. She is a freelance writer and historian with nearly 30 years of experience in nonprofit community involvement, including work with the American Red Cross in St. Paul, Minnesota as well as Seattle. In 2001, she began volunteering with Historic Seattle (annually donating over 200 hours) and also served on the Strategic Planning and Advocacy committees. In 2003, she was honored as the Historic Seattle Volunteer of the Year. She earned her B.A. in Sociology and a B.S. in Recreation from Moorhead State University in Minnesota. She lives in Ballard with her software-engineer husband Doug.
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 Kelten Johnson
Project Manager
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Kelten Johnson is a Project Manager for Historic Seattle. He has a background in commercial real estate with time spent on the brokerage side focused on investment properties and on the development side working for a small investment real estate firm specializing in urban infill projects. Kelten is a graduate of Colorado State University and is in the process of continuing his study of commercial real estate at the University of Washington through the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies and the Commercial Real Estate Certificate Program. Kelten enjoys learning about the real estate make up of the city and spending his free time in the outdoors.
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Joe Bushek
Development Associate
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Joe Bushek is Historic Seattle’s Development Assistant, working with Membership and the Annual Fund. He is a graduate of Oregon State University with B.A. in Political Science. In his spare time he enjoys running, traveling and being outdoors.
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Mary Halecki
Program Assistant
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Mary Halecki is Historic Seattle’s Program Assistant. She has an M.Ed
from Seattle University in Adult Education and a B.A. in Art History. Mary is also an adjunct instructor of mathematics at Seattle Central Community College.. |
Cindy Hughes
Administrative Assistant/
Good Shepherd Center Coordinator
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Cindy Hughes is Historic Seattle’s Administrative Assistant and Good Shepherd Center Coordinator. She received a B.A. in Urban Planning from the University of Washington and began working for Historic Seattle in 1980. Her responsibilities include organizational support for the Historic Seattle Council and coordination of the Hourly Rental program at the Good Shepherd Center. Cindy lives with her husband and two daughters in a 1910 Craftsman house on Queen Anne Hill. |
Sue DeRosa
Administrative Assistant
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Sue DeRosa brings over two decades of experience as an executive assistant in the corporate world to her role at Historic Seattle as a program administrative assistant. Sue can be found at the Dearborn house weekday mornings providing administrative support to Dearborn staff. When not at work, Sue is typically at home on Queen Anne Hill walking her dog, or playing with one of her three kitties. |
The Good Shepherd Center Staff
Mark Willson
Building Operations
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Mark Willson oversees Building Operations for Historic Seattle at the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford. He received his B.F.A. in painting from the University of New Mexico in 1980, and settled permanently in Seattle in 1982. Mark has worked as a sign painter, cabinetmaker, carpenter, apprentice electrician, and with stained glass. He and his wife Margot moved into the Good Shepherd Center in 1988 as caretakers, and he joined the building maintenance crew in 1992. As building operations director he manages an excellent staff and works with an established, varied, and engaged group of tenants and residents that all help forge the dynamic, exciting, vibrant atmosphere enjoyed by all at the Good Shepherd Center. In his free time, Mark pursues his art, and he and Margot are avid dancers. Their son attends the University of Washington.
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Jeff Hansel
Maintenance and Construction
Matthew Murray
Maintenance and Construction
Jill Boyd
Groundskeeper, Lead
Margaret Jackson
Custodian
Matt Manion
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