Meet the Board

Julie Holland
President

Julie moved to Seattle and the South Lake Union neighborhood from Los Angeles in 2017. Seattle has quickly become home. Julie earned a Bachelor of Biochemistry and MBA in Finance, which led to a business career spanning technical, marketing, and executive management positions. Her experience has largely been with early-stage companies introducing new products using new technology in fields such as medical instrumentation and software. There are two exceptions. She was responsible for the successful fund raising and development of a business incubator at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona that initiated the development of its successful 56-acre technology park. The last five years of her career were spent at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center launching a Technology Transfer Program.

Geoff Eseltine
Secretary

Geoff serves as the Director of Outdoor Leadership for the YMCA of Greater Seattle. Through his work he engages youth, families, and adults in environmental education and outdoor adventures that build leadership skills, support social-emotional learning, and cultivate community. Geoff grew up in Vermont and has been based in the Cascade neighborhood of Seattle since 2012. As the South Lake Union area has changed over the last ten years he has been an avid supporter of efforts to activate and connect people to parks, gardens, and outdoor spaces. In addition to his work with the Y, he has served in an advisory role for Woodland Park Zoo’s Seattle Youth Climate Action Now, Nature Consortium, and the University of Washington Youth Environmental Education Network.

Paul Wohnoutka Treasurer

A local resident since 1988, Paul joined the Allen Institute in 2003 and has held leadership positions in facility development and operations most notably shaping the ground up design and 2015 occupancy of the Institute’s new headquarters in the South Lake Union neighborhood.  Paul is also a member of the Lake Union Village Community Advisory Committee reviewing operations, social services, needs and concerns for 42 tiny houses fully occupied by those experiencing homelessness. 

Rebecca Bryant

After graduating from the University of Puget Sound, Rebecca served as Congressman Adam Smith’s Political Director and Communications Director where she developed and maintained critical relationships with local media, business associations, grassroots advocacy organizations, and not-for profit organizations. She also designed and managed the translation of Congressman Smith's website into multiple languages to reflect the diversity of the 9th Congressional District and enhance accessibility for constituents.  Rebecca now works for Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center where she supports the Vice President of Government and Community Relations by serving as a liaison to community groups, civic organizations, and local elected officials to promote the Fred Hutch mission of eliminating cancer and related diseases as causes of human suffering and death. In her personal life, she is pursuing a Master of Health Administration from George Washington University, is a member of the Board of Directors for HomeSight, as well as a co-chair of the Seattle Women’s Commission.

Ross Leventhal

Ross is a principal at NBBJ where he has practiced for over 20 years. He was a young designer on the team that did feasibility studies on multiple sites around Seattle, which resulted in the move of the 350 person office from Pioneer square to South Lake union in 2006 to a new NBBJ designed office building, developed by Vulcan. He has been deeply involved in many projects in the neighborhood during the last decade of rapid change to the neighborhood. His goal for joining the board is to be active in helping to continue to shape and improve the neighborhood through an additional path, beyond projects. Beyond his busy life as an architect, Ross loves all that the greater Seattle environment provides for recreation. He has been an avid bike commuter since 1998. Weekends are spent in the mountains riding his mountain bike or climbing mountains for the pleasure of skiing them.

Renee Notkin

Renée Notkin is passionate about creating community and connection.  As co-founding pastor of Union Presbyterian Church, based in South Lake Union, she seeks the welfare of the community through building relationships and establishing partnerships with local non-profits such as Immanuel Community Services, Compass Housing Alliance, Catholic Community Services, LiHi and Lowell Elementary School.

Since 2009, Renée has worked alongside her husband, James B, Union Church, and a dynamic staff, to create a third place for South Lake Union through Kakáo Café and the 415 Events Space (415 Commons). Through this space, in the center of SLU, she has been engaged in developing educational support programs for youth, a women’s shelter, and weekly meal preparation for those with less access to nutritious food. She delights in the opportunity to connect with people from all over the world who live and work in SLU.   As a native Washingtonian, Renée finds joy in hiking, biking, and a good cup of coffee.

Von Perkins

PCMC is a construction management and property management company. I have worked in these industries for over 40 years. I am currently serving on the advisory board for North Seattle College's Bachelor of Science in Property Management. I am also a board member of South Lake Union Community Council.  

I am a husband, father and grandfather. 

I enjoy running, tennis and basketball. 

Jill Wiggins

Jill Wiggins leads the Community Marketing effort for Fearey, which supports our region’s largest employer in their efforts to be a community partner, resource provider, and coalition builder across the company’s South Lake Union headquarters in Seattle and beyond. It’s a role that perfectly suits this senior leader who has worked to build relationships, reputation, and revenue across the fields of sports, events, and broadcast media throughout her career.

A Southern California native, Jill has called the Pacific Northwest home for more than 20 years. She left commuting on the 110 Freeway, spending time at SouthBay beaches, and going to USC football games for urban living in Greenlake, listening to live music, and wearing her USC gear at Husky football games.

Stacy Segal

Stacy (she/her) has lived in Seattle for 18 years after moving from Chicago. Stacy and her husband have been residents and homeowners in South Lake Union since 2009 and have witnessed firsthand the tremendous growth and change. Stacy enjoys urban living and has an appreciation for architecture and Seattle’s diverse parks and neighborhoods. You can also find her venturing outside of the city for hiking or travel adventures whenever she can.

Stacy has a background in non-profit management and has worked at the YMCA of Greater Seattle and the Seattle Architecture Foundation (SAF). She has worked in the areas of housing and homelessness, arts and culture and the environment. Her strengths include building community partnerships, fostering leadership among volunteers and capital campaign management. She currently works in philanthropy for the Seattle Parks Foundation.