Paul and his wife Barbara began kayaking in the San Juan’s several years ago, finally purchasing a home in the Cape San Juan neighborhood in 2023, just a short walk from the community beach. Paul and Barbara split their time between San Juan Island and West Seattle, where they are part of the first urban cohousing community in the Northwest. Paul was the development manager for the community built in 1994. Paul brings to the board a 25-year career in community development during which he founded a non-profit community development organization in West Seattle. Over his 11 years as Executive Director, the group developed $40 million in affordable housing and community facilities including a youth arts and cultural center, a new home for the West Seattle food bank and a neighborhood branch of the Seattle Public Library – all collocated with affordable housing for low-income families. Now retired after his last career as a public high school teacher, Paul is excited to bring his love of community and his experience in the field to the Board of the Home Trust.