Museum Board & Staff

Barbara Fahey

Barbara, a former Edmonds Mayor (1996-2000), has been serving as President of the Society since 2021.  She joined the Board in 2015 serving as the first Governance Committee Chairman.  She has also served as Secretary, and Chair of the Annual Fundraising campaign.

Barb was born in Seattle. She settled in Edmonds in 1967 with her husband Pat and raised six children here.  She holds a degree in political science from UW.  Over the years she has served on numerous non-profit boards, frequently as Board chair, including Pathways for Women and the YWCA.  In 1987/88 she assisted her husband as he established Pacific Northwest Bank.  She loves genealogy and history and has been a member of the Historical Society since the mid 80’s.

Barb is dedicated to preserving the documents and artifacts of the past to be better informed and prepared to create the future.  She believes we must preserve the history and treasures of Edmonds and Southwest Snohomish County for the enrichment, enjoyment, and education of future generation.   

Greg Jorgenson

Greg spent his young life in Edmonds and later Alderwood Manor. He became a firefighter and lived in Richmond Beach for 14 years before returning to Edmonds 35 years ago. He has served in the Puget Sound Christian Church for over 45 years. Greg was involved with the Edmonds Fire Safety Foundation for eight years until it dissolved in 2012, with the merger of the Edmonds Fire District and Fire District 1. The assets of the Foundation including two historic fire trucks were donated to the museum with restrictions and the hope that a fire museum could be created. Greg became a Board member at that time. He retired from the fire service in 2003. During his time in active service he procured and displayed every artifact he could find concerning his home station in the Magnolia area of Seattle. The 1934 art deco style building has become a historic building know as Station 41 and Greg is now dedicated to preserving the artifacts associated with Edmonds fire and emergency response services as well as memorabilia from Edmonds past. He currently serves as Collections Committee chair.

Sandra Allbery

Sandra has served on the Edmonds-South Snohomish County Board of Directors since 2012 serving as Board Secretary from 2012 to 2017 and Board Treasurer since 2017. She is involved with the Edmonds Summer Market, annual fundraising, membership and serves as an Edmonds Historical Museum docent.

Sandra’s mother, Ethel Knutson Thomson, and her family came to Edmonds in 1936. Her father, Robert Thomson, graduated from Edmonds High School, as did his eight siblings, while living in Alderwood Manor in the early 1920’s. Sandra was born in Edmonds, also graduating from Edmonds High School. She began her family here before moving away, only to return in the 1980s. She has served as CFO of a medium-sized Seattle company for many years, non-profit auditor, and small business owner.  

Sandra hopes to interest others who grew up in Edmonds as well as the surrounding community in preserving the history of the town she loves while supporting the growth of the Museum.

Sandra Butterfield

While pursuing a business degree in college, Sandra traveled our planet with an enthusiasm for history, outdoor activities and conservation – two distinct but related career paths emerged. She spent 22 years as the Director for a regional non-profit trade association, Western Winter Sports, followed by ten years working for the Nature Conservancy.

Sandra’s volunteer activities at the museum began in 2014. She introduced an online program for museum ambassadors to schedule themselves and later, used the same program for volunteers working at the Museum’s Summer Markets. Pre-planning and onsite involvement of volunteer and membership activities and creating an Edmonds community-wide volunteer open house were added. Sandra’s interest in the Edmonds-South Snohomish Historical Society and Museum is prompted by a wish to make a positive contribution to the Society and foster engagement in local volunteerism for the benefit of museum activities.

Larry Fuell

Larry brings work experience in planning speaker events, panels, and workshops as the Global Affairs Center Director at Shoreline Community College.  His volunteer work includes working with SCM Medical Missions, Edmonds Food Bank, Parent Staff Organization at Edmonds Woodway High School, and with the Edmonds Historical Museum in producing Oral Histories. Larry looks forward to contributing to the preservation and sharing of Edmonds’ rich history.

Danna Anderson

Danna was raised in Edmonds and returned here in 2015 as a retiree. Danna has a BA from the UW in English Literature and both an accounting degree and an MBA from City University. She worked as the Corporate Controller for Arnies Restaurants NW, Inc. for ten years. She volunteered for fifteen years for the Bellevue Schools Foundation (scriptwriter/director for their annual fund-raising luncheon) and for Evergreen Hospice (life story writer). She sat on the boards of the Eastside Journal newspaper, Bellevue Downtown Arts Commission, and the Bellevue Schools Foundation. She was the Treasurer for Grace Lutheran Church in Bellevue, created and managed their community p-patch garden, and created their quarterly newsletter.