Tom Robinson has been moving to the Methow since at least 2007. Maybe it was getting a 509 number or buying a pickup, but Tom is now anchored in the Valley with his wife Joan Wellman.

Raised in Seattle, Tom headed to college in Arizona, and guided outdoor courses in the Southwest before getting a PhD at Stanford. Then began a 30-year career as a management consultant. Tom also worked as a college professor before shifting to his final career as a Rolfer.

Tom loves to hike, ski, climb, raft, and ride bikes. He’s learning to farm a bit, too, moving handlines to irrigate regenerative pastures for hay and sheep. Tom wants to bring his love of building community and solving organizational problems to the TwispWorks board.

Chris has long been a fan of TwispWorks as a place to meet and connect with friends. Joining the board has given him an opportunity to learn the depth and breadth of the organization’s work in community building, education, and economic development through the support of makers and small businesses.

Chris looks forward to contributing his experience in real estate, project management, arts and culture, and sustainability as TwispWorks grows its influence throughout the Methow Valley.

He makes his home way up the Twisp River, where he takes advantage of hiking, birding, skiing, and spending time with friends and neighbors. Chris is a local real estate broker, and has served on a number of non-profit boards, including BirdNote, the Community Land Trust of Waldron Island, and the J. Homer Butler Foundation, a NY-based foundation that funds public health initiatives in the developing world.

Peter grew up in Bellevue, Washington and has been coming to the Methow since 1982. He became a part time resident in 2005 and moved here full time after his wife of 39 years retired in 2016. Peter continues to work in the field of Traffic Safety, where he created and managed a global business starting in 1984.

Peter and his family initially came to the Valley for skiing. Then one year they discovered the wonders of Methow Valley in the other three seasons! He now serves on the board of the Methow Valley Fly Fishers and has contributed to improvements in his local HOA.
Peter said he is looking forward to serving on the TwispWorks board. He added, “I have served on a number of Boards of Directors from a local Little League to a national trade association. I’m honored to serve on this board and hope to bring my experience to bear on the mission of supporting the economic and cultural vitality of the Methow.”

Ross grew up in Portland, but his family has owned property in the Methow since 1961, so he has been coming to the valley many times a year his entire life. In 2020 he and his wife made the move to live here full time and enjoy the outdoor lifestyle they both love. You will likely run into Ross on a mountain trail or waist deep fly fishing the river in the summer, or on one of valley’s Nordic trails or up at the Loup in the winter.

Ross owns a travel company that specializes in incentive travel programs and has an extensive background in event planning. He has served on the boards of the Portland branch of EO (Entrepreneurs Organization), and The Flyfishers Club of Oregon in the past, and currently serves on the boards of the Methow Valley Fly Fishers and his travel consortium WESTA. He also helps coach the Liberty Bell boys’ varsity soccer team.

Ross sees TwispWorks as a dynamic and challenging opportunity to be involved in something with tremendous potential. He hopes to help TwispWorks continue to add vitality to the community and support the growth of artists and small businesses.

Maud Daudon first came to the Methow Valley in 1977 to complete her college thesis on the proposed Aspen Ski Resort at Early Winters. During her nine months in the valley, she fell in love with its landscapes and people, and her parents soon purchased land up Twisp River Road. After college, Maud spent several years in Oregon and Washington, attended graduate school on the east coast, and eventually settled in Seattle. Throughout, she remained a regular visitor to the Methow. In 1995, she and her husband, Marc, built a home on their Twisp River property, which they visited frequently with their children, Sophie and Jamie, and where they now spend most of their time.

In 2024, Maud transitioned from her role as Executive Leader of Career Connect Washington, an initiative that passed major legislation in 2019 to build a statewide career-connected learning system. Before that, she served as President and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, President and CEO of Seattle Northwest Securities, Deputy Mayor of Seattle, and CFO at the Port of Seattle.

Maud holds a BA from Hampshire College and an MBA from the Yale School of Organization and Management. She also serves on the boards of the Nature Conservancy of Washington and the United Way of King County.

While Ella is from Philadelphia originally, she fell in love with mountain life after being a proud ski bum in Park City UT in her 20s. She’s been coming to the Methow Valley for 20 years since moving to Seattle in 1999 and is masterminding plans to move to her Twisp cabin full time once her daughter launches. When she’s not hiking, skiing or attempting to write the great american novel, she’s trying to train her puppy to keep 4 feet on the ground. She’s not winning.

After graduating from Princeton (and earning a living as a ski bum), Ella went on to run post sales organizations at Technology Companies like DocuSign. She currently consults and advises start-up founders on how to design their organizations, position their product or otherwise prepare for growth. Ella’s also Secretary of the Governing Board of the Pacific Science Center.

Like at the Science Center, she sees TwispWorks as both a place and opportunity for innovation, creation and connection. She looks forward to contributing her skills to foster the economic and cultural roots of the community with all of you.

Peter Goldman and his wife, Martha Kongsgaard, have owned the Gunn Ranch outside of Winthrop since 1985.  They now live there full-time. 

Peter, an environmental and land use attorney, has been active in multiple Methow Valley non-profit organizations for decades.  He worked with the community to purchase the Twisp Works campus from the U.S. Forest Service and is very committed to the Twisp Works mission. 

Peter recently built the “RiversMeet” building in downtown Winthrop, one of Winthrop’s newest buildings that offers mixed commercial spaces in a state-of-the-art “green” building.  Peter founded the Washington Forest Law Center in 1997, a non-profit law firm specializing in forestry law and continues to have a diverse law practice. 

Peter is an avid skier, climber, biker, and backpacker and has climbed two 8000 meter peaks in the Himalayas.

Raised in Geneva, Switzerland and Portland, Oregon, Suzie and her husband fell in love with the valley after moving back to Seattle from Minnesota, becoming part time residents in 2000 and becoming permanent residents in 2021. As an avid skier, skier, and wilderness aficionado, Suzie wakes up each morning grateful to be part of this incredible community.

Over the course of her career, Suzie has applied her expertise and counsel to interesting challenges, including to co-lead Starbucks’ largest business transformation and technology program to date, to facilitate the development of a multiple-agency approach for the United States’ early negotiations of the International Protocol on Climate change, to prepare several foreign policy analyses on terrorism and the transition of political power, and to collaborate cross-functionally to deliver business and technology solutions to existing, emerging and acquired business channels.

As a board member, Suzie hopes to help Twisp Works meet its full potential using best practices across strategy and execution.

Perri Lynch Howard returns to the Board of Directors with a strong background in creative leadership and civic arts engagement. A TwispWorks partner for ten years, she previously served on the board for seven years, including roles as President and Vice President, and is glad to join forces with the team once again. She also serves on the University of Washington School of Art Advisory Board and is a past president of the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture Public Art Advisory Committee.

As an independent artist working in painting, drawing, sculpture, and sound,  she is represented by the Seattle Art Museum Gallery and Art X Contemporary in Seattle, WA. Her work has a global reach through exhibitions across the U.S., Europe, and South India, where she was a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar.

During her three decades of calling the Methow Valley home, Kelleigh has immersed herself in a world of connections, to people and to the natural world.

Throughout this time, she has worked alongside many teens, adults and kids growing food for the community at Red Shed farm up the Twisp River valley, while raising a family. Through her work with Methow Futures, a program of the MV School District, she supports local youth and adult learners to find internships, apprenticeships and post-high school career pathways.

She and her husband have two grown children who have flown the nest, and two adorable dogs who are often on the couch. They enjoy regular outings all around the valley as part of this beautiful life, from rivers to ski trails to alpine peaks, in all kinds of weather. Common activities include writing poetry, silversmithing, watercolor painting, and preserving food.