Board of Trustees

Your neighbors serve the community on the Laurelhurst Community Club (LCC) Board of Trustees and volunteer their time to ensure that Laurelhurst remains a great place to live. Please contact them with concerns about Laurelhurst.

President
Colleen McAleer

Colleen has served on the board for 12+ years, including 8 as vice president and co-president. She is on the board of Save Union Bay Association (SUBA) and SUN Park. She is a founding member of Islandwood and Social Venture Partners and volunteers for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Guild. She represents LCC on matters concerning SR-520, Seattle Children’s, and the UW Master Plan implementation.

Vice President
Pat Chaney

Pat joined the board in Autumn 2020 after retiring from Oracle as Senior Director of Global Partner Marketing. Her volunteer activities include the UW Foster School of Business Mentoring Program and the Fran Nordstrom Guild supporting Seattle Children’s Hospital and Uncompensated Care. She is active in securing funding for landscape maintenance for Mary Gates Way and the 43rd Avenue NE Boulevard.

Treasurer
Emily Dexter

A trustee since 2007 and treasurer since 2010, Emily is LCC’s lead on parks and open space issues and pitches in on many neighborhood projects. She is a retired CPA and spent much of her career helping large corporations implement new financial systems. In retirement she does volunteer tax preparation at several Seattle Public Libraries. She also serves on the board of the Northwest Horticultural Society.

Trustee
Kay Kelly

Kay works in the Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit in the UW School of Medicine. She trains judges, attorneys, court professionals, and drug treatment providers. She is involved in Crime Prevention, represents LCC at SPD Northeast District meetings, and leads the annual Sock Drive.

Newsletter Editor, Communications
Leslie Wright

Leslie joined on the Board of Trustees in 2008 as the Newsletter Editor, and expanded communication efforts through the Laurelhurst Letter, the laurelhurstcc.com website, and Constant Contact.

Other Trustees

Jay Broemmel

Jay joined the board in 2023. He currently works as a program engineer for electric vehicles at a local truck manufacturing company. His volunteer activities also include the governance council for ASB and the service academy field force. He supports committee work in the areas of public safety and our shared outdoor spaces.

Brian Mc Mullen

Brian works on crime prevention and is involved with the private Security Patrol. He also serves on LCC’s Land Use Committee. He is the managing partner for LMC Consulting Group, a management and staffing firm focused on the high-tech industry. He is active with Boy Scouts Troop 186, King County Search and Rescue, and YouthCare.

Nick Glant

Nick joined the board in January 2025 to help increase safety, security, and connectivity in a community his family loves. Nick heads up the Laurelhurst Security Patrol subcommittee. He is founder and managing partner of Real Residential. His volunteer activities include serving on the board of UW Boundless Futures and The Villa Academy, as well as other efforts.

Bilkay Taner-Rose

Bilkay joined the board in January 2025 to work on promoting and establishing an enhanced security patrol for the neighborhood. She currently works as a co-founder of a technology and social media company. Her volunteer activities also include the membership committee at Sand Point Country Club and The Villa VPA.

Stan Sorscher

Former LCC secretary, Stan has served on the board since 2001 and has been on many committees, including Seattle Children’s Master Plan implementation.

Jan Sutter

A trustee since 2018, Jan is very involved with issues surrounding the Talaris property redevelopment and its historic preservation designation with Seattle Landmarks. She and other neighbors formed Friends of Battelle/Talaris. She is a retired attorney.

Don Torrie

Don represents LCC on the Community Center Advisory Board. A retired accountant, Don grew up in Laurelhurst.