About Us
History
The Residents Coalition of Chelan County (RC3) was formed to give residents a strong and powerful voice in the issues and projects that are shaping the future of this place we call home. We inform residents about issues, projects, and plans so you can influence decisions affecting your future. We are active in local decision-making processes to ensure that the residents’ perspective is heard.
Our Mission
To work with residents to ensure that future growth and development in Chelan County preserves and enhances the qualities that residents value the most—rural character, a strong sense of community, and a healthy and beautiful natural environment.
Board Members
Kathy Branch
Manson
I am an interior designer and reside in Manson. My husband and I relocated to the Chelan Valley after purchasing farmland in 2005. The home I currently own is a 100 year old cottage that I restored a few years ago.
My long career has been in business; design and fashion are the focus of my life's work. I sold my two successful retail stores in Austin, Texas before moving to Manson. The natural beauty of the surroundings were first and foremost in our choosing to spend the rest of our lives here.
I have family in the Seattle and Okanogan County areas. My mother's family were native and I spent most of my childhood on the Colville Reservation. The ties to this part of the country are long and stretching back many generations. Both my husband and father were Texans; I lived in Austin for forty years.
I hope to be of some service in future to this place I call home.
Dorothy Johnston
Leavenworth
Dorothy moved to Seattle in the early 1990’s. She and her husband bought their home near Leavenworth in 2011 and moved there a few years later. She retired from a career in accounting and IT in 2015. Dorothy has previously served on local boards of a national environmental group and has spent countless hours volunteering at habitat restoration events. She enjoys hiking, cross-country skiing, and travel. Dorothy reflects often on how lucky she is to live in such a beautiful area, with so much nature and open space to enjoy.
Brian Patterson
Manson
Brian Patterson has been a resident of Manson since 2014. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1984 and a doctorate degree in chemistry in 1990. Brian then undertook a 25 year career as an environmental consultant specializing in air quality, human health risk assessment, and regulatory compliance. Since full retirement in 2015, he has served on the boards of numerous environmental and community service/advocacy nonprofits and co-founded a glass recycling nonprofit in the city of Chelan. He enjoys hiking, biking, motorcycling, and photography.
Brian Shugrue
Leavenworth
Brian has owned property in the Leavenworth area since 2003, relocating here full-time in 2007. He was Director of Sales, Americas, for a water and wastewater treatment equipment manufacturer, leading a team of sales engineers covering municipal and industrial markets across North and South America. He has served on numerous Boards of Directors throughout his career and has a BA in Business Administration from the University of Washington. He retired in 2020 to help operate one of the top Bed & Breakfasts in the Leavenworth area with his wife Rochelle. He was on the Board of RUN prior to joining the Advisory Council of RC3 and has a lot of experience working with Chelan County officials. He loves the outdoors and the rural lifestyle of Chelan County and is dedicated to protecting it for future generations. In addition to volunteer work Brian loves hiking, fly fishing, photography, playing with his grandkids and traveling the world with Rochelle
David Stoller
Plain
David is a retired family physician. He practiced in Everett, WA for 25 years. Previously, he held an academic post at the University of Wisconsin and was co-director of a fellowship program in Family Systems Medicine. He also has practiced medicine in a small rural community in northern coastal California. He and his wife live in Plain. In addition to volunteer work, he enjoys gardening, hiking, kayaking, XC skiing, reading, traveling and learning new skills.
Ken Yalowitz
Leavenworth
Ken and his wife Jan have been recreating in Chelan County for nearly 40 years. They have owned their home in the City of Leavenworth for more than 10 years. Ken is an avid biker (mountain, road and gravel - in that order), runner and skier (cross country and downhill). Ken recently retired from practicing law as a construction litigator in Seattle. His practice was concentrated on representing design professionals, owners and contractors in resolving disputes arising out of construction projects. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Law where he served as editor-in-chief of the law journal. He served on and chaired the Construction Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association, the Legal Affairs Committee of the Associated General Contractors of Washington, and the City of Issaquah Planning Policy Commission, and served as a board member of the Luana Water Association on Vashon Island. While raising their sons in Issaquah he served as a little league coach and a cub scout leader. Ken is enthusiastic about preserving the spectacular natural environment of Chelan County in the face of changes driven by inevitable population growth.