Our People

TC Pro-Net Board Members

Susan Ahlschwede and her husband Rob moved to Olympia 3 years ago. They LOVE Olympia! In her previous life, Susan was a public school teacher for 35 years, as was Rob. Their daughter Willa is living in Peru and working for an NGO that enables weavers to continue their crafts, earn a decent living and give back to their small communities. Susan and Rob volunteer every March at Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary on the Platte River in Nebraska where 600,000 Sandhill Cranes stop for a month during their migration to nesting grounds in the Arctic. Susan is honored to be involved with TC Pro-Net and to have time to help progressive causes.

Danny Decker was raised in the Western Colorado doing all the usual stuff. He took in the messages of the 50’s and 60’s and believed that we had all the answers. The message that stayed with him though, was the idea that we are all in this together. It is up to us to create the world we wish to live in. Dan still believes that anything is possible. Dan was raised by a school-teacher mother who had an abiding commitment to help and support her children, and an entrepreneurial father who, as a state legislator, never questioned doing what he felt was right. Dan learned at his father’s knee the old school tried and true campaign methods of doorbelling and phone calling. Around 14, he got the idea that maybe he should stop playing so much and start contributing to the rest of the planet. He attended the University of Colorado and graduated from Seattle Pacific University, learning the physiology of living systems. His most important discovery in college was how much more there is yet to learn. Dan is employed by NOAA as a biologist, technologist and cold water survival trainer. He loves sailing and believes that it brings self-confidence, leadership, and a deep connection to the physical world of wind and water. Dan has always worked to teach the concept that we are our world and government; that it is all about US and not THEM. He still believes that asking what we can do for our country, not what our country can do for us is the natural way to be.

Sherri Goulet has lived in Olympia since 1983. In 2001, she retired after 27 years teaching elementary and secondary students in 3 states and American Samoa, the Bahamas, El Salvador and Venezuela. While teaching in Tumwater, she created ecology and endangered animal units which she used to teach reading and social studies to her 2nd graders. Sherri volunteered 3 years as coordinator of procurement for the silent/live auction for the Democrat's Jefferson-Jackson dinner. Sherri has been an organizer working with the creation and development of TC Pro-Net since it's inception in 2005. Sherri is energized by people and by working for causes that align with her values. "Within the neighborhoods of America are the stirrings of a new movement of citizens acting together to solve community problems." Sherri is part of that movement.

Tom Joselyn graduated from Olympia High School and went on to attend St Martin’s College, Pacific Lutheran University, receiving a Bachelor’s and Master’s respectively. Tom then obtained another Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Hawaii and worked for the Timberland Regional Library for 17 years before leaving Thurston County to work for the King County Library System. After retiring in 2007, Tom and his partner returned to Olympia in 2010 to be close to children and grandchildren. His reason for becoming involved with TC-Pro Net is because it is an excellent opportunity to contribute to our community in a positive and ‘progressive’ way!

Kris Ness is a native Washingtonian, born in Puyallup, raised on Hood Canal, lived and worked in Seattle, and Olympia. After over 20 years as a financial and merchandise planning executive at a larger retailer, she now has time and a passion to get connected with the local Thurston County community. While working, she also dedicated countless hours to many of their “Give Back” projects, including starting up a company blood drive for PSBC, making lunches for a women’s shelter, and her favorite: being co-chair for the UWKC Workplace Giving Campaign for 3 years (raising close to $1.0M in each of those years). Self described “foodies”, Kris and her husband Erik support sustainable, local organic foods. As an avid (if novice!) birder and member of BHAS, she is also interested in conservation of our local waters, and critical areas.