Officers

2009 – 2010 Elected Officers
Terms for our current elected officers end on August 31, 2010.

Co – President – Julie Brown
Lives on: Temperance Street

“I have been a lifelong resident of Kent (40 years!) and a resident of the Mill Creek Neighborhood for 16 years. I am wife to Greg, and mom to three wonderful kids.

Greg and I expect to be long-time residents of the Mill Creek Neighborhood, so the long-term quality of life in this neighborhood is very important to us. I hope that by being involved in our neighborhood council, I will be able to help maintain and improve the quality of life in our neighborhood, encourage more communication and familiarity amongst our residents, be a fair-minded representative of our neighborhood to others including our City government, and encourage more of our neighbors to be involved with the activities that are happening within our neighborhood.

Co – President – NgocDzung Smith
Lives on: Jason Ave N

“A resident of the Mill Creek Neighborhood for 5 years, I am a busy wife, mother to three children, owner of a small design business, and co-Blockwatch captain for our neighborhood.I am dedicated to preserving the character and improving the quality of life in our neighborhood. I believe that our neighborhood can be a safe, vibrant community that reflects both the unique quality of our historic homes and the interesting people who live here. As one of the original organizers of the Neighborhood Council, I hope to continue to assist neighbors with questions and issues, to be a representative of common interests for all our residents, and to encourage and facilitate communication and participation.”

Vice-President – Sharon Bersaas
Lives on : Jason Ave N

Sharon Bersaas has lived in the Mill Creek Neighborhood at 436 Jason Ave N. since 1992. Her husband is Michael Johnson and together they have a
blended family of 6 grown children and 4 Grand Children. She enjoys working with our community group and being a Block Watch Captain and co-chair with Ngocdzung Smith.

In 1969, Sharon helped with other liked minded women to start a Daycare Co-op for children birth to 5 years. She was asked to sit on the board of Neighborhood House as a representative of the newly formed Child care Co-op. Neighborhood House was a social service agency in Portland Oregon. She worked in the preschool for a few years and then ran their Day Camp and after school program for children 6-12.

After she moved to Washington, she went back to school and graduated with a bachelors degree from Evergreen State college in l989. She began working for the Tacoma School District as Security Officer at Stadium High School. Sharon worked for nine years at Stadium retiring at age 55 ten years ago.

“Our community has so many wonderful people living here. We, each of us, contribute to make our neighborhood a great place to live. I feel very lucky to
be a member of the Mill Creek Community.”
- Sharon Bersaas

Secretary – Holly Seim
Lives on: Jason Ave N

Holly Seim has been living at 429 Jason Ave N (the old Rader House built in 1907) since July 1, 2007, with her husband, Paul. Their historic home required a lot of remodeling. Fortunately, Paul and Holly are pretty good at remodeling houses – either their own houses (this is #7 for them) or someone else’s house (as Millennia Renovations). They specialize in making the old look new and refreshed and always strive to make the homeowners happy with their houses. Holly tells us that “I have been a secretary for most of my professional career as well so this Secretary position is a good fit for me. I feel like I can make a difference in this neighborhood.”

Treasurer – Michael Johnson
Lives on: Jason Ave N

Michael has lived at his Jason Avenue address in the Mill creek neighborhood since 1990. Two of his children attended Kent Junior High and Kent Meridian. He has lived in the city of Kent since 1972.

Michael Johnson is married to Sharon Bersaas. He graduated with a B. S. Physics from U. of Washington in 1964 and a M. S. Physics from UCLA in 1967. Retired from the Boeing Company in 2004 after 38 years, Michael ended his career as Engineering Manager of a Modeling & Simulation Group. The majority of his engineering career was spent in Guidance and Navigation specialty. He spent 18 years on Cruise Missile programs and ended up as Chief Engineer and Deputy Program Manager for the programs. For many years in the late 70′s and 80′s, Michael served as the Finance Chair for Kent Des-Moines Unitarian Universalist Church. He is the current President of two Boeing Golf Leagues and is the current Treasurer of Mill Creek Neighborhood Council. His hobbies include Golf, golf, golf, management and tracking of Stock Market portfolio system, yard maintenance and projects, and reading mystery novels.

“I think it is important for these community neighborhoods to prosper as entities and provide a valuable interface to the City for every homeowner in the Neighborhood. We have already demonstrated in several cases that as a Neighborhood, we can have a bigger voice in the civic affairs that directly impact our Neighborhood. I am willing to continue to give my time and energy as an Officer for the Neighborhood to help make this succeed.” – Michael Johnson

Past Officers

• 2008-2009
  President: Amy Peri, Heather Thomas
  Vice-President: Heather Thomas
  Treasurer: Michael Johnson
  Secretary: Holly Seim & Sharon Bersaas

• 2007-2008
  President: Amy Peri
  Vice-President: Heather Thomas
  Treasurer: Michael Johnson
  Secretary: Doug Scharnhorst