Prior to her election as County Commissioner in 2020, Heidi Eisenhour served as a non-profit executive, most recently as Chief Operating Officer at the Northwest Maritime Center and Executive Director at Jefferson Land Trust previously. Early in her career with non-profits, she worked in Seattle and commuted there from Port Hadlock via transit and the ferry. A longtime advocate of land and farmland conservation Heidi believes in access to healthy food and outdoor recreation. She also has many years of experience in food system work from running The Fountain Café, which her family owned, in Port Townsend to advocating for local and regional farms. Heidi grew up in a commercial fishing family on a 50’ troller in the Port Townsend boatyard and on the Pacific Ocean. Her family has lived in Port Hadlock since 1981. Heidi attended both Chimacum and Port Townsend Schools and graduated from the Evergreen State College with a degree in Environmental Science in 1994.