Who we are

The Community Center Development Committee is a registered nonprofit, community-driven, volunteer organization.

Over the last twenty years, our local community has grown by leaps and bounds, and our current community center is too small to meet the needs of our children, teens, seniors and all community members who benefit from its many programs.

The community center will soon be celebrating its one hundredth year and the center along with the local pool are rapidly deteriorating creating costly maintenance and repairs.

The Friends of the Camas Community center are a dediated, like-minded group of individuals who envision a new community center where people can come together with family, friends, and neighbors to participate in classes, meet with peers, learn how to swim and enjoy the many activities that bring our community together. The Friends helped create the Community Center Development Committee (CCDC). This group endeavors to work collaboratively with the City of Camas, the Camas Parks and Recreation programs, the Camas School District and the Washougal School District to continue to provide and grow social, educational, recreation and cultural programs benefiting the citizens of Camas and surrounding communities.

Community Center Development Committee

The Community Center Development Committee was appointed and assembled in December of 2007 to continue to explore the viability of the Camas-based community center site with the help of interested local community members and stakeholders and to explore how funds could be raised to build the center.

The CCDC is currently actively working on:

• Maintaining sound nonprofit management and best practices monitored by the Executive Committee, chaired by Nan Henriksen.
• Exploring fundraising options including a major capital campaign, grant applications, Federal, State and local financial resources, private endowments, donations from corporations and individuals, managed by its Fundraising Committee, chaired by Nan Henriksen.
• Establishing sound financial management practices through its Finance Sub-committee, chaired by Joseph Graves.
• Examining the most cost-effective construction and building options, through its Design and Construction Sub-committee, including collaborative cost sharing, recycling of previous buildings, chaired by Chad Stewart.
• Inviting and including public participation, through it Publicity and Information Sub-committee, chaired by Doreen McKercher.
• Seeking collaborative Partnerships and Financial sponsorship, through grant writing with the guidance of its Case Statement Sub-committee, Chaired by Linda Dietzman.

The CCDC Board of Directors

• Nan Henriksen, Chairperson, Camas School District
• Doreen McKercher, Vice Chairperson, Camas School District
• Cassi Marshall, Secretary, Washougal School District
• Evan Gwilliam, Treasurer, Friends of the Camas Community Center
• Susy Jacoby, Friends of the Camas Community Center
• Dr. Ron Carlson, Site Evaluation Sub-Committee Chair, Washougal School District
• Paul Dennis, City of Camas Mayor
• Linda Dietzman, Case Statement Sub-Committee Chair, Camas City Councilperson
• Chad Stewart, Design and Construction Sub-Committee Chair, At-Large Member
• Dr. Robert Howe, At-Large Member
• Joseph Graves, Finance Sub-Committee Chair, At-Large Member
• Doug Quinn, Camas School District Board Member (1st Alternate)
• Mike Nerland, Camas School District Superintendent (2nd Alternate)
• Melissa Smith, Camas City Councilperson (1st alternate)
• Teresa Baldwin, Washougal School District Superintendent (1st Alternate)