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Michelle Hassebrock

Program Administrator

Michelle grew up in Whatcom County and has lived on Orcas Island since 2020. In the spring of 2022, she joined the Museums as a weekly docent. Within a year, Michelle decided to bite the bullet and become a full-time staff member. She now works as the Program Administrator, and is currently working on revitalizing the Oral History Project and designing new exhibits.

Debbie Durand

Museum Administrator

An Orcas resident since 2017, Debbie has family ties to what feels like half of Olga and beyond. She teases she knows more of her husband’s family history than he does. Debbie is our museum admin, but also bookkeeper for many island businesses, and treasurer to several non-profits beyond the park.

Nancy Stillger

Executive Director

Nancy has lived on Orcas since 2020 coming here as an empty nester with her avid sailor husband. Nancy is New Mexico born, raised in Singapore and then has had many other stints up and down the West Coast. She has over 30 years in the non-profit industry always working in the areas of arts, culture, literature and heritage. She has a BA degree in Economics from Scripps College and a MA in Urban Planning from UCLA with an emphasis on the history of the built environment.

A Perilous Puzzle: Perils of Homestead Ownership in 1884

Cabin on the Island

Island Farming: History and Landscape of Agriculture in the San Juan Islands

Light on the Island

On Island Time: A Traveler’s Atlas

Orcas Senior Center Cookbook

Patos Island Lighthouse

Pig War and Other Poems

The Disputed Islands: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times

The Master: Love, Latitude, Longitude, and Laughter

Unusual Orcas Island: Ghost Stories and Other Legends

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