Paula McNees joined the Land Trust in the fall of 2019. With more than 20 years of accounting experience, she has worked for both nonprofit organizations, including Centrum and the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, as well as local businesses including Mt. Townsend Creamery. Paula and her family have lived in Port Townsend for more than 30 years. When she’s not working, Paula enjoys spending time with her family, especially her young grandson. Her favorite forms of exercise are Scottish country dancing, clogging — a form of Appalachian folk dancing, and walking her American Staffordshire terrier, Bernard, who often pouts when it rains.