Kristen Bush, our director since 2002, has a passion and a gift for making active parks happen.  She has a Master of Public Health degree from the University of Washington and uses these learned skills in fulfilling the mission of facilitating healthy lives through active recreation parks.

When appointed to the Active Sports and Youth Recreation Commission for King County, Kris strongly advocated utilizing advanced technology for playfield improvements, and effecting change to government policies that limit access to public facilities.  Kris provides great energy, ideas and experience to Northwest Parks Foundation’s projects, capital campaigns and Park Safety Net Partners.