Meet our Board of Directors
Melissa Hemrich, President
Melissa is a long time Sherwood supporter and joined our board in 2014. She is currently VP/Senior Lead Business Development Officer at Coastal Community Bank. Melissa, her husband and son, live in Marysville. She was born and raised in Snohomish County, and you will often find her connecting in our community working with business owners, or volunteering with other local non-profits. Melissa believes that we all have the capability to create positive change, and her goal is to leave a positive impact whenever she can.
Gary O’Rielly, Secretary
Gary is the grandparent to a child with disabilities. He joined the board in 2016.
Sam Reed, Treasurer
Sam has been a Sherwood board member since October 2019 and currently serves as the board Treasurer. He has a degree in business administration from the University of Washington and MBA in healthcare management from the University of St. Mary’s. Sam works as a senior commercial underwriter for BECU and has spent most of his working career in various capacities in commercial banking. Sam, and wife Karin, have four boys and reside on Camano Island. Karin works as a special education preschool teacher in the Stanwood-Camano school district. Their youngest child received Sherwood’s services when he was an infant. Since 2019, Sam has been a supporter of Sherwood, believes in its mission, and has seen firsthand how vital the services are that Sherwood provides to the community.
Tracy DeLorm, DDS
Tracy is a dentist at Chapel Hill Dentistry. She joined the board in September 2017.
Leigh Spruce
Leigh joined the board in November 2023.
Angelie Vincent
Angelie has been a Sherwood board member since November 2023. She is a project engineer in Boeing Commercial Airplanes Product Development. Her current work involves creating Digital Tools to support the Future Production System. Angelie has recently expanded her focus into the area of Accessibility where she works to build a more Accessible passenger experience for the flying public and a more sustainable work environment for all employees. Angelie identifies as being disabled having been diagnosed late in life with autism in addition to having two non-apparent disabilities. Angelie lives in Camano Island, Washington with her husband Brian and dogs Delta, Minnie, and Chester. She also has two amazing grown sons Victor and Caleb that she loves very much.
Jessica Taylor
Jessica is an owner of Taylor's plumbing. She joined the board in February 2024.