Our Team

A Housing at the Crossroads board member from September 1989, Terry joined Attain Housing’s board when HAC merged with Attain Housing. He recently served as board president from 2017 through 2019. Terry’s been an aeronautical/astronautical engineer at The Boeing Company for 40 years. He did his MBA studies at Seattle University in the mid‑1980’s.

Toby Nixon is a senior program manager in the Windows group at Microsoft, and chair of the board of directors of Bluetooth Special Interest Group, and a member of the Kirkland city council. He serves as chair of the board of Nourishing Networks Central, and previously served as State Representative for the 45th district, as a fire commissioner, and on the boards of Youth Eastside Services, and other local non-profits. He’s active in interfaith activities including Kirkland Interfaith Network (KIN) and Fostering Interfaith Relationships on the Eastside (FIRE). An outspoken advocate for ethics and transparency in government, he’s been president of Washington Coalition for Open Government since 2007. He graduated from Leadership Eastside in 2013. He and his wife Irene live in Kingsgate and have five grown children.

Ken brings a wealth of practical knowledge in real estate development and construction. He has personal experience with multi-family residential, retail, and office construction projects, including the 50,000 square foot Emerald Building, which houses the firm’s offices. He has also been involved in the ownership and management of a community bank, a commercial fishing vessel, a restaurant, and a ski area.

Currently serving as State Representative for the 48th Legislative District, Amy was the former Mayor of Kirkland has also served on the Kirkland City Council. She practiced law in Australia until she returned to Oregon in 1994. Amy is currently the Chief Financial Officer at Ford-Hyundai of Kirkland.

Lynn Sanborn is a Managing Broker for Windermere Real Estate with over 30 years of real estate experience. She is a Windermere Premier Director, a member of the Windermere Builder Solutions Group and is a certified New Home Sales Professional. Lynn's vast professional achievements include being serving as 2021 President of Seattle King County Realtors 7500 members, serving as a Washington State Director since 2015, served as VP of Governmental and Public Affairs in 2019. She also served as the Washing-ton State Realtor Membership Benefits Chair in 2020. Lynn has been voted a 5-Star real estate agent by Seattle Magazine in 2006-2021 and was voted the Best of Kirkland Real Estate Agent in 2013-2020 and Community Service in 2020.

Christine Rose, Attain Housing’s former Development Director who supported the organization through its merger with Housing at the Crossroads and its rebranding, is a bestselling author, speaker, and an award-winning business coach and founder of Christine Rose Coaching & Consulting. She works with CEOs and leadership teams of small to medium-sized businesses to grow company value while improving leadership skills, positive company cultures, innovative and effective teams, revenues and profits (https://coachchristinerose.com.) In addition to being an advisor for Attain, Christine serves on the Board of Directors for ICF Washington State, Urban Business Support, and Educational Communities Worldwide.

Nasim moved here from Phoenix, AZ, and joined Attain Housing in December 2020. Originally from Iran, she has experienced being a refugee and the difficult transition in living in a new country. She has a history of working with children with behavioral issues by providing animal therapy and other therapeutic interventions. She is enjoying her new home state and is hoping to continue growing her community.

Carol joined the team in 2018. Her career has spanned daily newspaper reporting, magazine editing, corporate marketing, nonprofit fundraising, and storytelling. Carol delights in engaging donors, volunteers, and leaders to uncover their “whys” for giving back to the community and connecting them to others who share their passions. She also enjoys exploring and strengthening the interconnections between people and organizations working to create a supportive, thriving community. Carol is a native of the Seattle area, a graduate of Seattle University, and now lives in Bothell with her husband and their two teenagers.

Jesse Perrell is a Seattle native who has spent the last decade developing an arts nonprofit, producing music and arts festivals, working at community-engaging projects and development in the Pacific Northwest. He originally joined Attain Housing in 2015 as Ride Director for the 7 Hills of Kirkland cycling event. He is constantly tempted by the combination of panniers, Amtrak, and bicycle.