The Board of Commissioners and their term limits.
Christa Campbell
Steve Greenstein
Iris Graville
Jim Orcutt
District Commissioners can be reached via email, as listed on our Contact page.
Christa Campbell
American born, Canadian raised I spent my formative years growing up in Alberta and then headed south to spend the majority of my life in the Pacific Northwest. I have degrees in Business Administration and Clinical Dietetics. It was during my pursuit of my science degree that I came to live in Seattle. A summer job at Camp Nor’wester brought me to Lopez in 1982 and I basically never left. I met and married my first and favorite husband here on the island and raised two fabulous human beings who had instilled in them by our Lopez village the importance of community , kindness and service.
Twenty-two of my 40+ years on Lopez I co-directed Camp Nor’wester with my husband. I have served in various volunteer capacities with numerous local organizations. I spent approximately 10 years on both the Lopez Island School District board and the San Juan County Land Bank Commission. My work on the Catherine Washburn board positioned me to help with the previous search for a new medical partner in 2016 and with the establishment of the Lopez Island Hospital District (LIHD) in 2017. I went on to serve 6 years on the LIHD commission. After a brief hiatus I am happy to once again focus on health care on Lopez Island.
During this current time of transition, I’m committed to working with and for our community to ensure quality health care for everyone.
Steven Greenstein
Retired, resident and homeowner of Lopez Island since 2019. I relocated to Lopez from Woodinville, WA where I raised my family. I worked as Vice President and Director of Sales for manufactures in the publishing, printing and packaging industry. I was also involved in a Primary Care Clinic for 5 years. My experience with budgeting, fiscal management and EMR system of a Primary Care Clinic and budgeting and fiscal management of the manufacturing industry is my contribution to the Lopez Island Hospital District.
Iris Graville
I’ve lived in Washington since 1981, following early life in Chicago and small towns and cities in Southern Illinois and Indiana. As a new nursing graduate in the mid-1970s, I began work in surgical intensive care at Indiana University Hospital, followed by inpatient medical-surgical nursing and home health and hospice. In 1985 I earned a Master of Nursing degree from the University of Washington and focused the rest of my forty-year nursing career in public health, including maternal-child health, infectious disease, early childhood programs, school nursing, and teaching.
Since 2000, I’ve also pursued my love of writing. My work has appeared in journals and anthologies, and I’m the author of two collections of profiles—Hands at Work and BOUNTY: Lopez Island Farmers, Food, and Community. In 2015, I earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts. My memoir, Hiking Naked, was published in 2017.
In 2018 I was named the first “Writer-in-Residence” for the Washington State Ferries. I rode and wrote on the Interisland Ferry, drafting essays about the Salish Sea and climate change. What resulted was Writer in a Life Vest: Essays from the Salish Sea, published in 2022.
Since 1996, my husband Jerry, a retired sign language interpreter, and I have lived on Lopez Island. We tend a large garden, ride bicycles, and walk the trails and beaches surrounding our home. We have two grown children and a grandchild. Serving on the LIHD is a rewarding way for me to apply my experiences in health care and writing to serve my community. irisgraville.com
James Orcutt
I am a retired Ophthalmologist with long term connection to Lopez Island. My father-in-law, a retired general surgeon, was an early Board Member of the Catherine Washburn Medical Association and helped establish the Clinic with Dr. Dengler providing care. My wife and I followed their example and retired on Lopez in 2006. My goal as a Commissioner is to provide quality and sustainable healthcare to Lopezians.
My training was in Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Medicine, graduating from the University of Colorado with a BPH, PhD and MD. We moved to Seattle where I did my residency in Ophthalmology at the University of Washington. Fellowship training took me to London where I specialized in neuro-ophthalmology and orbital surgery. Returning to Seattle, I joined the faculty at the University of Washington where I worked until retirement as a Professor Emeritus. The VA is a training site for the UW, where I took on the Chief of Ophthalmology position. I became deeply involved in quality improvement and access to care, which extended to my oversight over VA facilities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska, as the Chief of Surgery. I hope to use this knowledge to help Lopez Clinic deliver the best care possible.
Heather Arps
A quilter, artist and licensed Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), I have nearly 45 years of experience in hospice and home care, including 37 years serving the Lopez Island community through roles at the Lopez Island Clinic and Hamlet House. I am currently working in the Health Room at the school and providing home and hospice care locally bringing deep knowledge of direct care and a strong commitment to advocating for compassionate, accessible healthcare on Lopez.