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Meet Your City Council Members
The seven member City Council is elected at-large to serve four-year terms. The City Council elects a mayor and deputy mayor from the Council to serve two-year terms.
Kate Dexter, Mayor
Kate Dexter has been a resident of Port Angeles for 12 years. Kate moved to Port Angeles from 2001 to 2003 and moved back again with her family in 2012. Kate grew up in Seattle and has always loved the Northwest. She earned a BA in history and public service at Albion College, Albion, MI, and moved back for graduate school at University of Washington where she earned her Master of Public Administration. When she is not doing council work, Kate is a Program Specialist in the nursing department at Peninsula College. Kate enjoys spending time outside, treasure hunting at Estate Sales and thrift shops, and is always up for a game of pickleball with friends.
Council Position #4 Served January 2018 until December 2021 - Re-elected and serving January 2022 and until December 2025 - Re-elected and serving January 2026 until December 2029
Navarra Carr, Deputy Mayor
Navarra Carr brings a unique perspective to the City Council. On the Port Angeles City Council, Navarra is the youngest person, the only out LGBTQ+ person, and the only renter. Navarra earned a Bachelor of Arts from Sacramento State University in philosophy, with a concentration in ethics, politics, & law and earned her Juris Doctor from Seattle University’s FLEX JD program.
Prior to moving to Port Angeles, Navarra served two years in AmeriCorps, first as a literacy tutor for migrant students and then at a nonprofit providing housing and wrap-around services to people who were low income and/or unhoused. Navarra has worked in the nonprofit sector ever since, including in nonprofit finance and administration. Navarra currently works as a Public Defender, providing legal representation to people who are marginalized, low-income, or otherwise unable to afford an attorney. In her free time, you can find Navarra sailing in the Port Angeles harbor, shell fishing, beach combing on Ediz Hook, and hiking in the Olympics.
Jon Hamilton, Council member
Jon Hamilton moved to Port Angeles in 2010 to begin his teaching career and soon thereafter met his wife, Nancy. Together they have raised four children in this community. Jon teaches mathematics at Port Angeles High School and has served in educator leadership roles, supporting colleagues and helping strengthen collaborative, solutions-focused working relationships.
In 15 years as an educator, Jon has built strong relationships with students and families, helping young people gain confidence and succeed in mathematics. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he adapted instruction to meet students’ needs while maintaining connection and support through a challenging period for many families.
As a City Councilmember, Jon approaches his work with a listening-and-learning mindset, seeking to understand issues from multiple perspectives and grounding decisions in data, adopted policy, and community input. He focuses on practical, long-term problem solving—expanding access to housing, strengthening transparency and public trust, and protecting the natural resources that define Port Angeles, including the Elwha watershed. His approach emphasizes thoughtful preparation, fiscal responsibility, and collaboration with City staff, regional partners, and community stakeholders.
Jon earned a Bachelor of Arts from Central Washington University in Secondary Mathematics Education and a Master of Arts in Science Education, with an emphasis in Secondary Physics, from Western Governors University.
Outside of teaching and Council service, Jon enjoys hiking across the Olympic Peninsula and following the Seattle Mariners.
Appointed by the City Council on September 2, 2025 - Council Position #7 unexpired term ending December 2027
Bio and photo will be added at a later date.
Council Position #3 elected and serving January 2026 until December 31, 2029
Amy Miller, Council member
Amy is from Upstate New York where she completed her degree programs. Her Social Work (MSW) career of over 20 years shows a breadth of expertise such as working within systems in economically disadvantaged urban areas, inpatient treatment as an Addiction Specialist, and Behavioral Health Crisis Responder work with New York State Psychiatric Emergency Department. In Colorado, Amy was the only Social Worker in an innovative jail-based competency restoration program, since moving to the Olympic Peninsula Amy worked as a Designated Crisis Responder before developing and implementing REdisCOVERY, the Port Angeles Mental Health Field Response program .This program brought her into the Port Angeles Police Department to respond cooperatively to behavioral health crises to resolve crises using the least restrictive treatment options available.
Amy and her husband Matt became engaged on the Olympic Discovery Trail, during their first trip to Port Angeles! After they were married and living in Port Angeles they went to work joining the community. Matt opened his financial planning practice, and Amy worked in the existing behavioral health response system. The couple started attending Council Meetings and made date night of it ever since.
Amy is proud to serve and believes she offers a unique perspective to local government. She has served on the Behavioral Health Advisory Board for Clallam County for numerous years and was awarded Citizen of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce in 2018. She initiated the Shelter Challenge where several elected officials in Clallam County participated, bringing hard conversations to the public and demonstrating her commitment to advocating for her neighbors in the local community.
Council Position # 2 Appointed 2023
Council Position #5 Elected and serving January 2024 to December 2027
Drew Schwab, Council Member
Drew Schwab has lived in Port Angeles for over 20 years having moved here in 2003 while his father was stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles. Drew grew up primarily in Ohio where most of his family still lives. He originally intended to move back to Ohio after graduating from Peninsula College, but fell in love with the area and decided to stay.
Drew earned a BAS, AAS, and several certificates from Peninsula College focusing on management, marketing, and business administration. Since 2010, he’s owned and operated the store Anime Kat in downtown Port Angeles. Most recently, Drew served on the Port Angeles Planning Commission and the Port Angeles Safety Advisory Board before being elected to the City Council.
Drew’s wife Robynn is a lifelong resident of Port Angeles. The two became engaged on Valentine's Day 2009 while on Ediz Hook and were married in June of the same year. When not serving on a council, committee, board, or commission, Drew enjoys reading, watching movies, and playing games.
Elected and filling unexpired seat, position #2 December 2023 to December 2025 - Re-elected and serving January 2026 until December 2029
LaTrisha Suggs, Council member
LaTrisha Suggs’ great-grandmother, grandmother and mother were all born in Port Angeles. She is a Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Citizen (Cook-Kardonsky Family) and her ties to this community are generational. Council Member Suggs is the first enrolled Native American to serve on the City of Port Angeles Council. Her interests extend to serving her family, Tribal community, and the Port Angeles community by giving back her time.
Council member Suggs graduated from Western Washington University/Huxley program with an Environmental Policy and Planning degree. Prior to that, she graduated from Port Angeles High School in 1989 and attended Peninsula College.
Council member Suggs currently works for the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe (since 2017) as the Restoration Planner; prior to that she worked for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (2001 thru 2017) as Assistant Director for the Elwha River Restoration Office. Her background is in restoration planning, contract development/negotiations/implementation, environmental policy/planning, and Tribal governments.
Legacy Projects that Council member Suggs has worked on include Elwha & Glines Canyon Dam Removal, Towne Road Levee Setback, Dungeness River Nature Center Floodplain Realignment, Big Quilcene River Bridge Replacement Project, and secured conservation easements preserving 250 acres of floodplain along the Dungeness River.
For the City of Port Angeles, Council member Suggs serves on the William Shore Memorial Pool Board, Solid Waste Advisory Committee, and the Clallam County Marine Resources Committee.
Council member Suggs is the mother of three amazing children, who range from 32 years to 14 years old. She is the grandmother of two amazing grandsons. She enjoys cedar harvesting & weaving, working in her garden, attending Tribal events, and spending time with my family.
Council Position #1 Appointed by Council and served 2021 -Elected and serving January 2022 to December 2025, and re-elected in 2021 serving January 2026 to 2029.