Meet Your City Council Members

Navarra Carr, Council member

Navarra Carr has a passion for politics and public service, having received a Bachelor of Arts from Sacramento State University in philosophy, with a concentration in ethics, politics, & law. Prior to moving to Port Angeles, Navarra served two years in AmeriCorps, as a literacy tutor for migrant students and at a nonprofit providing services to low income and houseless people. Navarra has worked in the nonprofit sector ever since, currently working as an office manager. In Navarra’s free time, you can find her sailing in the Port Angeles harbor, shell fishing, biking the ODT, and hiking in the Olympics.  

Council Position #6 January 2020 to December 2023

Mike French, Council member

Mike French was born and raised in Port Angeles, and graduated from Peninsula College and Central Washington University, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Music. He owns and operates a restaurant downtown, and is actively involved in the local business community, serving on the board of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce. He and his wife Karissa have two young boys, and Mike has been the Vice President of the Hamilton Elementary PTO for over two years.

Mike is passionate about the local artistic community, and both he and his wife have performed in the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra, as well as many local musical theatre productions.  

Mike is an active member of the Port Angeles Business Association, Port Angeles Downtown Association, and serves on the board of Volunteers in Medicine in the Olympics.

Council position #2 January 2022 to December 2025

Charlie McCaughan, Council member

Charlie is originally from Long Beach, MS where he began his 42-year career in the electrical industry with All-Phase Electric in 1978. He has lived on the Olympic Peninsula since 1994. He became a resident of Port Angeles in 2001 when he married his wife Melanie. They both love living in this area and often take advantage of the great outdoors through hiking, camping, backpacking and walking their two dogs all around the Peninsula.

As a member of Port Angeles City Council, Charlie is proud to have a voice in our local government. He also serves on the Board of Commissioners for Shore Aquatic Center. 

Charlie was employed by the City of Port Angeles and worked in Light Operations from 2004-2008. 

Charlie has worked for PUD # 1 of Clallam County since 2008 as the Procurement & Facilities Supervisor. In this position he oversees District purchases, administration of environmental compliance, and works with many local contractors constructing, maintaining and repairing PUD facilities throughout the District. He hopes to bring his municipal operations experience to the Council as Port Angeles turns the corner into a promising future of change.

Council Position #5 January 2020 to December 2023

Brendan Meyer, Deputy Mayor

Bio coming soon

Council Position #7 January 2020 to December 2023

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 by 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 as the Restoration Planner, and prior to that she worked for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe 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.

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 29 years to 11 years old. She is the grandmother of two amazing grandsons.

Council Position #1 January 2022 to December 2025

Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin, Council member

Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin works as a lawyer, focusing on constitutional law issues of government authority and accountability. He earned a J.D. summa cum laude from Gonzaga University, and is licensed to practice law in Washington State Courts, as well as the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Eastern District of Washington, and Western District of Washington.

Previously, Councilmember Schromen-Wawrin earned a B.A. from Oberlin College, studying systems ecology, environmental studies, and chemistry.

He worked as a field science educator for over seven years, including one year as an AmericCorp volunteer.

Councilmember Schromen-Wawrin was born and raised in Port Angeles, and attended Hamilton Elementary School, Stevens Middle School, and Port Angeles High School.

The people of Port Angeles elected Councilmember Schromen-Wawrin in November 2017; he began his term on the Council in January 2018.

Council Position #3 January 2022 to December 2025