Lenise Peterman graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in sociology from the University of Southwestern Louisiana.  Her work background is extensively tied to the litigation support industry and she has worked with companies such as General Motors, Ford Company, Dow Chemical Company, Exxon and more.  She previously served the community as Helper Arts, Music and Film Festival Co-Director and Helper Revitalization Committee Co-Chair.  Her skills include controlled documentation strategies, process definition, organization and creative problem solving.  Entering her second term as mayor in 2022, she continues to focus on those areas previously determined during the Sustainable Design Assessment in 2017. Those skills have led to over $3 million dollars in grant funding which has been distributed across Helper City for Main Street restoration | beautification; river restoration and more.  She has participated extensively in the Brownfields effort, identifying and completing an area wide plan to address zoning updated and working with property owners to enhance their holdings.  Lenise’s objective for the city is to create a sustainable community via our historic, artistic and recreational assets and to bring the community together to be all we can be.  

Since 2018, Nathan has been the City Manager for the City of Port Angeles  overseeing the administrative and executive functions for the City. Prior to taking this position Nathan was responsible for the Community and Economic Development Department of the City responsible for the Building, Economic Development, Planning, and Cultural Resource divisions of the City.  Prior to coming to the Port Angeles Area, Nathan managed the Policy Development Section of the Cayman Islands Government Planning Department.  In his various roles he has accumulated over 25 years of experience in local government-based community involvement and implementation.

Nathan has a demonstrated history of policy development and regulatory reinvention by implementing incentive based municipal codes and policy documents.  Throughout his career he has been responsible for the development of local, regional, and national long range plans in the U.S. and abroad.  In Washington State he has worked creatively to address regulatory requirements and land use barriers.  In the Caymans, Nathan was part of the Governor’s Vision 2008 Round Table developing a strategy for the sustainable development of all three Cayman Islands.  In recent years, Nathan has participated in multiple community assessments including American Institute of Architects Sustainable Design Assessment Teams (SDAT) and Your Town Design Workshops for jurisdictions throughout the U.S.  

Nathan has a Bachelors degree in Environmental Science from Willamette University and a Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Tennessee.  Nathan is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.