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2024/2025  Officers and Board of Directors of
The Norwegian Commercial Club

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President

Ingrid Haugaard

Ingrid is a Real Estate broker at Compass, in her spare time she volunteers for various organizations, while also running marathons.

Ingrid join NCC in 2021.

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Vice President

Cory Nelson

Cory is the VP Commercial Loan Officer at Mountain Pacific Bank, specializing in maritime lending but not limit to that industry.

Cory join NCC in 2015.

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Secretary

Lenora Brekke

Lenora is a part of the Evergreen Gavekal team since 2024 as a client service associate providing tailored financial planning solutions.

Lenora was born and raised in Bellevue, Washington. 

Outside of work, Lenora enjoys spending as much time as possible on Lake Washington and sharing meals with family and friends.

 

Lenora joined NCC in 2025 and quickly began to serve. 

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Treasurer 

Debbi Larson

Branch Manager at Mountain Pacific Bank
She is very involved in the community through the local Norwegian Organizations, Ballard Alliance, and networking groups.

Debbi joined NCC in 2015.

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Membership Secretary

David Rice

25 years in senior sales management for a US-based pharmaceutical company. David then joined Edward Jones in 2016. We believe a local community branch is the best way to provide personalized service to clients and make a difference in their lives.

David and his wife, Joan, are long-time members of the Queen Anne community. 

David Joined NCC in 2019.

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Immediate Past President

Ivan Svasand

 Ivan is a seasoned, international, business executive with 30+ years experience closing high-end trade negotiations in the commercial fishing industry. Specialize in crisis-management and profit optimization.

Ivan has been a member of NCC since 1988. 

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Website Management/ Advisor 

Katrina Sharpe-Svasand

Katrina does residential Interior Design and Event Planning. She is the Executive Director of Northwest Fisheries Association. Katrina is also owner and operator of a small business, Viking Raids, specializing in Scandinavian products new and vintage. She also works behind the scenes in Real Estate, preparing listings for the market. She has 20+ years working in marketing, events, interior design, web-design, and visual arts.

She is also a member of the National Nordic Museum and Sons of Norway.

Katrina joined NCC in 2015.

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Officers

 

Trustees

Immediate Past President

Ivan Svasand

Website/Advisory

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