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ABOUT US

Founded in 1972, few senior centers in the country operate at the scale Northshore Senior Center does: four locations serving the entire Northshore region of north King County and south Snohomish County, from dedicated Senior Centers in Bothell, Kenmore, and Mill Creek to extensive services at the Peter Kirk Community Center in Kirkland. Wherever you are across Bothell, Juanita, Kenmore, Kirkland, Mill Creek, or Woodinville, there's a Northshore Senior Center location built for you.

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Our Mission

“Northshore Senior Center promotes healthy living and well-being in our community through programs, services, resources, and civic engagement.”

Our Vision

“We envision a community where everyone leads full, healthy, and inspired lives.”

What Makes Us Different

Few organizations our size manage to stay this personal. Across our four locations, dedicated volunteers and welcoming facilities meet members' social, emotional, recreational, and health needs in one place, so no one has to piece together support from a dozen different organizations scattered across the region. It's what allows us to call ourselves a genuine “home away from home” for the Northshore community, not just a slogan.

OUR VALUES 

Welcoming

We treat everyone with respect, dignity, kindness, and compassion. We value equity, diversity, and inclusion, and work to ensure our services are accessible to all who need them.

Holistic

We work to meet the social, emotional, educational, recreational, health, and wellness needs of older adults, people with disabilities regardless of age, and family caregivers — supporting healthy living and well-being in every part of life, not just one.

Impactful

We aim to make a difference at both the individual and community level, using best practices, evidence-informed approaches, and data to evaluate — and keep improving — our work.

Safety

We deliver every service in a way that protects staff, volunteers, members, and the broader community, guided by science-informed prevention. Not all risk can be eliminated, but we make every effort to reduce it.

Collaborative

We operate as “One Northshore,” working together as a team, both within our organization and with partners across the community.

Our Commitment to You

Northshore Senior Center is committed to providing high-quality services and support that are accessible to everyone in our region, and does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, marital status, familial status, religion, race, color, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or any other basis prohibited by law. We comply and cooperate with all federal, state, and local laws and agencies to ensure full compliance with anti-discrimination law.

 

Specifically, Northshore Senior Center will not:

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Deny any person facilities, services, financial aid, or other benefits provided under our programs or activities. • Provide facilities, services, financial aid, or other benefits in a different form than what's provided to others under our programs or activities. • Subject any person to segregated or separate treatment in any facility, or in any process related to receiving a service or benefit under our programs or activities. • Restrict access to, or the enjoyment of, any advantage or privilege others receive in connection with facilities, services, financial aid, or other benefits under our programs or activities. • Treat any person differently from others when determining whether they meet any admission, enrollment, eligibility, membership, or other requirement for facilities, services, or other benefits. • Deny any person the opportunity to participate in a program or activity as an employee. • Use criteria or methods of administration that have the effect of subjecting individuals to discrimination. Northshore Senior Center believes everyone in our community deserves to pursue healthy living and well-being. We're a welcoming community — we treat everyone with respect, dignity, kindness, and compassion, and expect the same from everyone in our community. Equity, inclusion, and diversity are central to our mission, and we work to ensure our services are accessible to all who need them. We believe structural, cultural, and relational inequities must be courageously recognized and dismantled. We recognize our responsibility to help create systemic change so our community remains inclusive, equitable, and welcoming to all — continuously evaluating our organization, confronting our own biases, and driving improvement with transparency. We also know that hearing from a range of perspectives helps generate better ideas and create more opportunities for our community every day. We believe listening, open dialogue, and continuous improvement are critical to our success.

LOCATION INFORMATION 

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NSC Bothell

NSC Bothell is a two-story senior center in the heart of Bothell, Washington, connected directly to NSC Health & Wellness by an indoor skybridge. The center features two stories filled with ballrooms and classrooms, with an elevator for easy access, as well as a multipurpose room for activities like pickleball, aerobics, and more. Members can enjoy a coffee bar serving coffee and pie, along with Happy Hour on Wednesdays. NSC Bothell is also home to a robust food pantry that provides food to those in need twice a week and a Community Dining program serving hot meals to members five days a week.

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NSC Kenmore

NSC Kenmore sits next to the historic Rhododendron Park in Kenmore, Washington, offering an outdoor experience unlike any other Northshore Senior Center location. With direct access to Rhododendron Park right next door, the center provides a unique connection to the outdoors, along with on-site outdoor pickleball courts. A connected Annex building offers additional space for programming, while the center’s food pantry provides food for those in need twice a month.

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NSC Mill Creek

NSC Mill Creek is attached to Vintage at Mill Creek, a senior living community in Mill Creek, Washington, putting the center just an elevator ride and a few steps away for residents there. The center includes a connected annex with dedicated space for fitness programming, as well as separate Men’s and Women’s Coffee groups designed to help build new friendships. Its direct connection to Vintage at Mill Creek also gives residents easy access to the center without ever needing to leave the community.

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NSC Health & Wellness (H&W)

NSC Health & Wellness (H&W) is located directly across the street from NSC Bothell in Bothell, Washington, with an elevator connecting all three floors of the building and a skybridge providing direct access to NSC Bothell. H&W is home to the Adult Day Health program for adults with physical, mental, or social health challenges, as well as the Northshore Wranglers Inclusion Program for individuals with special needs of all ages. The center also features a Fitness Center with cardio machines, weights, and personalized exercise plans, Tootsie’s Parlor for hair care and medical foot care by appointment, and free medical equipment checkout, including wheelchairs, canes, and walkers.

Meet The Team

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Judi Pirone, Director of Adult Day Health & Wellness Center

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Mason Thornton, Program Director

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Pasha Mohajerjasbi, Creative & Kenmore Manager

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Brie Allen, Director of Member Services & Belonging 

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Janet Zielasko, Social Services Manager

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Hanisha Bakshani, Volunteer Manager

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Tim Czapiewski, IT Manager

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Leah Walz, Staff Accountant 

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Dan Gerttula, Facilities Coordinator

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Isaiah Shim, Marketing and Communication Manager 

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Arny Alejandrino, Director of Philanthropy

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Shant Tashjir, Head Chef

Board of Directors 

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Dr. Christine (Chris) Fordyce

Physician (retired)

Nick Lee

Hospitality Operations Manager (retired); Art Instructor

David Baker 

Linda Brabant 

Kenmore City Council (former)

Evergreen Health

Yvonne Grossrieder

Microsoft Business Manager

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Divya Pamnani 

Finance Lead at Amazon

Vivek Singh

Jack Peters

Evergreen Health

Nidhi Mehta

Delivery Lead at HCLTech

AT&T and Microsoft

How We Work

  • NSC’s volunteer Board of Directors sets the organization’s vision, provides financial oversight, and assists with fundraising

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  • The Northshore Parks and Recreation Service Area (NPRSA) is the governmental taxing district that owns NSC’s Bothell buildings and makes capital improvements there

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  • NSC’s Leadership Team implements the vision set by the board and conducts the day-to-day operations

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  • Northshore Neighbors is a volunteer-driven ambassador program designed to foster a welcoming and connected Northshore community by engaging and advocating for members, supporting their journey from introduction to ongoing participation, promoting NSC programs and culture, and championing NSC’s presence in the broader community — while upholding the NSC Code of Conduct.

Important Documents

As a nonprofit organization serving the Northshore community, Northshore Senior Center holds itself to a standard of transparency and accountability. The following documents are provided for public review.

 

Board Minutes

Official records of the discussions, decisions, and actions taken by the Northshore Senior Center Board of Directors at each meeting. ACCESS HERE

 

Financials

Northshore Senior Center's financial statements and reports, reflecting our commitment to the responsible stewardship of resources entrusted to us by donors, sponsors, and the community. ACCESS HERE

 

Bylaws

The governing document establishing Northshore Senior Center's organizational structure, policies, and procedures as a nonprofit corporation. ACCESS HERE

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