The North Kitsap Fishline Food Bank and Thrift Shop recently announced the appointment of Sharon Kirkpatrick as the new executive director.

Kirkpatrick a retiree of the U.S. Department of Labor (20 years), a retiree of the U.S. Naval Reserves (24 years), founder of Girl Scouts Beyond Bars for GS Totem Council, Boy Scout volunteer, Board Member of Rebuilding Families, Inc. (Washington Corrections Center for Women - WCCW), and a current instructor part time at WCCW.

She has Master’s Degree from Pacific Oaks College in Human Development, with a specialization in Community & Family Fieldwork and also is a former adjunct faculty member of Pacific Oaks College in Seattle. Kirkpatrick owns a small employment consulting business, “When Hearts Are Open, Bars Unlock,” that assists hard to serve women.

Kirkpatrick can be reached at (360) 779-5190.