May 2026 LUNCHEON
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 11:30AM-2:30PM
The last day to reserve is Friday, May 1, 2026
THE BIG ELK RESTAURANT
707 East Washington Street, Sequim, WA 98382
We meet at the Big Elk Restaurant in Sequim for our Luncheons and will be doing so through 2026. Members are able to order exactly what they want from the many items on the Big Elk Breakfast or Lunch/Dinner menu and pay the restaurant directly. The food is delicious and very reasonably priced, with almost all selections $18 and under. The Big Elk staff handle our more than 30 attendees in a timely fashion, and their meeting room is well suited for our club’s needs. There is plenty of parking available.
Beer and wine are available
Reserve Here
Food Banks
Continuing this month, there will be two food donation boxes present for donations (food and cash) to the Sequim Food Bank and Port Angeles Food Bank. The most important food items needed throughout the year are canned proteins (tuna, chicken, beans, stews), fruits (canned, dried, applesauce), canned veggies, peanut butter, pasta, cereal, hygiene items (diapers, wipes, soap), and pet food. We have collected 275 pounds of food and $232 thus far. Let’s keep it going!
Program
We are delighted to have Phyllis Bernard as our guest speaker. She is the Clallam County District #3 Commissioner.
Phyllis served for 16 years (2003 through 2019) on the Board of Directors for Southwest Power Pool Inc. She has national-level governance experience on issues concerning the electric power grid, including: markets, compliance with FERC and NERC standards, security and cyber-security, and integrating renewables.
As outside legal counsel to national trade associations, she has experience in the legislative process, including rule-making, public comment, negotiations with administrative agencies, and litigation, as well as a high-level understanding of the regulatory context for water and sewer issues.
As if that weren’t enough, Phyllis is an experienced administrative appellate judge at the federal and state levels, and a Fellow of the National Association of Administrative Law Judges. She is a professional mediator and arbitrator at state, national and international levels, participating in developing alternative dispute resolution processes used by federal agencies and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) and Independent System Operators (ISOs) across the nation. She has experience in con?ict prevention and resolution work in Africa for the U.S. State Department as well as in Oklahoma.
Phyllis plans to talk to us on the topic of finding and building community. She and her husband Dann moved here ten years ago and she has a few thoughts on that journey, such as the value of looking past labels to forge new relationships and the value of releasing fixed assumptions to embrace Clallam County on its own terms.
Any questions about the Monthly Luncheon Event at the Big Elk, Send an Email Here.