Meet your Board Members
The Cordata Neighborhood Association Board believes our mission is to protect and promote the interests, needs, and shared vision of our community through education and engagement.
“A community is defined by the questions that it asks.“
Member since 2018
Position: President
After moving to Bellingham in 2010, I served on the Reserve at Cordata Homeowners Association and the Greenways Advisory Committee where I began to realize gaps in the public planning sector. Curious to learn more, I stumbled into Western Washington University’s Urban Planning & Sustainable Development program and discovered my passion for GIS and data analysis. Today, I am a mother to two humans, two axolotls, one dog, and I work as an Associate Planner at Jones Engineers. As a Cordata Neighborhood resident since 2013, I am excited to be a part of our ongoing community development and participatory planning though the Cordata Neighborhood Association.
Member since 2026
Position: Vice President
Born and raised in the PNW, I have been attending Cordata Neighborhood Association meetings since pre-pandemic ages when I was but five-years-old. I attended my first course at Whatcom Community College at six-years-old (shout out to Glen Nesse’s Environmental Ethics!). I may be the youngest member of a neighborhood association on record (elected as Vice President at 13-years old). I am honored to have served in the US Air Force Auxiliary – Civil Air Patrol, Bellingham Squadron with my fellow cadets to assist in community outreach, emergency preparedness, and event planning. I am exploring avenues of meaningful community participation and am excited to be part of the Cordata Neighborhood!
Member since 2025
Position: Secretary
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Member since 2025
Position: Treasurer
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Member since: 2019
Position: Immediate Past-President
I moved to Cordata in 2017 from Phoenix after I retired as a high school principal. My special interests include hiking and biking, so I am very protective of our parks, trails and open spaces. I serve on the Greenways Advisory Committee as well. I am proud to live in Bellingham and feel so lucky to have found my home here in Cordata.
Member since 2025
Position: At-Large
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Julianna Royal Guy
Founding Member in 2006
Julie was the founding member of the Cordata Neighborhood Association. She and her friends and neighbors made sure that the rest of the City knew and heard from this growing community on the north end of Bellingham. She put herself and her voice in front of the Mayors, City Council members, city planners, developers, and anyone else who had influence on the area. It was largely through her work that we came to have two parks and a branch library in Cordata.
Julie passed away on June 26, 2023. Her life concluded (or as she would have called it, “flew away”) on her own terms. She was one of a kind and she will be missed.
CNA Document Downloads
In the beginning . . .
It started with a question. The question was, “Where’s the park?” The answer was, “Cornwall Park is three miles away.” Guide Meridian/Cordata Neighborhood was park-less and Julie Guy, newly arrived from Alaska, decided in March 2005 to do something about this disappointing shortfall. Talks with neighbors turned into meetings, and meetings turned into an officially recognized neighborhood association in October of 2005. We were on our way.
After some time, the Guide Meridian/Cordata Neighborhood became the Cordata Neighborhood Association. Through the years the CNA has worked to stay informed and to improve the community. The documents in this Google Doc linkinclude the archives of agendas, minutes, newspaper articles, and other evidence of the activism of the CNA since 2005.
The new Cordata Park is a testimony to the efforts of our community to work together to add amenities in Cordata. We are also very pleased to celebrate our Julianna Park as well as the additional trails and trail connections.
Current Work
Some of our current work includes the following:
1. Collaborating with the COB Parks department to plan for Phase II of Cordata Park
2. Advocating for a branch library in Cordata
3. Purchasing and installing two free little libraries in Cordata Park as well as other locations
4. Supporting new businesses in Cordata and offering a positive welcome to developers who can enhance our community. 5. Communicating with our community neighbors, City departments, commercial and residential developers, and neighboring associations, local businesses, churches and other agencies to keep informed and proactive.