Known as a generous giver to her community, Judy Eagleson has served on a variety of boards including Harrison Medical Center’s Mathis Guild, the Kitsap County Home Builders Association, the Central Kitsap High School Alumni Association and the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance.

Often times she takes on the leadership role and has run several successful fundraising campaigns. She began her career in hotel management but then went to law school and on a trip to Washington, D.C. met her husband Jeff.

After a long distance relationship they married and she worked in Washington, D.C for the U.S. Senate Banking committee and the Department of Justice before becoming a full-time mother. The family returned to the Pacific Northwest in 1996.

She also has volunteered with Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts, has been the registrar for the Tracyton Soccer Club and a board member of the Olympic College Foundation.

Her volunteer work has included helping the Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce and the Historic Downtown Poulsbo Association. She routinely donates to the ALIVE Shelter, Harrison Medical Center, Central Kitsap High School, Miss Silverdale Scholarship Group and many others.

Judy is active in local politics and serves as a precinct committee officer. She does all this while running a family business. She is the CEO of The Mentor Company, a commercial and residential property management company, which she owns and manages with her siblings. She also owns J.J.’s Fish House in Poulsbo, with her husband Jeff.

“Judy does all of this with joy in her heart,” said Wendy Miles, who nominated her. “Kitsap County is a better place because of her generosity and willingness to walk the talk.”

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in Sound Publishing’s Special Section, “Women of Achievement.”