Amy Drayer, former executive director of the Vashon Chamber of Commerce and current leader of Islanders for Ferry Action, will be Vashon HouseHold’s next executive director, the organization announced Tuesday.

Drayer comes to the leadership role at the island’s housing nonprofit with a wealth of experience in island nonprofits.

She took the helm of the island Chamber of Commerce in 2022 as its executive director. Last year, she took on a new role leading the Chamber-sponsored “Islanders for Ferry Action” group, in which she organized island activism and partnered with other Salish Sea groups to lobby for improved ferry service.

Since she took on that role, Vashon has seen improved water-taxi service, the addition of a third “ghost” boat on the Triangle route, and just this month, the announcement from Governor Bob Ferguson that three-boat service will return to the Triangle this summer.

Drayer is also a Vashon Island Fire & Rescue commissioner and assistant coach for the island high school’s fast-pitch softball team. Her experience includes political and nonprofit work in Denver and Washington D.C.

“Amy’s reputation, both on Vashon and across the region, is stellar,” VHH Board President Anne Atwell said in a prepared statement. “She’s considered a thoughtful, versatile collaborator who gets things done. She’s a savvy nonprofit leader. We could not be more excited about her leading Vashon HouseHold into our next chapter.”

Drayer will ease into the role this spring part-time, while focusing on her role in ferry advocacy during the current state legislative session, which runs through most of April.

VHH staff and the board will help train her during that time, with Interim Executive Director Kari Dohn Decker leading the organization. Drayer will fully take over her new role leading Vashon HouseHold in June.

In a statement, Drayer said it was “an incredible honor” to take on the new role.

At press time, Vashon HouseHold was scheduled to share more about Drayer and her new role during their Tuesday evening housing forum at Vashon Center for the Arts, which will be covered online this week and in next week’s newspaper.

“The entire team at VHH is thrilled to have her join as our next ED,” Decker said in a statement.