Commissioner Marvin Koorn was born and raised in Oak Harbor Washington where he attended Oak Harbor Christian School and Oak Harbor High School. He also completed a Bachelor's Degree in Education with a Major in Math and a Minor in Psychology from Western Washing University. He and his wife Margaret, also an Oak Harbor native, have been married over 53 years and have three sons, one daughter, and 7 grandchildren. Commissioner Koorn began volunteering with the San De Fuca Fire Department in 1978 and quickly rose to the rank of Fire Chief by 1983. He served as District 2 South Chief from 1992-2002. While volunteering with NWFR he spent 26 years as a North Whidbey road maintenance supervisor. Upon retiring from island county, he became the first career Chief with NWFR until he retired in 2015. He was appointed Commissioner of North Whidbey Fire and Rescue in 2017 where he currently serves culminating in more than 40 years of service with North Whidbey Fire and Rescue.

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Commissioner Gerald Smith began volunteering with Fire District 2 South in 1994 and was promoted to Captain in 2000. He served with North Whidbey Fire & Rescue for 24 years. In 2002, Navy Region Northwest Fire & Emergency Services hired Commissioner Gerald who currently holds the position of Fire Lieutenant. Commissioner Smith was born and raised in Oak Harbor, Washington, where he graduated from Oak Harbor High School. He and his wife Christina married in 2006, and have a son and a daughter. They consider Island County their home. In addition, Commissioner Smith has dedicated his time to serving his community as an Island County 4-H leader/volunteer for the last 7 years. Commissioner Smith cares deeply about the fire district, the safety of the community, and the organization members are of the utmost importance to him.