Branch Leadership Committee

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that volunteers have proper training.
• Ensuring that volunteers are familiar with bylaws, policies, practices, and directions.
• Establishing a process for evaluating volunteer leadership problems, and serve as an appeal board when required.
• Establishing and maintaining minimum standards for programming.
• Encouraging the exchange of ideas through such means as regular summit meetings of the program committees and divisions.
• Assisting in the strategic planning process.
• Monitoring operations of programs.
• Reporting to the Board of Directors.

2023 Meeting SChedule

Meetings take place on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, skipping July. Meetings begin at 6pm and conclude at 7 or 7:30pm.

BLC Members

• James Henderson, Chair of BLC, VP of Branches
• Brian McNitt, Bellingham Branch Chair 
• Jack Duffy, Bellingham Branch Immediate Past Chair
• Maura Rendes, Bellingham Board Rep
• Elaina Jorgensen, Everett Branch Chair
• Matt Vadnal, Everett Board Rep
• Brad Peacock, Foothills Branch Chair
• OPEN, Foothills Branch Chair-Elect
• Ben Morse, Foothills Branch Immediate Past Chair
• Dick Lambe, Foothills Board Rep
• Debbee Lynn, Kitsap Branch Chair
• Gretchen Ta, Kitsap Branch Chair-Elect
• Bill Bandrowski, Kitsap Branch Immediate Past Chair
• Jerry Logan, Kitsap Board Rep
• Neal Kirby,  Olympia Branch Chair 
• Scott Carlson,  Olympia Branch Chair-Elect
• Bob Keranan, Olympia Branch Immediate Past Chair
• Greg Lovelady, Olympia Board Rep
• Jared Pearce, Seattle Branch Chair
• Bill Ashby, Safety Chair, Seattle Branch Immediate Past Chair
• Alexander Cowan, Seattle Board Rep
• Curtis Stock, Tacoma Branch Chair
• Natalia Martinez-Paz,  Tacoma Branch Vice Chair
• Mark Kerr, Tacoma Board Rep
• Cindy Hoover, Global Adventures Co-Chair
• Cheryl Talbert, Global Adventures Co-Chair
• Becca Polglase, Director of Programs & Operations, Staff Rep
• Sara Ramsay, Associate Director of Leadership & Operations, Staff Rep