Branch Leadership Committee
The Branch Leadership Committee is comprised of the Branch Chairs, the Education Managers, and the Director or Programs & Operations. It provides guidance for the day to day operations of volunteer activities across the organization.
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