Executive Team

Anne

Jared

Stephen Richardson

Stephen

Pascal

Board of Directors

Devin J.

Jim K.

Michael D.

Roger C.

Michael K.

Joanne M.

Randi B.

Maradel G.

Erik H.

Sam G.

Kathy H.

  • Devin James: Chief Technology Officer for AI technology companies; EMT/Firefighter; BP Training Team Lead; BP Medical Reserve Corps Team Lead; BP Board Co-Chair

  • Jim Kirk: Retired from a career of product development, cross functional collaboration, and program management at Cisco Systems; BP Board Co-Chair

  • Sam George: Retired Microsoft Corporate Vice President; current board roles with technology startups; lifelong learner; BP Board Vice Chair

  • Maradel Gale: Associate Professor Emerita, University of Oregon; BP volunteer at the Emergency Operations Center; BP Board Secretary

  • Roger Coulter: Chief Operating Officer at Dakota Lithium; BP Board Treasurer

  • Randi Brown: Longtime community leader who believes deeply in the power of connection and service; Co-owner of Sisters’ Cider House, Managing Broker at John L Scott

  • Michael Ditmore: Executive Director of the scientific nonprofit The Novim Group and co-founder of the Indian medical diagnostic company Mardamed. Michael is also the manager of the Washington State Emergency net, organized under state leadership to provide emergency communications across the state. A serial entrepreneur, he has founded six for-profit companies and two nonprofits.

  • Kathy Haskin: Current Director of Strategic Initiatives and former Executive Director at Peacock Family Services. Semi-retired from a career in education leadership.

  • Erik Hovey: Site Representative for the Johns Hopkins University APL. Hovey spent his career in service to country and community. 

  • Michael Kleeman: Senior Fellow at the Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation at the University of San Diego

  • Joanne Maher: Executive Director at Island Volunteer Caregivers

And a special thanks to our ForeSight Advisor, futurist Bob Johansen.

Founder

Scott James, the Founder of Bainbridge Prepares, is a social entrepreneur and author of Prepared Neighborhoods: Building Resilience One Street at a Time. He was awarded a Governor’s Award of Excellence in Service by Washington State for his community preparedness work. Scott is currently serving as Executive Director of Prepare Your Community, a national preparedness organization that he co-founded.