Executive Team

Anne

Jared

Stephen Richardson

Stephen

Pascal

Board of Directors

Erik H.

Nora H.

Maradel G.

Roger C.

Devin J.

Randi B.

Michael D.

Steve S.

Kathy H.

Michael K.

Joanne M.

  • Erik Hovey: Employee at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab.  Retired U.S. Marine Corps officer who has served on multiple local Boards and Commissions. BP Board Chair.

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

  • 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. Manager of the Washington State Emergency net, organized under state leadership to provide emergency communications across the state. Founder of six for-profit companies and two nonprofits. BP BIGWEELS Team Co-Lead.

  • Nora Vitz Harrison: Founder/Creative Director of Three60 Communications (retired). Provided corporate communications services to Fortune 500 companies. Actor and playwright. Map Your Neighborhood Captain and Wilderness First Aid certified.

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

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

  • 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.

  • Steve Sutorius: Co-owner of Wildernest Outdoor Store, which he and his wife founded in 2003 and brought to Bainbridge Island in 2008.

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

Joanne M.

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.