MTAK- About the Board


MTAK is governed by a twelve-member Board of Directors. MTAK has also appointed several of Directors of Counsel (DOC) to advise the voting board members. The board is diverse and includes private business and maritime industry members, public elected and appointed officials and active community members from around the region.

	Beverly Kincaid, President Beverly is a longtime resident and activist in Kitsap County and has just begun her third term as president of the board. She is the owner of Sound Grants ~ Proposal Research and Development. She has participated on numerous boards and committees in the community including Bremerton Historic Ships Association (former president), Sinclair Landing Association (treasurer), American Red Cross, Westsound Technical Skills Center Advisory Council (chair).	Grant Griffin, Vice President Grant is executive director of the Kitsap Peninsula Visitor and Convention Bureau. With deep roots in Kitsap County, Grant has worked in marketing, advertising and public relations for several companies in the Puget Sound region.

	Joan Dingfield, Sec/Treas A native Puget Sounder and resident of Bremerton since 1991, Joan is committed to cross-sound connections. She served on the Bremerton Planning Commission for eight years and was part of the "Reshaping Bremerton" process that updated the comprehensive plan. She has been active in the Bremerton Chamber, Bremerton Central Lions, and also served as co-chair of the county-wide initiative that proposed a public/private plan for passenger ferry service to Seattle. She now commutes to Seattle to continue her professional work in public education.	Ken Attebery, (DOC) Ken is the CEO of the Port of Bremerton. The Port owns and operates airport, industrial and marine facilities. A 33-year resident of Kitsap County, Ken served as planning director of the City of Bremerton before coming to the Port in 1983.

	Darrell Bryan Darrell is executive vice president and general manager of Clipper Navigation a leading tour and ferry operator for the Puget Sound and western Canada located in Seattle Washington. Darrell is a member of the board of directors of the Interferry formerly the International Marine Transit Association and past president of the both Interferry and the Passenger Vessel Association. Presently Darrell serves on the Executive Board of Directors of the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau.	Richard Hayes , (DOC) Richard has been the executive director of Kitsap Transit since 1982 when the agency was formed to assume local bus service from private operators and the City of Bremerton. Richard has also worked for the City of Tacoma, Tacoma Transit and Pierce Transit.

	Holly James Holly James lives in Bremerton and has 25 years of high-level corporate business experience, specializing in venture capital, start-ups, turnarounds, business analysis, and project management. Holly serves on a number of community boards including the American Red Cross, the Soroptimist and the Manette Business Association.	Will Maupin, (DOC) Will has been a member of the Bremerton City Council since 2001 and is a retired engineer and facilities manager from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

	Matt Mullett Matt is CEO and co-owner of Bellingham, Washington based All American Marine. AAM specializes in the construction of state-of-the-art high-speed low wake-wash aluminum catamarans, serving the passenger ferry industry.	Len Roueche Len is the CEO of Interferry, an association representing the world wide ferry industry. Len was with British Columbia Ferries for 25 years serving as the Director of Strategic & Corporate Planning

	Scott Rhodes Scott lives in Port Orchard and is a co-owner of Frederic T. Kutscher Associates, a Seattle based financial planning firm. Scott has been involved in lobbying efforts for passenger only ferries for over a decade and is currently serving on the Washington State Tariff Committee and Washington State Ferry’s Advisory Committee for Southworth Washington.	Sonny Woodward Sonny Woodward has lived in North Kitsap County for nearly 50 years. After 25 years of building homes in and around North Kitsap he joined John L Scott in 1990 specializing in waterfront and view homes. A long time community activist Sonny is a board member of the Kingston Chamber of Commerce and a past member of the Kingston State Ferry Advisory Committee.

	Alice Tawresey A resident of Bainbridge Island for over 30 years, Alice Tawresey has led numerous ferry policy and planning study efforts. Former mayor of Bainbridge and former member of the Washington Transportation Commission, Alice is the chair of Washington State Ferries Tariff Policy Committee and the MTAK POF Program Council. She was the co-chair of the county-wide campaign initiative that proposed a public/private plan for passenger ferry service to Seattle.

Other Board Members: Ray Deardorf (DOC) Cheryl Kincer (DOC) Ann Sutphin (DOC) DOC - Director of Counsel


	About the Board