Service Department - Chela (pronounced Cha'la) King.
Chela is helping to coordinate scheduling,
receive and return phone calls and
tackle the daily mountain of office paperwork.
She also assists with moorage
(both permanent and transient) and
fills in at the front counter during lunch breaks.
Chela has been with IMC for a number of years now.

Lorrie Johnson is the office assistant
in the very busy service department.
She addresses alot of the billing needs
in that department.
When she isn't at work she enjoys
working on her art work and other
hobbies, or boating around the
San Juan Islands with a few friends.

Lynn moved here in 1989 after she and her husband traded in their old boat for a new one from IMC. "Most of our boating has been fishing, and there's nothing better that getting off work, walking down the dock, firing up the motor and just getting out there for a couple hours before going home. I count my life pretty lucky to have combined a life-long bookkeeping career with one of my favoite hobbies." Ask for Lynn about your account, bills we pay, office policies, store and office employment opportunities and benefits.

Diana Cochran (right) has lived on Lopez for 20 years and worked for IMC for 7. She and her husband Larry have two kids-Sara & Tyler. She enjoys her horses and is involved in 4-H. If you have any questions about your Marina bill talk with her.

Our Sales Manager, Captain Brian Krantz, has had an adventurous maritime career. Before moving to the San Juan Islands in 1999, Brian was a vessel assist captain for a towing and salvage company in Santa Cruz, Calif. It was while he was working in this industry that he received the prestigious Woody Pollock Memorial Captain of the Year Award, presented to one outstanding captain each year.
Before delving into the marine industry, Brian enjoyed adventures such as riding his bike across the United States, backpacking across Europe, owning a tropical fish store and working as a kayak tour guide through-out the Santa Cruz Island sea caves.
Brian graduated from the University of Santa Barbara where he minored in mechanical engineering, philosophy, religious studies and psychology.
Brian, and wife Christina, spend much of their time these days with the newest addition to their family, daughter Elizabeth, born January 27, 2003.
Since joining the IMC team on March 1, 2004, Brian immediately produced the knowledgeable, friendly and quality service for which our facility has become famous. “It’s just all so positive,” he said of his job. “I get a big kick out of that.”

Lesley Combs, IMC's Sales Assistant,
began her boating life in 1988,
when she and her husband purchased
a sailboat. In 1989 they sailed
from Seward Alaska to Washington
(and had an incredible 2 1/2 months).
They were live-aboards for 5 years,
3 of which were on Lopez
at Islands Marine Center.

Shellene Hudson, Front Desk and Customer Service,
moved to Lopez Island in 2002
and started at IMC shortly after that, she
has enjoyed learning all about the marine
industry and getting to know customers
and their boating needs.

Amanda Leidig is in charge of our advertising,
press releases and marketing.
She keeps herself busy with
photo shoots, writing articles, creating brochures
and designing ads for various publications.
During her off time away from work, Amanda likes to go fishing and
spend time with friends and family.

Gary Gross comes to IMC after spending
the last 15 years in Santa Cruz, CA.
While in Santa Cruz Gary worked in
Inventory Control at the West Marine corporate
headquarters for 3 years before moving to
Lopez in June 2001.

"I've really enjoyed moving to Lopez
and look forward to serving IMC's customers."

Kate Steidl started with IMC Napa in
June 2004 and has lived on Lopez for 7 years.
She originally came from the Pocono Mountains
of Pennsylvania and has 20 plus years
of Hardlines retail management with a special
background in inventory control.

In her spare time she also helps her husband run his small business
on the island and she also enjoys practicing her artwork
when she can find extra time.

Ivan Brown has been in Marine parts since
he started working at IMC in 2004. He takes
phone orders and ships parts to customers as needed.
Ivan has become very knowledgable in
Volvo-Penta,Mercury and Yamaha parts.

Derek Anderson has been our
diesel mechanic since he started
here in 2002. Though he is
very busy working on boats, he
seems to find time for
customer questions.

Bob Bailey stays busy working on
gas engines and engine maintenance.
Winterizing, Summerizing and troubleshooting.

Tim Slattery (shown here with his daughter Josie) also works
on gas engines and engine maintainance.
During his off hours, Tim loves
to go fishing with friends and family.

Dan Shipley is one of our rigging technicians.
Dan has been around boats all
of his life, he even built his own boat.
When he isn't at work he enjoys
spending time with his family.

Dean Vandament is another rigging technician.
When Dean isn't busy installing
electronics at IMC, he enjoys
sailing and hanging out with friends.

Mitchel Helm is our travel lift
operator and nautical relocation technician.
When he isn't re-arranging
boats, he enjoys spending time
with his son and comparing baseball stats.

Dustin Potts has been a detailer
here at IMC for some time now.
He's a hard worker and when he
isn't cleaning boats here, he enjoys
spending time with his friends and family.

Dillon Butler started working
at IMC on bottom painting and
washing boats. He is looking
forward to learning more about the
marine industry. During his off time
he enjoys fishing and hanging out with friends.

Tammy Schible is in charge of housekeeping
and grounds maintainance. Tammy covers alot
of ground at IMC. When she isn't
busy cleaning the apartments or
gardening at IMC, she enjoys gardening at home
and taking care of her family.

Roamey is the IMC cat.
We have been busy trying
to teach her the filing system,
but she is more interested
in scattering the files.

Islands Marine Center

P.O. Box 88 2793 Fisherman Bay Road Lopez Island, WA 98261, USA

Tel (360) 468 3377 Fax (360) 468 2283 Email Us www.islandsmarinecenter.com

http://islandsmarinecenter.com

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