About the CBC
MISSION
To foster small-watercraft education, access, safe recreation, and marine stewardship on Bellingham Bay.
STORY
The Community Boating Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit fostering safe small-boat recreation on Bellingham Bay. The CBC was founded by a core of local small-watercraft enthusiasts in 2006 and began services to the public in 2007. The CBC is not a club. There are no memberships and no dues. Programs and services are available to all.
Much-appreciated tax-deductible donations, season-pass sales, dry-moorage fees, and rentals of sailboats and human-powered watercraft enable the CBC to provide the safety and skills education that is the core of the organization’s mission. Volunteers are integrated into all aspects of the organization from maintaining boats, assisting with rentals, teaching educational classes, tabling at events, and serving as board and committee members.
Impact Reports
Meet our Crew!
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Bryan Rust
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Sara Welsh
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT & YOUTH PROGRAMMING
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Angela Morovic
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION
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Reed Hutton
YOUTH PROGRAMS MANAGER
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Matt Church
FLEET MANAGER
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Anna Morrow
COMMUNITY PROGRAM MANAGER
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Christine McCormick
PADDLING PROGRAM COORDINATOR
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Mary d'Arcy
SAILING PROGRAM COORDINATOR
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Brooke Durkan
WATERFRONT COORDINATOR
2025 Seasonal Staff
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Adrian Heffelman
MARKETING INTERN
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Annelisa Ayars
WATERFRONT OPERATIONS
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Ash Elliot
YOUTH INSTRUCTOR
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Avery O'Donnell
YOUTH INSTRUCTOR
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Bella Norwood
YOUTH INSTRUCTOR
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Britton Sanford
YOUTH INSTRUCTOR
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Caleb Barville
PADDLING INSTRUCTOR
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Cara Doyle
COMMUNITY HEALTH INTERN
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Caroline Hurley
YOUTH INSTRUCTOR
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Cooper Snell
YOUTH RACE COACH
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Daniel Brown
YOUTH INSTRUCTOR
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Emma Moore
SAILING INSTRUCTOR
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Evan Maudlin
YOUTH INSTRUCTOR
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Hans Scheyer
YOUTH INSTRUCTOR
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Hewson DenBeste
YOUTH INSTRUCTOR
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Jack Beeson
SAILING INSTRUCTOR
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John Wargowski
FLEET APPRENTICE
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Kimiya Fanaeian
COMMUNITY HEALTH INTERN
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Lucy Ritter
BIOLUMINESCENCE INTERN
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Mitchel Hinson
PADDLING INSTRUCTOR
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Noelle Daigneault
RECREATION INTERN
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Oscar Hayes-Fegley
YOUTH INSTRUCTOR
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Sawyer Kunkel
WATERFRONT OPERATIONS
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Sofia Brown Patricio
YOUTH INSTRUCTOR
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Tyler Nolasco
SAILING INSTRUCTOR
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Zachary Williams
TRIBAL LIASON
Meet our Board
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Kristine Elliot
PRESIDENT
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Melanie Lyons
VICE PRESIDENT
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Deborah Dempsey
TREASURER
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Craig Cooper
SECRETARY
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Jim Johannessen
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Todd Shuster
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Robin Meyer
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Dave Tempero
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Genie Fairhart
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Rurik Nackerud
Join our Crew!
The Community Boating Center is a dynamic organization working to build a connection between our constituents and the incredible power of being on the water. At this point we are in a period of growth and evolution, well outfitted with talented and motivated staff and volunteers, and the understanding that recreation is therapy and is more vital than ever before.
The Community Boating Center is a certified Clean Marina!
We wash with vinegar instead of soaps and other chemicals.
We minimize our use of fuel and oil.
We recycle.
We reduce runoff by using pervious surfaces and proper dump sites.
We keep Spill Kits easily accessible to the staff and the general public.
We follow Best Management Practices as established by Clean Marina Washington.
We educate boaters on marine stewardship and how to boat responsibly.
Learn more about Clean Marinas and Best Management Practices for marinas.