Michele Cato Executive Director & Ex Officio Board Member After a rewarding and challenging 25-year career in nonprofit management, international development, and global health, Michele recently returned home to the […]
Melissa Overbury-Howland Board Member Melissa comes to us with an international background, a BA in Literature and Language from the University of Kent, a Masters in Education from the University […]
John C. Gevaert Board Member John was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin and has lived and worked originally in the Milwaukee area, with a detour to Darmstadt, Germany. Upon completion […]
Jill Johnson Ex Officio Board Member Commissioner Jill Johnson is serving her third term as Island County Commissioner and is currently the Chair of the Board. Jill graduated from Oak […]
Janis Machala Board Member Janis brings over 25 years of advising on the start-up and scale-up phase of innovative groundbreaking technology companies. She has a background in AI/Machine Learning, Cloud […]
Chris Schacker Board Member Chris moved from California to Whidbey Island in 2013 and joined the SSIC Board in 2014. Before that, she spent 15 years in the field of […]
Jason Pryde Board Secretary Jason and his wife Kathy built a home on Whidbey Island in 1995. After a career that took them from Redmond WA to Malawi Africa to […]
Mark Harrington Board Member Mark is a retired technology company executive. His career focused on improving effectiveness in manufacturing, engineering, and finance functions at a variety of companies from small […]
Sarah Stiteler Board Member Sarah’s parents purchased a cabin on Saratoga Passage on Camano Island in the early 1960s, and she has been visiting ever since. When her folks retired […]
