Meet the IMC Crew
Ron and Jennifer Meng started Islands Marine Center in 1972. it is still under the same ownership today. In 2004 they teamed with Jim Lindel and started their own boat line, the Ocean Sport Roamer. Today, both Islands Marine Center and Ocean Sports Boats are flourishing businesses.
Service Department Manager - Chela (pronounced Chey-la) King.
Chela manages the Service Department. She coordinates and schedules the repair of boats and motors, as well as keeps the eight-man department on track. Chela also does the service department billing and warranties. Chela has been with IMC since 1999.
Lorrie Johnson is Chela's 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 many years and worked for IMC most of them. 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.
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.
Long time Lopezian, Tina Dengler joined the
IMC crew in the early part of 2010. Tina is a
great addition to the office, she helps with customers,
answers phones and many other office duties.
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
out fishes the boys most of the time.
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's questions and concerns.
Bob Bailey stays busy working on
gas engines and engine maintenance.
Winterizing, Summerizing and troubleshooting.
Tim Slattery is our outboard Technician, specializing in Yamahas. In his spare time, Tim enjoys spending time with his daughter Josie.
Dan Shipley is one of our rigging technicians.
Dan has been around boats all
of his life, he even built his own boat.
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.
Dave Thomas rejoined the service department
team. We are very happy to have him on
our crew again. Dave works on bottom painting
and other yard duties.
Dustin Potts joined the IMC service team in 2005 and
does a great job keeping the boats clean and
ready to cruise.
Chris started at IMC in April 2010 and
will be our harbor master for the summer and
detailing boats during the quiet times.
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 also enjoys gardening at home.
Islands Marine Center
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P.O. Box 88 2793 Fisherman Bay Road Lopez Island, WA 98261, United States |
Tel (360) 468 3377 Fax (360) 468 2283 Email Us www.islandsmarinecenter.com |
