Kitsap County Ferry Advisory Committees

 Ferry Advisory Committees


Function/Purpose

Washington State Ferries committees were established in the early 1960s by the Marine Division of Washington State Department of Transportation to promote improvements in the ferry system through interaction with ferry riders, Washington State Ferries, the Transportation Commission and the State Legislature.

Learn more about Ferry Advisory Committees here.

Information on Washington State Ferries is at http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries.


Meeting Times and Locations 


Please contact rpirtle@kitsap.gov for more information.


  • Bainbridge Island Ferry Advisory Committee
    For 2025, the BIFAC generally meets 6:30-7:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of every other month (January, March, May, July, September, November), virtually via Zoom. Dates are subject to change. Please check here for the latest meeting information. Click here to join the Zoom meeting; to join by phone dial 253-215-8782, Meeting ID 694 158 3617, Passcode 6bJsqz. Click here for the agenda. 

  • Kingston Ferry Advisory Committee 
    Meets 6-7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month, virtually via Zoom. Click here for the meeting link to join; or by phone dial 253-215-8782, Meeting ID: 940 1044 6370. Click here for the agenda. 

  • Bremerton Ferry Advisory Committee 
    Meets the third Thursday of every other month at 6 p.m. (January, March, May, July, September, November**) Dates are subject to change. Please check here for the latest meeting information. Click here for the meeting link to join; or by phone dial 253-215-8782, Meeting ID 972 8371 2599, Passcode LDE2vg. Click here for the agenda. **The November meeting will take place Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 6-7:30 p.m. via Zoom.** 

  • Southworth Ferry Advisory Committee 
    **The December meeting will take place form 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2024 rather than the regular meeting date of December 23, due to the holidays.** Beginning in January 2025, meets 7-8 p.m. the fourth Monday of each month, virtually via Zoom. Click here for the meeting link. Click here for the agenda. 


Membership

Kitsap County Ferry Advisory Committees represent Washington State Ferries terminals and routes in Bainbridge Island, Kingston Bremerton and Southworth. Members are appointed to four-year terms by Kitsap County Commissioners.


Terminals/Committees

​ ​Bainbridge Island

​Member

​Term Ends

​Tony Smallbeck 
​8/31/25
​Richard Velazquez
​8/31/28
Meg Marshall -  Chair
​8/31/25

​ ​Bremerton

​Member​Term Ends
Christopher Breon
8/31/28
​Daniel Walkup - Chair
​8/31/26
​VACANT
​8/31/26

Kingston

​Member​Term Ends
​Gillian Clark​8/31/26
Alena Wolotira -Chair
8/31/25
Matthew Ogard​8/31/26

 

​ ​Southworth

​Member​Term Ends
​Erika Verleye
​8/31/28
Kory Kersavage-Chair
8/31/25
Kelsey Roberts
​8/31/28