
Meet The Team
Our Board Members
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Board members are elected for a minimum of one-year terms and may be elected for additional terms. Elections occur at our December Annual Meeting.

President
Will Maupin
Will worked at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for 31 years where he was the Chief Engineer for Nuclear Refueling and later the civilian head of the Facilities Department. After retirement, Will was a council member and council President for the City of Bremerton for over 10 years. Will was a board member and President of the Kitsap Athletic Roundtable for several years. He is currently a board member for the Admiral Theatre Foundation in Bremerton.
Will was an avid basketball player for over 40 years, playing in the City League, Shipyard League, and a few other leagues and pickup games in every gym in the county. Will took up pickleball to replace the competition and camaraderie of rec league basketball.
As Vice President of WPC, Will supports the President in his efforts, and stands in when the President isn’t able to attend to his duties. Will coordinates WPC efforts with the City of Bremerton. Will also volunteers his time on the Municipalities and Community Committee and the Tournament Committee.
Also, Go Cougs!!

Vice-President
Jana Piering
Jana is the past Treasurer and a WPC Co-Founder. She is a Kitsap County native, growing up on Kitsap Lake fishing for trout and waterskiing.
After retiring from Raytheon Company as a Contract Negotiator, she found her way to a pickleball court and knew she had found “her people” and “a new passion.”
Jana and her husband Kirk enjoy traveling to Mexico, Hawaii and taking their trusty dog, Borga on road trips (making sure there are pickleball courts wherever they go). You can find them at most outdoor music events in Kitsap County during the summer months enjoying local music with friends.

Secretary
Theresa Aubin Ahrens
Chairperson of the Bremerton Blackberry Blast and Training & Clinics Committee. Theresa has been organizing beginner and drill pickleball classes with a few volunteers. Her goal is to expand our offerings into “skills & drills” sessions, intermediate + advanced classes, youth classes, and pickleball clinics for our community. These are some lofty goals, and she’s going to need a number of volunteers to make all of this happen. Please reach out to Theresa if you have any questions, or would like to join this group. Theresa has also been volunteering her time on the marketing and tournament committee.

Treasurer
Gary North
An avid, almost daily, pickleball player since 2020. His obsession with the game was born during the Covid epidemic. He has run the indoor gym program with a team of folks since Westsound signed the lease and moved into the East Bremerton gym in 2022. Before Pickleball Gary was a business executive, running multiple businesses with various titles such as EVP, COO, and President.

1st Officer
Mark Whitson
Started playing pickleball in 2015 on Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas. Design Engineer for Eastport Pickleball paddles. Became a full-time player. Began playing in Bremerton in 2020 and joined the WPC Board in 2025.

Board Member
Rolland Perry
Rolland attended all his grades plus two years at Olympic College in Bremerton. He then spent three and a half years in the Marines after which he attended and graduated from the University of Washington. He worked in insurance and ended his career as the owner of a Bremerton insurance agency. He was introduced to pickleball by a friend four years ago and has been a pickleball enthusiast since.

Board Member
Sally Hass
Sally Hass is a newcomer to our board and also the game of Pickleball. She joined the board to use her skills on behalf of our mission. She is a believer in the power of Pickleball to enhance both the health of the individual as well as the community. In her off court time, she enjoys skiing in all forms and whitewater and sea kayaking.

Board Member
Jane Clark
Jane Clark is happy to have recently joined the Westsound Pickleball Board of Directors. She has been an educator in this community for over 30 years and loves what Kitsap County offers in education, sports, outdoor recreation and opportunities to build connections.
Jane's background in sports includes tennis, cycling, water skiing and most recently, pickleball. The fun and friendly pickleball players help to make this a great activity for all of us!

Board Member
Bonnie Stormer
Bonnie Stormer moved here from Southern California ten years ago to be near her two children and five grandchildren in Silverdale. She is a retired event coordinator, having organized weddings, corporate events and beyond. In addition to spending time with family, she is very involved with her local church.
Bonnie started playing pickleball here nine years ago where she later met her husband, Ed. They have both enjoyed playing locally as well as around the country while traveling. She is delighted to be a part of this pickleball community and looks forward to assisting Westsound in its future endeavors.

Board Member
Barney Bernhard
Barney’s Community Service
Past, founding Vice President for South Sound Pickle Ball (SSPB), frequently teaching skill based pickle ball lessons monthly for SSPB.
Helped run the International Indoor Pickleball tournament in Centralia (2015-2017).
Frequently volunteers teaching pickleball at the Boys and Girls Club of South Puget Sound.
Certified Professional Pickle Ball Coach.
Professional Instructor for RISE Pickle Ball Camps (August 2024).
Lead Organizer for the first West Sound vs South Sound Single Day Pickle Ball Tournament (Sept 2024).
Barney enjoys teaching private Pickle Ball Lessons and drill sessions to skill levels 2.5-5.0.
Major Tournament Referee for medal matches including Tyson McGuffin’s (2017, Canadian Nationals) and WA State Senior Games.
Barney’s other recreational interest include: Current, Sea Kayaking Chair for the Kitsap Mountaineers, glacier/ice/alpine climbing, backpacking, pack-rafting, tennis, distance running, and sailing.
Please Join me in building a vibrant, diverse, and socially responsible West Sound Pickleball Community.

Board Member
Chris Meyer
Chris’ family is six generations deep in Bremerton. She spent her high school years in the very gym we play pickleball and retired from PSNS in 2022. When she’s not playing pickleball she is tending to her yard or ballroom dancing.

Board Member
Dee Dee Ryen
In 2016 I was working at the YMCA in Gig Harbor and watched people play pickleball and thought, oh I could do that. I played Tennis in High School and College. Surprise, it was harder than it looked, but it was fun and I was hooked.
In 2022 I was looking for new places to play and stumbled on some people playing behind the Bremerton Senior Center and the people were amazing and welcoming and some of them had started to organize play and create guidelines, and Westsound Pickleball Club became a thought, a ripple and is now a 501c3 with many amazing officers and members. I was intrigued and wanted to be part of that. I would subtly eavesdrop on their conversations as much as I could. I am now proud to be a WestSound Pickleball Club (WPC) board member.
Currently, 4 WPC volunteers, myself included, are showing the teen group at the Bremerton Boys and Girls Club how to play pickleball and we have been asked by the Volunteer Manager if we would consider expanding to other Boys and Girls clubs in the area.
We are currently in need of volunteers to help in the Port Orchard area and plan to expand as we get settled and have the proper resources in place. You would need to get a Washington State Patrol Background check and pass three online classes, through the Boys and Girls club. Please let me know if you are interested in volunteering.
Prior to retiring, I had a blast working at Boeing as a Technical Designer. I loved playing on the computer and building 3D parts, creating engineering drawings, taking field trips to the airplanes, learning specs and checking the Engineer’s work. It was like playing all day. I also worked as a Health and Wellness Coach at the YMCA, after getting my Health Coaching certificate and retiring from Boeing. I was also a Technical Writer for an Internet Startup in 1999.
