OUR BOARD
The first Board of Governors meeting of 2024, with the new administration, was held on February 19, 2024. Additional members have been appointed, and we are excited to introduce the new team. We are pleased to have a great mix of volunteers who have previously served as well as members with new and fresh ideas. However, we would also like to hear from you about any ideas you have or if you are able to volunteer to help with work parties to help improve the Club. We are also still seeking volunteers to help with social events at the Club. We enjoy having gatherings at the Club and getting to know one another, but we really need someone to lead this committee to organize social events.
Commodore - Ryan Corbin
Ryan Corbin has been a CBC Member for 22 years and has previously served on the Board as Vice Commodore in 2023 and is a board member of the Charleston Boat Corporation. He is employed in the manufacturing industry and has recently moved to South Hills from Sissonville. Ryan and his wife Alison have two sons, Asher (25) and Ryan Jr. (17) and enjoy spending time on their Sea Ray Sundancer and at their camp near Richwood, WV.
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Vice Commodore - Grounds Committee Chair - Bruce Given
Bruce and Melissa Given have been members of the Charleston Boat Club sense October 2009. Bruce previously served two terms as Commodore and has served on the Boat Club Board beginning in 2010. Bruce and Melissa have lived in South Hills for the past 25 years. Bruce is a retired Business Team Leader for MSC Industrial Supply and Melissa is a retired special educator for Kanawha County Schools. They have enjoyed boating for over 30 years.
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Rear Commodore - Sabastian Haynes
Sabastian Haynes has been a CBC Member for 3 years and this is the first year serving on the board. He currently reside in Sissonville. Sabastian and his wife Jocelyn have two sons, Thomas (6) and Liam (9) and enjoy riding their side by side and in the winter and boating on their Regal Commodore 2665 in the summer.
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Secretary - Alison Corbin
Alison Corbin has been a CBC Member since 2002. She is employed in the manufacturing industry and resides in South Hills. Alison and her husband Ryan have two sons, Asher (25) and Ryan Jr. (17). Along with boating, Alison enjoys going to the gym, scrapbooking and dancing.
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Treasurer - Chris Williams
Chris Williams has been a member of the Charleston Boat Club since November 1998. Her and her husband Robin spend many hours enjoying the club and their boat. She has three children and a grandson. She retired from her profession in the healthcare industry 6 years ago and helps her husband with their business in Springhill. She is the current treasurer of the Boat club which she has maintained for several years. She’s also on the board of Berry Hills country club, and Coventry Woods owner Association.
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Board Member/Harbor House Chair - Kevin Westfall
Kevin Westfall and his wife Heather have been a CBC member for about 1 year. They have 5 children Candace, Tiffany, Tori, Jacob, and Bree. Along with the kids they have 17 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Kevin loves boating on their Searay 300 and spending time in the camper. He currently lives in Tyler mountain we're he has a horse farm, when he's not on the boat, this is where he spends his time.
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Board Member/Membership Chair - Misty Strader
Misty Strader has been a member of CBC since 2017. She works in talent management within the healthcare field, where she is passionate about supporting and developing people. Outside of work and travel, Misty enjoys spending time with her husband, Brian, and their dogs Millie, Marlin and Shiloh.​
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Board Member/Mooring Chair - Dean Silkwood
Dean has been a member of the Charleston Boat Club since 2011. He and his wife Karen have been boaters for fifty years. He has been on the Board of Governors for several years and currently serves as Mooring Chairman at the CBC.
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Board Member/Social Media-Website Chair - Brandi O’Dell
Brandi is married to Paul Wilson and has been a Club member for 20 years. She has served on the Board of Governors since 2015 and was the creator and administrator of the Club’s Facebook page. Brandi and Paul have a Bennington tri-toon which you will see most weekends and she is most recognizable as the girl with the dogs!
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Board Member/Electrical Consumption Chair - Rick Maddox
Rick has been a CBC member since 1997 and has served on the Board for several years.
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Board Member/Member Education Chair - Brian Strader
Brian Strader has been a member of CBC since 2017. He is an E/I/C Designer for the Worley Engineer Office in Charleston. When not working or traveling, Brian, Misty, and the “Puppies” like spending time aboard All Hounds On Deck on the Kanawha and Ohio River’s.
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Board Member/Social Activities Chair - Sami Miller
Sami Miller and her husband, Jason, have been members of CBC since 2023. They’ve been boating together for over 25 years and enjoy their time on the water. They have a daughter, Ashley, who’s graduating from college this spring. In her free time, Sami likes boating with friends, reading, and hanging out with her puppy, Milo.
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Board Member - Dave Morris
Dave is on the CBC Board as a representative from the Charleston Boat Corporation. His family joined the boat Club in 1958. Dave has worked in the pleasure boating industry for over 45 years, has covered the river from Pittsburg to Louisville with 52 lockages in one season and brings a tremendous amount of boating experience to the Board.