2005 -2007
Tim Thomson, Port of Bremerton

Tim Thomson joined the Puget Sound Naval Bases Association in 2001 and serves as immediate Past Presdient. Additionally, he contributes 28 years experience as a retired Naval Aviator captain. Tim is a native of Illinois. He graduated from the University of Idaho with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Forest Resource Management, completed his NROTC training, and was commissioned as a naval officer. Tim earned a Masters of Arts Degree in Management from Webster College. While in the Navy, Tim flew the A-6E Intruder and commanded Attack Squadron 52, and NAS Pensacola Florida, the “Cradle of Naval Aviation”.

Currently Tim serves the Port of Bremerton as their Chief Operating Officer, and manages the Olympic View Industrial and Business Parks, marketing Port properties including the Bremerton National Airport, and directing Port business development while providing oversight to the Port marinas and the airport.

Tim has served as the President of the Port Orchard Rotary Club, the President of the Kitsap Visitor and Convention Bureau, and is a board member of the Bremerton Historic Ships Association. He and his wife Denise, who is the Navy Region Northwest Work and Family Life Coordinator, live in Port Orchard, Washington.

2002-2005
Guy Stitt, AMI International

Guy Stitt is President of AMI International and past President of the Puget Sound Naval Bases Association. Guy, a PSNBA member since 2000, contributes 29 years experience in the naval market consulting with shipyards, systems and equipment manufacturers, and navies world wide. 

Guy was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Prior to starting AMI in 1984, Guy served five years as a weapons specialist aboard Navy Submarines and four years in various production, engineering, contract, and managements positions with a large shipyard involved in naval frigate new construction and surface combatant overhauls.  AMI International celebrates its’ 20^th Anniversary in April. 

Guy is a life member of the U.S. Navy League, U.S. Naval Submarine League, U.S. Submarine Veterans, U.S. Naval Institute, and the American Society of Naval Engineers.

2001-2002
Edward E. Wolfe, SACC

Edward E. Wolfe, President of Wolfe Law Offices and past President of the Puget Sound Naval Bases Association, contributes a wealth of experience regarding various legal matters as a four year member of the PSNBA Board.

Ed grew up in Norfolk, VA., and graduated from the George Mason University School of Law, West Virginia University, and the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Management Program. Ed’s vast Federal experience includes employment with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the National Marine Fisheries Service, and Legislative Director for a Member of Congress.

Professional organizations Ed belongs to include the Washington State Bar Association, former Chairman of the State Bar Professionalism Committee, the American Bar Association, Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the King County Bar Association, and Trustee of the Kitsap County Bar Association. Ed has also served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Kitsap County District Court since 2001.

Ed’s local involvement in addition to his participation with the PSNBA Board includes past Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Big Brothers of King County, past President of the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce, a Board Member of the Admiral Theater, the Kitsap County Historical Society, and the Olympic College Foundation.

1997-2001
James Hamner, UBS Financial

Jim Hamner, past President and member of the Puget Sound Naval Bases Association since 1997, contributes his 34 years of corporate business and marketing expertise to the PSNBA.

Jim was born and raised in Oregon, graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business and Technology, and spent seven years in the Air Force. Later Jim received his Masters in Business Administration in Marketing from Seattle University. In 1988, as Vice President Sales for the Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Jim moved to his current home in Gig Harbor. Currently Jim is the Assistant Vice President-Investments and Branch Manager of UBS Financial in Poulsbo.

Jim is actively involved with several associations including the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce, the Bremerton Symphony Association, the West Sound Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Sinclair Landing Association, the Silverdale Rotary Club, and the Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce.