SCBC Team

John Scopazzi is a licensed and insured general contractor and owns Scopazzi Construction where he has led successful projects in Marin for over 25-years. With his wife Lisa, John also owns and runs two local businesses in Sausalito, Five Stars Yacht and Sausalito Bike Return. As a boat captain, John maintains a USCG 100 Ton Master Captain’s License. John serves on the Sausalito Business Advisory Committee and is an active member of the Sausalito Chamber of Commerce and San Rafael Rotary Club. His love for the water comes from his Italian grandfather who migrated to America from Italy in the early 1920’s. Growing up near the Santa Cruz coast, John’s grandfather taught him to fish on a small boat, igniting his passion for the water. Leading the Sausalito Community Boating Center as board chair, John is excited to launch the construction phase of the project and provide opportunities to get people excited and on the water, similar to how he found his passion in a small boat with his grandfather.

In 2010, a group of waterfront community members began working together to bring to life their vision for a community boating center in Sausalito…a place that provides affordable access to boats and the water, preserves our maritime history through education and skill-building, and promotes stewardship of our local bay and ecosystem. This was the beginning of SCBC (Sausalito Community Boating Center) at Cass Gidley Marina.

The team established a 501(c)(3) non-profit, arranged an exclusive negotiating agreement with the City for the Cass Marina site, and developed a strong network of community partnerships and support. As of early 2017, further progress includes securing a lease with the City, completing most engineering and architectural plans, and passing City Design Review for Phase I of site renovation (abutment, ramp, docks). We are currently raising funds to complete construction of our critical Phase I “Access” – which will give us safe access to the water and the ability to begin programming on the water.

Mary and Cass Gidley established the original “Cass’ Marina” sailboat rental and school in 1960, as part of an extensive commercial fish operation on the old Napa Street Pier. Mary and Cass lived and raised their children on the Bay aboard the classic wooden sailboats, the Tia Mia and the Yo Ho Ho. The Gidley family did extensive international cruising in the off season. Mary is retired from a teaching position at College of Marin, and retains her passion for wooden boats and the sea. Mary’s son Memo, and daughters Lupe and Sharon, share her enthusiasm for this project.

A Bay Area native, Raylene Gorum studied architecture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and in Paris with special studies in New York City, London and Spain. She now focuses these skills toward creating large-scale public art installations. She recently relocated to California and bought a houseboat in Sausalito after selling a popular singing bar, Baby Grand, that she designed, owned and operated in Soho, NYC with her husband. She supports her waterfront community as a Parks and Recreation Commissioner appointed by the City of Sausalito, as a volunteer at Willow Creek Academy, as a member of the Board of Directors with the Sausalito Community Boating Center and through collaborations with Sausalito Beautiful and her live-aboard community at Galilee Harbor.

Anne Teller is a member of the Sausalito Community Boating Center Board and Board Treasurer. Anne has owned ACT Services, a Bookkeeping Service for over 30 years.  She grew up in Marin County and has lived in Sausalito for 20 years. Member of Sausalito Chamber of Commerce, Sausalito Woman’s Club and Sausalito Yacht Club where she has been  on several Board in the past. Anne is presently Treasurer of the Sausalito Rotary Club and Sausalito Sister Cities Inc.

Cameron Tuttle is a fourth generation Marin county native who has been sailing on the San Francisco Bay for almost as long as he could walk. He grew up taking out his family’s boat from Sausalito every weekend and over the years, that family hobby turned into a passion. His impressive sailing resume includes serving as the Race Chair at the Tiburon Yacht Club for three consecutive years, teaching at the San Rafael High School PE sailing course, coming in first place in the sailing race around the Farallon Islands, and racing from San Francisco to Hawaii in the Pacific Cup race during the Summer of 2018. In his day job, Cameron serves as a Senior Engineer at DNV GL as the lead on technical research projects for organizations like PG&E and the California Public Utilities Commission. He has experience cruising, racing and teaching and is thrilled to bring his longtime love for sailing to the SCBC as the Sailing Program Director.