About Us
Credence Ross
Credence Ross
Credence Ross
Raised on a farm in Eastern WA, Credence learned carpentry skills as a teen helping to build the family home on raw acreage along the Columbia River. Prior to relocating to San Juan Island in 2002, he studied Computer Science at WA State University with a focus on mathematics. Growing up in a musical family - as you may have guessed from
Raised on a farm in Eastern WA, Credence learned carpentry skills as a teen helping to build the family home on raw acreage along the Columbia River. Prior to relocating to San Juan Island in 2002, he studied Computer Science at WA State University with a focus on mathematics. Growing up in a musical family - as you may have guessed from his name - Credence is an avid musician. He enjoys traveling and time at home with his wife Andrea and their two school-aged daughters. Credence lives an active lifestyle, practicing martial arts & yoga and enjoys hiking and weight lifting. He keeps busy working on various building projects, most recently a two bedroom and bathroom home addition, an art studio, geodesic dome greenhouse and a wood-fired barrel sauna. A member of the Ravenhill team for over twenty years, he is experienced in all aspects of home building & remodeling as well as project management.
Orion Powell
Credence Ross
Credence Ross
Island born and second generation Ravenhill Carpenter, Orion’s father Eric Powell had nearly 40 years with the company. An avid sailor with an interest in restoring classic wooden boats, Orion studied at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Townsend, Washington. On the edge of town Orion built his family home and is the f
Island born and second generation Ravenhill Carpenter, Orion’s father Eric Powell had nearly 40 years with the company. An avid sailor with an interest in restoring classic wooden boats, Orion studied at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Townsend, Washington. On the edge of town Orion built his family home and is the father to three young & active boys. He is usually found working on projects that spread joy -whether it is building pet homes and other crazy creations with his kids or a deck for a friend. Once in a while he takes a break and enjoys slowing down at his family cabin off Roche Harbor on Johns Island. With so much history with Ravenhill he is truly proud and feels privileged to be apart of this custom home building team.
Mike Murphy
Credence Ross
Mike Murphy
Raised in San Diego CA, Mike relocated to San Juan Island twenty years ago. Mike split his time between San Juan and Shaw Island for several years. Family life is busy for Mike as a father to two boys in elementary and at Spring Street International School. A former chef and Professional Brewer, Mike has an appreciation for local foods an
Raised in San Diego CA, Mike relocated to San Juan Island twenty years ago. Mike split his time between San Juan and Shaw Island for several years. Family life is busy for Mike as a father to two boys in elementary and at Spring Street International School. A former chef and Professional Brewer, Mike has an appreciation for local foods and craft beers. You might find Mike smoking salmon, shrimping & crabbing, camping or playing instruments or sports with his boys. Mike has volunteered with the Economic Development Council trying to establish more local involvement for work in the trades. He has taught an Introduction To Basic Construction course and works with the EDC in getting more classes such as plumbing and electrical available to islanders. With almost two decades of experience on Ravenhill job sites, Mike brings a variety of building expertise to the company.
Office Manager Shelle Cropper
Office Manager Shelle Cropper
Office Manager Shelle Cropper
As Office Manager, Shelle is a vital member of the Ravenhill team. She performs the enormous task of keeping the company organized and is constantly looking out for the best interests of our employees and clients.
A native Northwesterner, She loves the rainy, windy, gray days when it's hard to tell the difference between the water and the
As Office Manager, Shelle is a vital member of the Ravenhill team. She performs the enormous task of keeping the company organized and is constantly looking out for the best interests of our employees and clients.
A native Northwesterner, She loves the rainy, windy, gray days when it's hard to tell the difference between the water and the sky. A graduate of The Evergreen State College, with a teaching degree from Western Washington University, Shelle spends her real time writing, quilting, gardening and learning to play the violin.
Shelle and her husband Ellis, an Alaskan fisherman and longtime member of the Ravenhill team, have two beautiful grown children and recently welcomed their second grandchild to the family.
Founder Pete Kilpatrick
Office Manager Shelle Cropper
Office Manager Shelle Cropper
Ravenhill's founder Peter Kilpatrick always knew he wanted to build. Growing up he was famous for his use of challenging materials in an endless series of forts, a steel framed dome and later his recycled wood cabin. A growing family and the need to express his developing architectural vision found Pete building his 'big' house when a fir
Ravenhill's founder Peter Kilpatrick always knew he wanted to build. Growing up he was famous for his use of challenging materials in an endless series of forts, a steel framed dome and later his recycled wood cabin. A growing family and the need to express his developing architectural vision found Pete building his 'big' house when a fire destroyed his cabin.
A few years later, Ravenhill Construction was founded. Pete and his wife Becky have made significant contributions to the island community. Pete is a member of the Board for The Community Home Trust and The San Juan Initiative, which looks for solutions to clean up Puget Sound.
Pete is continuing on alongside the new owners of Ravenhill on an as-needed basis in an advisory consultant role. Look for Pete at Brickworks where he is leading the build out of our community's historic venue in the heart of Friday Harbor.
Marketing Andrea Kiernan-Ross
Office Manager Shelle Cropper
Marketing Andrea Kiernan-Ross
As the Marketing and Social Media Manager, Andrea is responsible for Ravenhill's digital and print presence. Raised in New York, after graduating with her BFA from Alfred University, she relocated to the island and initially worked as the elementary school art teacher.
Fusing her passions for glasswork and lavender, inspired by the local
As the Marketing and Social Media Manager, Andrea is responsible for Ravenhill's digital and print presence. Raised in New York, after graduating with her BFA from Alfred University, she relocated to the island and initially worked as the elementary school art teacher.
Fusing her passions for glasswork and lavender, inspired by the local organic farm where she has been employed for the past two decades developing value-added products from lavender flowers and essential oil, she is the sole artisan behind Lavender Beads, a lampwork glass bead jewelry line.
Mother of two daughters and married to Credence for nearly twenty years, she aims to support the company's growth and success however she is able.
Foreman Dan Bacon
Foreman Jesse Kjolso
Foreman Jesse Kjolso
Foreman Jesse Kjolso
Foreman Jesse Kjolso
Foreman Jesse Kjolso
Foreman Scott Lommel
Foreman Jesse Kjolso
Foreman Scott Lommel