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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rev. Sohail Akhtar
Pastor, First English Lutheran Church,
Lockport, NY
Rev. Tracie L. Bartholomew†
Bishop, New Jersey Synod, ELCA
Kay Bellor
Retired Vice President for Programs,
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS),
Baltimore, MD
Stephen A. Bennett
Investment Associate, Brandywine Group Advisors, New York, NY
Keith J. Billotti, Esq.
Partner, Seward & Kissel, LLP, New York, NY
Conor Patrick Brooks
Senior Director of Advancement,
United Lutheran Seminary,
Philadelphia, PA
Rev. Ramon A. Collazo
Ministry Elizabeth Detention Center and Santa Isabel Lutheran Church, Elizabeth, NJ
Rev. Paul Egensteiner†
Bishop, Metropolitan New York Synod, ELCA
Harry Forse
Retired Investment Banker, St. Paul, MN
Emiko Furuya-Cortes, Esq.
Immigration Attorney-at-Law, Long Island City, NY
Rev. Bradley D. Gow
Pastor, St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Riegelsville PA
Rev. Mark A. Grorud
Retired Executive Director, Immanuel Vision Foundation, Omaha, NE
Rev. James E. Hazelwood†
Bishop, New England Synod, ELCA
Mary B. Heller
Psychotherapist, Poughkeepsie , NY
Raymond Henderson
Seafarers International Union (SIU),
Jersey City, NJ
Capt. Paul A. Klein
NJ President, Sandy Hook Pilots Association,
Staten Island, NY
Kevin Kunkle (3)
Retired NYC Water Board Analyst, New York, NY
Blythe C. Miller, Esq. (4)
Associate, Rivkin Radler, Attorneys at Law, Central Islip, NY
Dr. Daniel Molloy◊
Retired Social Work Educator, Brooklyn, NY
Leslie A. Neve (5)
Retired Social Work Educator, Brooklyn, NY
Anthony Pruzinsky, Esq.
Semi-retired Managing Partner, Hill Rivkins LLP, New York, NY
John M. Ogren
Manager, Carlton Arms Hotel, New York, NY
Rev. Joshua Rinas
Pastor, ELCA, Toledo, OH
Rev. E. Roy Riley
Retired, Bishop, New Jersey Synod, ELCA
Nico Sermoneta
Patrolman for the Port of NY/NJ, MEBA Dist 1-PCD (AFL-CIO)
Capt. Richard Schoenlank (1)
Retired Sandy Hooks Pilot Assoc., Ramsey, NJ
Jacob Shisha, Esq. (2)
Founding Partner, Tabak Mellusi & Shisha LLP, New York, NY
Rev. Susan E. Tjornehoj (5)
Retired Pastor, ELCA, Baltimore, MD
1. President
2. Vice President
3. Treasurer
4. Secretary
5. Member at Large
† Ex Officio
◊ Advisory Member
Leadership Council
Setting the Course Reception 2023
Keith Billotti, Esq.
Partner, Seward & Kissel
Board Member, Seafarers International House
Raymond J. Burke Jr., Esq.
Of Counsel, BakerHostetlers
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2016)
Jason Callahan
Atlantic Coast V.P., Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association; Former Board Member, Seafarers International House
James E. Caponiti
Former President, American Maritime Congress (AMC)
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2020)
Eric P. Ebeling
President & CEO, American Roll-on-Roll-off Carrier (ARC); Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2020)
Enrico "Ricky" Esopa
ITF Coordinator for the US East Coast
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2019)
Timothy J. Ferrie
President, The Marine Society of the City of New York
Special Recognition for Service to Seafarers (2020)
Philip W. J. Fisher
President (retired) Chas. Kurz & Co., Inc.
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2018)
Edward F. Hanley
Vice President of Labor, Maersk Line, Limited
David W. Heindel
President, Seafarers International Union; Chairman, Seafarers Section at International Transport Workers Federation
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2003)
Donald J. Marcus
International President, International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2014)
Robert K. Marzik, Esq.
Former Board Member, Seafarers International House
Anthony Naccarato
President & Chairman, American Maritime Officers Service (AMOS)
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2022)
C. James Patti
President, Maritime Institute for Research and Industrial Development (MIRAID)
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2022)
Roland “Rex” Rexha
Secretary-Treasurer, Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association
Christopher V. Roehrer
Retired Director of Communications and Development, Seafarers International House
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2018)
Bethann Rooney
Port Director, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Special Recognition for Service to Seafarers (2022)
Philip J. Shapiro
President & CEO, Liberty Maritime Corporation
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2010)
Jacqueline Smith
Maritime Coordinator, International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2021)
Bill Van Loo
Former Secretary-Treasurer, Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2018)
Steven E. Werse
Retired International Secretary-Treasurer, International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2020)
Bill Woodhour
President & CEO, Maersk Line, Limited
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2019)
Lois K. Zabrocky
President & CEO, International Seaways
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2019)