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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rev. Sohail Akhtar
Pastor, First English Lutheran Church,
Lockport, NY
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Cecilia Aranzamendez
Executive Director for Community Services, LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK,
New York, NY
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Rev. Tracie L. Bartholomew†
Bishop, New Jersey Synod, ELCA
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Kay Bellor
Retired Vice President for Programs,
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS),
Baltimore, MD
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Stephen A. Bennett (3)
Vice President of Product & Research, CAIS,
New York, NY
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Conor Patrick Brooks
Senior Director of Advancement, United Lutheran Seminary, Philadelphia, PA
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Rev. Ramon A. Collazo (5)
Ministry Elizabeth Detention Center and Santa Isabel Lutheran Church, Elizabeth, NJ
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Rev. Paul Egensteiner†
Bishop, Metropolitan New York Synod, ELCA
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Harry Forse
Retired Investment Banker, St. Paul, MN
Emiko Furuya-Cortes, Esq.
Immigration Attorney-at-Law, Long Island City, NY
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Rev. Bradley D. Gow
Pastor, St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Riegelsville PA
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Rev. Mark A. Grorud
Retired Executive Director, Immanuel Vision Foundation, Omaha, NE
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Rev. James E. Hazelwood†
Bishop, New England Synod, ELCA
Mary B. Heller
Psychotherapist, Poughkeepsie , NY
Raymond Henderson
Seafarers International Union (SIU),
Jersey City, NJ
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Linda Manson (4)
Assistant to the Bishop, Southeastern Synod, ELCA, Atlanta, GA
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Dr. Daniel Molloy◊
Retired Social Work Educator, Brooklyn, NY
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Leslie A. Neve (5)
Retired Social Work Educator, Brooklyn, NY
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Kurt B. Plankl, Esq.
Counsel, Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, NY
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Anthony Pruzinsky, Esq.
Semi-retired Managing Partner, Hill Rivkins LLP, New York, NY
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Rev. Joshua Rinas
Pastor, ELCA, Toledo, OH
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Nico Sermoneta
Patrolman for the Port of NY/NJ, MEBA Dist 1-PCD (AFL-CIO), Newark, NJ
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Capt. Richard Schoenlank (1)
Retired Sandy Hooks Pilot Assoc., Ramsey, NJ
Jacob Shisha, Esq. (2)
Founding Partner, Tabak Mellusi & Shisha LLP, New York, NY
Andrew G. Steele
Chief Development and Mobilization Officer, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS), Baltimore, MD
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1. President
2. Vice President
3. Treasurer
4. Secretary
5. Member at Large
† Ex Officio
◊ Advisory Member
Leadership Council
Setting the Course Reception 2024
John Atkins
President, Global Container Terminals USA
Special Recognition for Service to Seafarers (2023)
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Mark W. Barker
President, Interlake Maritime Services
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2023)
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Keith Billotti, Esq.
Partner, Seward & Kissel
Board Member, Seafarers International House
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Raymond J. Burke Jr., Esq.
Of Counsel, BakerHostetlers
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2016)
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Jason Callahan
Atlantic Coast V.P., Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association; Former Board Member, Seafarers International House
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James E. Caponiti
Former President, American Maritime Congress (AMC)
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2020)
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Eric P. Ebeling
President & CEO, American Roll-on-Roll-off Carrier (ARC); Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2020)
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Enrico "Ricky" Esopa
ITF Coordinator for the US East Coast
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2019)
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Timothy J. Ferrie
President, Marine Society of the City of New York
Special Recognition for Service to Seafarers (2020)
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Philip W. J. Fisher
President (retired) Chas. Kurz & Co., Inc.
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2018)
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Edward F. Hanley
Vice President of Labor, Maersk Line, Limited
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David W. Heindel
President, Seafarers International Union; Chairman, Seafarers Section at International Transport Workers Federation
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2003)
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Donald J. Marcus
International President, International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2014)
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Robert K. Marzik, Esq.
Former Board Member, Seafarers International House
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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)
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Roland “Rex” Rexha
Secretary-Treasurer, Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association
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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)
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Philip J. Shapiro
President & CEO, Liberty Maritime Corporation
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2010)
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Jacqueline Smith
Maritime Coordinator, International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2021)
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Bill Van Loo
Former Secretary-Treasurer, Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2018)
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Adam Vokac
District and National President, Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (M.E.B.A.)
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2023)
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Steven E. Werse
Retired International Secretary-Treasurer, International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2020)
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Bill Woodhour
President & CEO, Maersk Line, Limited
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2019)
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Lois K. Zabrocky
President & CEO, International Seaways
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2019)