Rev. Sohail Akhtar

Pastor, First English Lutheran Church, 
Lockport, 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

Investment Associate, Brandywine Group Advisors, New York, NY

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Keith J. Billotti, Esq.

Partner, Seward & Kissel, LLP, 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

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

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Mary B. Heller

Psychotherapist, Poughkeepsie , NY

Raymond Henderson
Seafarers International Union (SIU),

Jersey City, NJ

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Capt. Paul A. Klein
NJ President, Sandy Hook Pilots Association,

Staten Island, NY

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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

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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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Anthony Pruzinsky, Esq.

Semi-retired Managing Partner, Hill Rivkins LLP, New York, NY

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John M. Ogren

Manager, Carlton Arms Hotel, New York, NY

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Rev. Joshua Rinas

Pastor, ELCA, Toledo, OH

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Rev. E. Roy Riley

Retired, Bishop, New Jersey Synod, ELCA

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Nico Sermoneta 

Patrolman for the Port of NY/NJ, MEBA Dist 1-PCD (AFL-CIO) 

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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

Rev. Susan E. Tjornehoj (5)

Retired Pastor, ELCA, 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 2023

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, The Marine Society of the City of New York

Special Recognition for Service to Seafarers (2020)

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Philip W. J. Fisher

President, Pilot Finance & Consulting

Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2018)

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Edward F. Hanley 

Vice President, Maersk Line, Limited

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David W. Heindel

Secretary-Treasurer, Seafarers International Union; Chairman, Seafarers Section at International Transport Workers Federation

Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2003)

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Kathleen “Kate” Hunt

Vice President of the SIU Government Services Division; Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2019)

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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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Lawrence Rutkowski, Esq.

Partner, Seward & Kissel

Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2017)

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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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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)

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