BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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. Mark A. Grorud
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
Kelly Kandler (5)
Freelance Marketing and Advertising, New York, NY
Capt. Paul A. Klein
NJ President, Sandy Hook Pilots Association,
Staten Island, NY
Kevin Kunkle (3)
Retired NYC Water Board Analyst, New York, NY
Rev. Linda Manson (6)
Pastor, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Roosevelt, NY
Dr. Daniel Molloy◊
Retired Social Work Educator, Brooklyn, NY
Leslie A. Neve (4) ◊
Retired Social Work Educator, Brooklyn, 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 (6)
Retired Pastor, ELCA, Baltimore, MD
Blythe Miller Vogel, Esq.
Associate, Rivkin Radler, Attorneys at Law, Central Islip, NY
1. President
2. Vice President
3. Treasurer
4. Assistant Treasurer
5. Secretary
6. Member at Large
† Ex Officio
◊ Advisory Member
Leadership Council
Setting the Course Reception 2021
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
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, Chas. Kurz & Co., Inc.;
Executive Vice President, Keystone Shipping Co.
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2018)
Edward F. Hanley
Vice President, Maersk Line, Limited
David W. Heindel
Secretary-Treasurer, Seafarers International Union; Chairman, Seafarers Section at International Transport Workers Federation
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2003)
Kathleen “Kate” Hunt
Vice President of the SIU Government Services Division; Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2019)
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
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)
Lawrence Rutkowski, Esq.
Partner, Seward & Kissel
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2017)
Philip J. Shapiro
President & CEO, Liberty Maritime Corporation
Outstanding Friend of Seafarers (2010)
Jacqueline Smith
ITF Maritime Coordinator
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)
