Speakers and Panelists
Capt. Bob Blair
Chair, Massachusetts Bay Harbor Safety Committee, and Senior Pilot, Eastern Point Pilots
Michael Borgstrom
Founding Member and Past President, Chicago Harbor Safety Committee. CEO of Wendella Tours & Cruises
CAPT John Cameron (USCG, ret.)
Executive Board Member, Charleston Area Harbor Safety Committee, and Executive Director, Charleston Branch Pilots Association
CAPT Eric Christensen (USCG, ret.)
Director of Regulatory Affairs and Risk Management, Passenger Vessel Association
CAPT Norman L. "Buddy" Custard (USCG, ret.)
President, Aleutian Islands Waterways Safety Committee, and President and Chief Executive Officer, Alaska Chadux Network
Capt. John DeCruz
Chair, Harbor Safety, Navigation, and Operations Committee of the Port of New York/New Jersey, and Pilot, The United NY/NJ Sandy Hook Pilots Association
Racheal Dempsey
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Navigation, Observation, and Positioning NOAA's National Ocean Service
Jim Elliot
Lone Star and Cook Inlet Harbor Safety Committees, and Chief Operating Officer, Teichman Group, LLC
Capt. David A. Foret, Jr.
Member and Past Chair, Lone Star Harbor Safety Committee, and President, The ACTion Group
Kathi George
Marine Mammal Working Group, San Francisco Harbor Safety Committee, and Director of Cetacean Conservation Biology, The Marine Mammal Center
Capt. Mike McElroy
President, Chicago Harbor Safety Committee, and Director of Marine Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Wendella Boats
Carleen Lyden Walker
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, North American Marine Environmental Protection Association