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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
MELISSA BLACK-SIMMONS
BOARD PRESIDENT
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Board member since December 2014
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Business partner at Greater Philadelphia Property Management
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Real-estate owner, developer and manager
PATRICK FLYNN
BOARD SECRETARY
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Board member since July 2020
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Business partner at Mascher St. Works
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Licensed professional mariner and shipwright
MARCUS BRANDT
MARINE COMMITTEE CHAIR
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Board member since December 2018
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Proprietor of Marcus Brant Restorations
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Timber Frame and Historic Structure restoration specialist
JOHN TELENCIO MED, ATC, CSCS
EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR
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Board member since December 2019
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Hamilton Township , NJ School teacher
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Professional Development Presenter, Educational Consultant
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Maritime Social Emotional Learning Facilitator
DESMOND CHEUNG
EVENTS COMMITTEE CHAIR
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Board member since March 2022
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Project Manager at Ascent Restoration
MARYBETH TOMLINSON
TREASURER
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Board member since August 2023
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IB Business Management Educator at Downingtown STEM Academy
BOARD MEMBERS
GINA PICKTON
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Board member since July 2020
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Business partner at Mascher St. Works
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Mariner, shipwright and project manager
ROBIN SCHIMPF
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Board member since December 2010
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Bar / Restaurant and rental property owner
LEON BROOKS
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Board member since August 2020
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Retired public school educator and librarian
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Historic re-enactor
LISA KOLIBABEK
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Sailed in and maintained various historic vessels
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Working as an Able Seaman on a tugboat on the East Coast, with an aspiration to work up to a mate's position
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Currently holds a 100 ton Near Coastal master's liscence, and a 1600 ton Near Coastal mate's license
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Volunteer at the Connecticut Draft Horse Rescue; engine house laborer at the Valley Railroad Company
JAMES HUTSON
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Board member since December 2024.
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Director of data science and machine learning.
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Former tech start-up founder.