PVA Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Steve Jones
Gateway Clipper Fleet
Pittsburgh, PA
VICE PRESIDENT
Andrew Sargis
Wendella Sightseeing Boats
Chicago, IL
SECRETARY/TREASURER
John Lake
Potomac Riverboat Company by Hornblower
Alexandria, VA
PVA Board Members
Chris Anglin
Cross Sound Ferry
New London, CT
Ben Bernstein
BB Riverboats
Newport, KY
Erik Bombard
Catalina Express
San Pedro, CA
Jenna Deegan-Brown
Grand Lady Cruises, Inc.
Buffalo, NY
Jenny Gezella
Naples Princess
Naples, FL
Carol Hill
Dry Tortugas National Park Ferry
Key West, FL
Christian Myers
Interstate Navigation Company
Wakefield, RI
Sarah Pennington
Classic Harbor Line
New York, NY
Tim Ratcliffe
Argosy Cruises
Seattle, WA
PVA Associate Member Representatives
Peter Duclos
Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding
Somerset, MA
Tosca Pinder
USI Insurance Services
Seattle, WA
PVA Past Presidents
Bob Bijur
Island Queen Cruises
Miami, FL
Jim Swindler
East Sandwich, MA
Patrick Murphy
Blue and Gold Fleet
San Francisco, CA
PVA Associate Council
CHAIR
Jayne Russell
Crowley Engineering Services
Seattle, WA
206.419.4270
Jayne.russell@crowley.com
SECRETARY
Maggie Moon
Glosten
Seattle, WA
206.624.7850
memoon@glosten.com
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Peter Duclos
PVA Director
Gladding-Hearn
Somerset, MA
508.676.8596
peterd@gladding-hearn.com
Bill Forslund
MER Equipment
Seattle, WA
206.798.3793
billf@merequipment.com
Lacey Greene
Nichols Brothers Boat Builders
Freeland, WA
360.632.4548
laceyg@nicholsboats.com
Lance Lemcool
Eastern Shipbuilding Group
Panama City, FL
251.725.4888
llemcool@easternshipbuilding.com
Rusty Morgan
IMTRA Corporation
New Bedford, MA
508.207.1650
rusty@imtra.com
Tosca Pinder
USI Insurance Services
Seattle, WA
415.847.2173
tosca.pinder@usi.com
PVA Region Chairs
GREAT LAKES REGION
Tim Roche (Chair)
Wendella Sightseeing Boats
tjr@wendellaboats.com
Eric Halvorsen (Vice Chair)
Shoreline Sightseeing
ehalvorsen@shorelinesightseeing.com
ORIGINAL COLONIES REGION
James Robinson
Robinson and Son
Hudson Falls, NY
Tabor Young
Cap’n Fish’s Cruises
New Harbor, ME
RIVERS REGION
Scott Whitehill
Gallagher
St. Louis, MO
Christian Wirginis
Gateway Clipper Fleet
Pittsburgh, PA
SOUTHEAST REGION
Erik Johnson
Island Queen Cruises
Miami, FL
Zackery Reed
Ballyhoo Media
Miami, FL
WESTERN REGION
Chris Gallup
City Experiences
chris.gallup@cityexperiences.com
Joe Hudspeth
BAE Systems
Bellingham, WA
PVA Staff
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
John Groundwater
103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
jgroundwater@passengervessel.com
SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ADVISOR
Edmund Welch
103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
ewelch@passengervessel.com
DIRECTOR OF REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Eric Christensen
103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
echristensen@passengervessel.com
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Lee Hill
103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
lhill@passengervessel.com
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Leslie Kagarise
103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
lkagarise@passengervessel.com
DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Katie Hill
103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
khill@passengervessel.com
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
Richard Patch
103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
rpatch@passengervessel.com
REGULATORY AFFAIRS CONSULTANT
Peter Lauridsen
1424 Ludlow Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
peterlauridsen@msn.com
MANAGING EDITOR FOGHORN MAGAZINE
Sarah Ferretti
103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
sarah@passengervessel.com
PVA LEGAL HOTLINE
Steven Bers
7 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202-1626
1-410-347-8724
sbers@wtplaw.com