PVA Leadership and Staff

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