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Executive Director, American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) Foundation

The ABYC Foundation announced Margaret Podlich has been hired to serve as executive director. The ABYC Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC), focused on providing resources that create educational and lifelong career opportunities to current and aspiring marine service technicians.

“I can’t imagine a more perfect person to be the foundation’s first executive director,” said ABYC president John Adey. “The ABYC Foundation has some heavy lifting coming up if we hope to move the needle on the population of qualified technicians and Margaret is our best chance of success. The ABYC board of directors and I are very proud to make this announcement.”

Podlich退休为船船总统。2016年，自从在该行业咨询。她的大多数职业生涯一直在努力和教育划船问题，从环境和安全主题到帮助越来越聪明的划船政策。

President/CEO of Credit Control Corporation

After attending Chowan College, Mr. Bayne went to work for Credit Control Corporation. Since 1983 he has served as President/CEO of Credit Control Corporation which is located in Newport News, Virginia. Credit Control Corporation provides healthcare clients on a regional basis and telecommunication clients nationally with a host of receivable management services. His primary responsibilities include overall operations and planned growth of Credit Control Corporation into new markets. Professional Associations: Healthcare Financial Managers Association American Collectors Association Boys and Girls Club Virginia Peninsula Foundation Board Member Virginia Collectors Association Board Member Past Board Member State Fair of Virginia and SouthTrust Bank Mr. Bayne currently resides in Poquoson with his daughter Hunter Elizabeth an upcoming freshman at Virginia Tech and daughter Jessica Michelle a second year kindergarten teacher in Newport News. He enjoy sport fishing up and down the east coast on his boat and spending time at his farm house in Charles City.

After leaving active service with the United States Navy in 1991 as a Rear Admiral, Bernsen served as a consultant to various defense related research and analysis organizations and private industry, principally with regard to defense and security issues in the Middle East. In 1995 Bernsen formed his own company, Overseas Environmental Marketing, Inc., for the purpose of forming joint ventures in the Arabian Gulf region to process oily waste water and refine waste oil.

From January 1998 to August 2001 he served as Chairman and then President of 21st Century Coatings, Inc., a domestic manufacturer of industrial coatings. In late 2001 he sold his interest in the company and retired from active business management. From 2001 through 2003 he participated as a consultant and pre-incorporation director of the UNICORN Group, contributing to the successful establishment of an investment bank headquartered in Bahrain.

Bernsen remains active as a key advisor to various private/non profit educational and business related organizations devoted to improvement in Arab American understanding and cooperation.

Executive Vice President, Huntington Ingalls Industries
纽波特新闻造船总裁

Jennifer Boykin is executive vice president of Huntington Ingalls Industries and president of Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. Named to this position in 2017, she is the 20th person and the first woman to serve as president of the Newport News shipyard, which was founded in 1886 and has approximately $4 billion in annual revenues.

As president, Boykin leads the operations of Newport News Shipbuilding, the largest industrial employer in Virginia. She has responsibility for more than 20,000 shipbuilders who design, build and maintain the world’s most complex ships: nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines. This includes teams that perform aircraft carrier and submarine maintenance across the United States and globally. She also has responsibility for an industrial subcontract at the Kenneth A. Kesselring Site, a research and development facility in upstate New York that supports the U.S. Navy’s nuclear propulsion program.

A native of St. Louis, Boykin earned her bachelor’s degree in marine engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and her master’s degree in engineering management from The George Washington University. Since beginning her career in the nuclear engineering division, she has held progressively responsible positions, including vice president of engineering and design, vice president of quality and process excellence, director of facilities and waterfront support, and program manager for the nuclear engineering division. She also served as a construction superintendent for the aircraft carrier program during construction of USSJohn C. Stennis(CVN 74) and USSHarry S. Truman(CVN 75).

In the community, Boykin is committed to workforce development and is a strong advocate for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs. She is a graduate of Lead Virginia and the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce leadership program. She is vice chair of Blueprint Virginia and serves on the Hampton Roads Business Roundtable’s executive committee. She is also a member of Greater Peninsula NOW, the Virginia Business Council and Reinvent Hampton Roads. In 2017, Boykin was appointed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe to serve on the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Growth and Opportunity Board.

诺福克，va的原生，肯尼斯（肯尼斯）Crofton在海上社区中提出。他的父亲Juan F. Crofton于1949年创立了Creodon潜水公司，肯尼开始在家庭业务工作，同时仍在参加高中。毕业后，他开始作为商业潜水员的职业生涯。多年来，肯尼与他的家人合作，扩大公司的服务能力，超越商业潜水，包括海洋建筑以及沉重的升力和索具服务。这些服务部门现在被称为Crofton Industries，共同努力，为汉普顿道路和中大西洋地区的商业和产业区段提供全面的海事服务，并作为雇主提供超过125名人员的团队。

Kenny is a staunch supporter of the maritime community and serves on many boards that promote the Port of Hampton Roads. He is presently Chairman of Norfolk Festevents, an advisor to the board of Directors of the Norfolk Propeller Club, is a board member of the Virginia Maritime Administration and is a past board member for Nauticus in Norfolk, VA.

Kevin Fewster is a leading international figure in the fields of maritime museums and maritime heritage. He was the Director of Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG), the world’s largest and most visited maritime museum precinct, from 2007-2019. Comprising the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, the historic clipper ship Cutty Sark, the beautiful early 17th century Queen’s House, the world renowned Caird Library and the recently completed Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre, RMG attracts 2.7 million visitors each year. During his twelve-years leading RMG, Kevin oversaw the most ambitious expansion and renewal programme in the Museum’s 80 year history. From 2017-2018, he led a high-profile international campaign trying to save the collection of 5,500 objects recovered from the debris field surrounding the RMS Titanic wrecksite.

Before moving to Britain, Kevin had been the founding Director of the South Australian Maritime Museum and the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney. In his 35-year museum career, Kevin was also Director of Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum.

In 2001, Kevin was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his services to maritime heritage and in 2019 was recognised as a Life Fellow of the International Congress of Maritime Museums. He is a Younger Brother at Trinity House (the world’s oldest lighthouse organisation), a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, and a Freeman of the City of London.

A Tidewater Virginia native, Chris founded Bluewater Yacht Sales in 1968 after developing a proven set of business management skills as the president of a large manufacturer’s representative company. Born a waterman, Chris parlayed his personal and competitive passion for sailing and powerboat racing to unfalteringly advance Bluewater Yacht Sales through strong and weak economies to where the company is currently positioned 40+ years later – one of the most successful yachting businesses in the United States.

Even though Chris has assembled an impressive team of sales, service and support staff to run daily operations, he is still very involved with the Bluewater operations. However, he has more time these days to pursue other interests as well. He serves on several executive boards, and is deeply involved with the boating industry and community at large. His passion for boat racing and automobile racing add to his many achievements. Together, the Bluewater Team of Chris and his younger brother Earle enjoyed a calling to race 2.5 and 7-litre hydroplanes – winning seven world and national titles. Chris and Team Bluewater have also enjoyed being on the leaderboard of some of the East Coast’s most notable sportfishing tournaments thanks to being equipped with highly skilled crews and some of the industry’s best performing boats from the brands Bluewater has represented over the years such as Viking Yachts.

In running their own and showcasing the various boating brands that the Halls have sold in Bluewater’s spanning history, they formed enduring relationships with almost everyone that had a hand in the construction of the world’s finest boats. From the many who toiled tirelessly behind the scenes to Viking’s pioneering Healy family, the Halls’ desire to have an entrenched understanding of every aspect of boat construction, performance and innovations, resulted in personal relationships that provide Bluewater customers with unparalleled access to- and support from their motoryacht and sportfish brands of choice.

通过老式的决心,克里斯已经存在ured through the decades, that Bluewater Yacht Sales is synonymous with superior product and friendly service. Now a multi-faceted and wildly successful group of operations, the Bluewater Network employs the same hands-on approach that Chris has put forth from Day 1 – always go the extra mile to ensure the company only represents the finest brands and that a customer’s boat stands out in a crowded market.

Chris and his wife Judy call Hampton, Virginia, home and have enjoyed sharing the boating lifestyle with their children and their families. Son Chris Jr. is a member of Bluewater’s management team and daughter Kathy is a college professor in Abu Dhabi. Chris and Judy enjoy spending their free time cruising the nearby waters of the Chesapeake Bay estuary, and extended trips along the Mid-Atlantic and beyond.

Chairman and CEO, The PENROD Group

Mr. Heidt has 40 years of experience in international trade, manufacturing and distribution. He joined The Penrod Company as a log buyer in 1969 and managed various positions until becoming president in 1983. He rose to Chairman and CEO in 1999. Over the course of his career, Heidt has overseen the company’s expansion into international markets as well as the development of innovative products, helping establish Penrod as a global competitor in the forest, metal and PVC products industry. Penrod has company locations in North America, Asia, Europe, Latin America and Africa.

专业,Heidt th担任主席e Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association, and holds membership in an array of professional associations. He also served on the US Department of Commerce Industrial Trade Advisory Committee and the board of Media5 in Sherbrooke, Canada. He serves as Chairman of The PENROD Company and its subsidiaries.

作为对全球健康感兴趣的志愿者，Heidt目前是国王女儿的儿童医院副主席。他坐在代表美国和美国红十字会的国际红十字会（日内瓦）的理事会。他是国际运动咨询委员会的主席。他还在北卡罗来纳大学参观处担任。过去的任务包括美国红十字会国家副主席，儿童健康基金会医生主席和各种高级红十字志愿者担任领导群体，以监督灾害和生物医学运营。

Heidt’s professional and personal endeavors have taken him all over the world. He holds a BA degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and has three children and four grandchildren.

President and CEO, W. M. Jordan Company, Inc.

Mr. Lawson began his career with W. M. Jordan Company as a Field Engineer in 1975 after graduating from Virginia Tech with a BS in Geophysics. Under his leadership, W.M. Jordan Company has become one of the largest Construction Managers in Virginia, with annual revenues of $500 million dollars and a ranking in Engineering News Record’s Top 400 Contractors in the United States for the past 29 years.

He is married to Paige and resides in Newport News with his 19 year old son, Taylor; 18 year old daughter, Tess; and 15 year old son, Jack. In his leisure time, he enjoys boating, college football, golfing, skiing, art and history.

Mr. Lawson is the Chairman for Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Fort Monroe Authority, Christopher Newport University’s $42 million Comprehensive Campaign, and the Virginia Kappa Alumni Corporation, Virginia Tech Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon. He currently serves on the board of TowneBank, Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech, CEO Roundtable, and the Virginia Tech Foundation. He is the Past Rector of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, Past Chairman of the Mariners’ Museum, Virginia Economic Development Council and was Co-Chair for the Virginia Tech $1 Billion Comprehensive Campaign.

Founder of Earl Industries, CEO of Fairlead

Since founding the company in 1998, Jerry Miller has guided the growth of The Miller Group and its affiliated companies as Owner and CEO. A 1977 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he also served seven years as a Surface Warfare Officer. Jerry co-founded Earl Industries in 1985 and purchased the company outright in 1989 leading the company through many years of success and ultimately to its sale to General Dynamics in 2012. Over this period he acquired, integrated, and operated companies in many various business and markets including information technology, data mining, defense technology systems, and commercial real estate in the Tidewater area. In 2012 he sold the three ship repair divisions to General Dynamics and organized the manufacturing and power and controls division of Earl Industries into Fairlead and serves as Chief Executive Officer.

Vice President for Operations & Engineering for Smithfield Food

Mr. Morris currently serves as the Vice President for Operations & Engineering for Smithfield Foods. He and his wife have visited the museum, they live in Riverside and are very eager to engage and be involved with The Mariners’ Museum.

莫里斯先生是德克萨斯A＆M大学的毕业生，拥有机械工程学位。他为肉类工业提供了43年的肉类工业，作为欧文斯国家香肠的工厂工程师，史密斯菲尔德包装副总统工程和史密斯菲尔德和吉尔菲尔德副总裁在史密斯菲尔德食品的第一个17年任期期间。他于2004年重新加强了史密斯菲尔德食品，经过九年的九年，他是加工肉类集团的制造业高级副总裁。他目前的职责包括全球史密斯菲尔德的运营和工程监督，包括全球所有植物业务。

标准普尔全球评分首席运营官

Tina Morris is Chief Operating Officer for S&P Global Ratings. In her role, she is responsible for leading the data, operations, in-business control and Lean management teams, as well as transformational programs such as Simplify. Tina is a member of the Ratings Executive Committee.

Most recently, Tina was Global Practice Leader for U.S. Public Finance (USPF) and Global Structured Finance. Before that, she was the Global Head of Ratings Operations, where she was responsible for driving strategic execution for the analytic business groups with a focus on operational planning and process transformation, efficiency and effectiveness initiatives, and integrating business workflow with services and solutions. Tina has a passion for driving results and building cross-functional teams that solve operational and execution challenges.

在加入标普全球之前,蒂娜7 years as an Officer in the U.S. Army. She held a series of leadership positions in the Army, including Force Protection Plans and Operations Officer for the U.S. Army Pacific Command and Commander of the 25th Military Police in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Rev. Dr. Kevin G. Swann is the Senior Pastor of Ivy Baptist Church in Newport News, Virginia where he began his service in 2006. Pastor Swann has an earned Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree (both in Counseling) from Old Dominion University. He also has an earned Doctor of Ministry Degree from South Florida Theological Seminary. Dr. Swann has received two honorary Doctorate degrees from St. Thomas Christian College and Canaan Theological Seminary. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Religious Studies Department at Hampton University.

2007年，威恩博士联合成立，目前是“牧师的研究”的共同主持人，每周无线电播出88.1fm，i-heart无线电和sirius / xm。2008年，瑞恩博士成立了凯文·斯南企业的非营利性信仰的组织，为东南部，VA地区的贫困青年和成年人提供服务。

Shareholder and Secretary of the law firm of Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, P.C.

Mr. Sheild has practiced law with Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, P.C., since 1969. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Region Bank Board for RBC Centura Bank from 1999 to 2003, and was a member of the Board of Directors of First Coastal Bank from 1997 to 1999, before it was acquired by Centura Bank. Mr. Sheild was formerly Chairman of Christopher Newport University School of Business Board of Directors.

这儿听候先生一直活跃在许多社区器官izations, and has been Chairman of the following Boards on the Virginia Peninsula, to include The United Way of the Virginia Peninsula, The United Way-Campaign of the Virginia Peninsula, the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Virginia International Terminals, Inc., Riverside Behavioral Center Hospital, Peninsula Family Services/Travelers Aid, Virginia Living Museum, and WHRO Public Broadcasting Foundation.

He also has served on Boards for the two schools he attended, Virginia Episcopal School and Washington and Lee University. He received the award as the “Distinguished Citizen for the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce” for the year 2000, the NCCJ Humanitarian Award in 2004, the Colonial Virginia Council Boy Scouts of America 2013 Citizenship Award, and the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Washington & Lee University.

Currently he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Virginia Company Bank and Riverside Behavioral Center Hospital.

Senator District 7

Frank W. Wagner was elected to the State Senate of the Virginia General Assembly during a special election in December 2000, winning nearly 70% of the electoral vote. He currently represents the 7th Senatorial District in Virginia Beach, having won re-election in 2003, 2007 and 2011. Prior to his election to the State Senate, Frank served in the Virginia House of Delegates for over a decade, representing the 21st District in Virginia Beach.

During his tenure in the House of Delegates, Frank served on several committees including Conservation and Natural Resources, Corporations, Insurance, and Banking, Education, Finance, General Laws, and Militia and Police. Currently, he serves on, Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services; Commerce and Labor; Finance and Transportation Committees. He is on four Finance Subcommittees: Claims; Health & Human Resources; Public Safety; and Transportation. He sits on the Commerce and Labor Subcommittee on Worker’s Compensation.

He served on the Governor’s Commission on Climate Change, the Governor’s Economic Development and Jobs Creation Commission and the Virginia Attorney General’s Regulatory Reform Task Force. Frank also serves as the Chairman of The Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, Chairman of the Virginia Manufacturing Development Commission and is a member of Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay Commission; Coal and Energy Commission; Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, Board of Trustees; the Federal Action Contingency Trust (FACT) Fund Approval Advisory Commission; the Hampton Roads Transit District Commission, the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization Board; the Health Insurance Reform Commission; Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability; the Mariners’ Museum, Board of Trustees; and the Unemployment Compensation Commission. His most recent appointments include 3 subcommittees of the Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability (JCTA). He is chairman of the Vehicle Subcommittee of the JCTA and sits on the Tolling Subcommittee as well as the Technology Subcommittee of the JCTA.

弗兰克也许是他远见卓识Virg最出名的inia Energy Plan, legislation that passed in the 2006 Virginia General Assembly session. This legislation directs the Commonwealth to create a comprehensive plan for the development of energy resources, including clean coal, oil, natural gas, wind, solar, tide, current, geothermal, nuclear, alternative fuels coupled with conservation and energy efficiency measures. The ultimate goal of the plan is to achieve energy independence in an environmentally safe and responsible manner. He has spoken at a variety of energy conferences and meetings in Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky, California, Washington, Washington, D.C., Nova Scotia, Canada and Oslo, Norway and has testified before Congress on energy matters.

More recently, he has become a key figure in Transportation. He was the driving force on the comprehensive Transportation Plan during the 2013 General Assembly Session. As a Conferee on HB2313 (The Transportation Plan), Frank’s tireless efforts in finding compromise and working together with others, made it possible for the first major transportation plan to pass the Legislature in almost 30 years.

The American Council of Young Political Leaders selected Frank as an “Outstanding Young Legislator” in 1995. In 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 he received the Virginia Manufacturers Association’s “Industrial Strength Leadership Award”, given to one Delegate and one Senator each year to recognize outstanding leadership on key industry issues during the Virginia General Assembly session. In October 2009, Frank received the Virginia Retail Merchants Association’s Legislator of the Year award. In May 2012, he received the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s (VCC) Legislator of the Year award. In May 2013, he received the VCC’s Economic Competitiveness Award. Most recently, in April 2014, the Hampton Roads Global Commerce Council awarded him the 2013 Commerce Builders Award and in May the VCC awarded him the Military and Veterans Affairs Advocate Award as well as the Champion of Free Enterprise Award.

Frank Wagner is a 1977 U.S. Naval Academy graduate, receiving a B.S. in Ocean Engineering. He served in the United States Navy as a diving and engineering officer. After his service in the Navy, Frank went into business with his father and started a ship repair firm, Earl Industries, in Portsmouth, Virginia.

今天，他是Davis Boat Works，Inc。的总裁，是弗吉尼亚州纽波特新闻的弗吉尼亚州总理小船维修公司之一。

In his spare time, Frank enjoys golf, diving, camping, theater and playing the piano.