The National Marine Charter Association (NMCA) has announced its Professional
Advisory Council as its latest membership benefit and resource to the marine
charter industry. The Council has been created to play an essential
consulting role to the marine charter industry by providing information and
guidance to the association's members and Board of Directors. "NMCA is
excited about this new benefit. It provides the membership and Board with a
tremendous resource to have their business questions answered by experts in
the charter business, on a multitude of topics and subject areas ," said
Fiona Morgan, NMCA's Executive Director.
The Council is made up of professionals from various segments of the
maritime community including admiralty law, advertising, marketing, marine
surveying and more. Additional information on Council members can be found
on the NMCA web site at www.marinecharter.org. NMCA will continue to
increase the professional participation on the Council to include additional
areas of expertise within the maritime industry.
The members of NMCA's
Professional Advisory Council are:
Richard Dein - Maritime Business Consultant
Maritime Operations Analysis, Inc., Annapolis, MD;
Kirk Gillis - Marketing
Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, Alexandria, VA
Allen Graham - Admiralty Law
Lyons, Pipes & Cook, P.C., Mobile, AL
Mark Kaufman - Marine Surveyor
Kaufman Design, Severna Park, MD
Thomas Murray - Marine Business Specialist
Sea Grant, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA
Mark Rhodes - Marine Surveyor
Rhodes Marine Surveyors, Lighthouse Point, FL
Bob Roth - Marketing and Advertising
Charternet.com, Sanford, FL
Stephen White - Admiralty Law
Wright, Constable & Skeen, L.L.P., Baltimore, MD