Who We Are

Learn more about the team who make World Ocean School possible.

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Meet The Staff

  • Capt. Jill Hughes (she/her)

    Executive Director

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  • Steven Kirk (he/him)

    Vice President, Director of Operations

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  • Nona Hunter (she/her)

    Program Manager

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  • Andrew Sanchez (he/him)

    Business Development Manager

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  • Ashley Kelly (she/her)

    Development Associate

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Meet The Crew

  • Christopher Flansburg (he/him)

    Senior Captain

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  • Sean Flynn (he/him)

    Port Captain

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  • Todd Brennan

    Relief Captain

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  • Autumn Crow (she/her)

    Mate-in-Training

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  • Ken Haney

    Engineer

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  • Maddy Ablett

    Deckhand Educator and Medical Officer

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  • Leo Madson (he/him)

    Deckhand Educator and Program Coordinator

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  • Armando Martinez-Brito

    Deckhand Educator and Steward

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  • Hailey Barron (she/her)

    Deckhand Educator

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  • Stella Field

    Deckhand Educator

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  • Eleanor Jerbi (she/they)

    Deckhand Educator

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  • Limb'rin Ostergaard (he/him)

    Deckhand Educator

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Meet The Volunteers

  • T. Langdon Allen

    Consultant

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  • Trish Berry

    Corporate Advisor

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  • Sathi Bethelmy

    Volunteer

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  • Clark Callahan

    Volunteer

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  • Katharine Jennings

    Education Advisor

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  • Bob Larsen

    Consultant/Shipboard Engineer

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  • Dan Luglio

    Marine Engineer/Deck Volunteer

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  • William Rudek

    Volunteer

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  • Chris Sauer

    Volunteer

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  • John Sullivan

    IT Support

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