NAMMA Board and Staff
Mission Statement
The North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA), a Christian association, provides fellowship, encouragement, advocacy, education, spiritual and professional development for those in maritime ministry.
Board Members and Officers
Official NAMMA address:
OFFICERS
- President: Chaplain Michelle DePooter, Montreal Ministry to Seafarers, Montreal, QC
- Vice-President: Rev. Stephen McKinney, Global Maritime Ministries, New Orleans, LA
- Recording Secretary: Katie Villaflores, Seafarers’ Friend, Chelsea, MA
- Treasurer: Rev. Stephen Cushing, New England Seafarers’ Mission, Boston, MA
BOARD MEMBERS
- Rev. Lowell Chilton, Albany Maritime Ministry, Albany, NY
- Ms. Julia Cooper, Seattle Seafarers’ Center, Seattle, WA
- Mr. Matt Morse, International Seafarers’ Center, Newark, NJ
- Deacon Dileep Athaide, Stella Maris, Vancouver, BC
- Deacon John Archer, Stella Maris, Mobile, AL
- Rev’d Joshua Messick, Baltimore International Seafarers’ Center, Baltimore, MD
ECUMENICAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
- Representatives –
- (interim chair) Rev. Marsh L. Drege (Lutheran)
- Rev. Joshua Messick (Episcopal/Anglican)
- Rev. Chris Moore (Port Ministries International)
- Deacon John Archer (Stella Maris)
- Chaplain Michelle DePooter, The Ministry to Seafarers of the Christian Reformed Church, Montreal, QC
STAFF
- Dr. Christopher Graham
- Janet Grossman
- Dr. Jason Zuidema
