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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:

NAMMA, 123 Haven St., PO Box 160, Reading, MA 01867

OFFICERS
  • President: Deacon Paul Rosenblum, Stella Maris, Charleston, SC
  • Vice-President: Chaplain Michelle DePooter, Ministry to Seafarers, Montreal, Quebec
  • Recording Secretary: Ms. Dana Blume, Houston International Seafarers’ Center, Houston, TX
  • Treasurer: Rev. Stephen Cushing, New England Seafarers’ Mission, Boston, MA
BOARD MEMBERS
  • Rev. Stephen McKinney, Global Maritime Ministries, New Orleans, LA
  • Rev. Mariano Biazon, Norfolk Seamen’s Friend Society, Norfolk, VA
  • Ms. Sharon Emerson, Corpus Christi International Seamen’s Center, Corpus Christi, TX
  • Deacon Dileep Athaide, Stella Maris, Vancouver, BC
  • Deacon John Archer, Stella Maris, Mobile, AL
  • Helen Glenn, Mission to Seafarers, Halifax, NS
DENOMINATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
  • Chair – Rev. Gary Roosma, The Ministry to Seafarers of the Christian Reformed Church, Vancouver, BC
    • Rev. Joshua Messick (Episcopal/Anglican)
    • Rev. Marsh L. Drege (Lutheran)
    • Rev. Mark Wodka (Port Ministries International)
    • Deacon John Archer (Stella Maris)
STAFF
  • Dr. Jason Zuidema
  • Kevin Walker
  • Jennifer Koenig
  • Janet Grossman
  • Noah Leon
  • Susan Huppert
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