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: 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
- Timothy Wong, Newark, NJ
- 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
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
