Save the Date for #Docks2025 | December 2-4
Nashville, TN • Music City Center
Michael Anderson has been a certified marina manager for seven years and has managed a private marina for 16 years. He has 20 years’ experience as a private business owner and a small business consultant. Anderson has conducted lectures in various forums for academic programs from elementary classes to…
Read the Full Story →Sarah Orlando is an extension educator with Ohio Sea Grant based in the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Office of Coastal Management in Sandusky. She is the program manager for the Ohio Clean Marinas and Clean Boaters programs, which are voluntary, incentive-based programs designed to maintain and improve Lake…
Read the Full Story →Greg Weykamp is the president of Edgewater Resources, a specialty marina and waterfront design consultancy serving public and private clients around the world. He has 30 years of experience in the planning and design of marinas and waterfront developments and has worked on internationally significant projects including the waterfront…
Read the Full Story →Anna Townshend is the editor of Marina Dock Age (MDA) magazine. She has been a journalist and writer for almost 17 years and started with MDA in 2008. After the Waterways Journal, Inc., purchased the magazine in 2012, Anna also began editing another trade publication called International Dredging Review. Many…
Read the Full Story →Robert Brown began his construction career as a concrete and masonry contractor. In 1988, the Florida-licensed general contractor founded GCM Contracting Solutions, initially specializing in residential construction. In 2000, the company began using the tilt-up construction method and focused on commercial and industrial projects. In 2008, Brown built the world’s…
Read the Full Story →Thomas Delotto has had a 40-year career in the recreational boating industry including the marina, boatyard operations and service management segments. He has been director of safety and compliance and regional manager for Suntex Marinas, as well as regional manager for Westrec and Marinas International (now Safe Harbors). Delotto is…
Read the Full Story →Robert Smith is an experienced professional with a diverse background including operations management, safety/health/environmental compliance and training. Smith received his bachelor’s degree in business management with a concentration in human resources and personnel development from Virginia Wesleyan College. Smith also holds a master’s degree in occupational safety and health from…
Read the Full Story →Travis Vance is an attorney who represents management and employers in employment litigation, business disputes and matters prosecuted by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). He uses unique or outside-the-box approaches to counsel employers and owners on all aspects of employment law…
Read the Full Story →Loftis is an electrical engineer with 30+ years of experience. He specializes in marina design. He is a principal for Maffett Loftis Engineering. He sits on the Code Making Panel of the NEC. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering. He holds a certification from the ABYC for Marine Electrical.
Read the Full Story →Roxanne Rockvam was exposed to sales early on at her family’s marina, starting with lemonade stands until she went on payroll at age 7. She enjoys making money, but also enjoys showing others how to increase their sales. She has a degree from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of…
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