Who We Are

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

Interested in joining our team?

Meet The Staff

  • Eden Leonard (she/her)

    Executive Director

    Bio
  • Capt. Jill Hughes (she/her)

    Vice President, Programs and Advancement

    Bio
  • Steven Kirk (he/him)

    Vice President, Director of Operations

    Bio
  • Andrew Sanchez (he/him)

    Business Development Manager

    Bio
  • Madeleine Sandler (she/her)

    Program Manager

    Bio
  • Ashley Kelly (she/her)

    Development Associate

    Bio

Meet The Crew

  • Christopher Flansburg (he/him)

    Senior Captain

    Bio
  • Jill Hughes (she/her)

    Port Captain

    Bio
  • Greg Terry (he/him)

    Relief Captain

    Bio
  • Tatiana Dalton (she/her)

    Mate

    Bio
  • Asher Heaney (he/him)

    Mate

    Bio
  • Jake Walker (he/him)

    Cook

    Bio
  • Autumn Crow (she/her)

    Deckhand Educator and Program Coordinator

    Bio
  • Madie Li (she/her)

    Deckhand Educator and Medical Officer

    Bio
  • Mak Noble (she/her)

    Deckhand Educator and Steward

    Bio
  • Jojo Heckman (they/them)

    2025 AmeriCorps Deckhand Educator

    Bio
  • Eliza Noxon (she/her)

    2025 AmeriCorps Deckhand Educator

    Bio
  • Jeremy Schaffer (he/him)

    2025 AmeriCorps Deckhand Educator

    Bio

Meet The Volunteers

  • T. Langdon Allen

    Consultant

    Bio
  • Trish Berry

    Corporate Advisor

    Bio
  • Sathi Bethelmy

    Volunteer

    Bio
  • Clark Callahan

    Volunteer

    Bio
  • Katharine Jennings

    Education Advisor

    Bio
  • Bob Larsen

    Consultant/Shipboard Engineer

    Bio
  • Dan Luglio

    Marine Engineer/Deck Volunteer

    Bio
  • William Rudek

    Volunteer

    Bio
  • John Sullivan

    IT Support

    Bio