Who We Are
Learn more about the team who make World Ocean School possible.
Interested in joining our team?
Meet The Staff
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Eden Leonard (she/her)
Executive Director
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Capt. Jill Hughes (she/her)
Vice President, Programs and Advancement
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Steven Kirk (he/him)
Vice President, Director of Operations
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Andrew Sanchez (he/him)
Business Development Manager
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Madeleine Sandler (she/her)
Program Manager
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Ashley Kelly (she/her)
Development Associate
Meet The Crew
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Christopher Flansburg (he/him)
Senior Captain
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Jill Hughes (she/her)
Port Captain
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Greg Terry (he/him)
Relief Captain
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Tatiana Dalton (she/her)
Mate
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Asher Heaney (he/him)
Mate
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Jake Walker (he/him)
Cook
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Autumn Crow (she/her)
Deckhand Educator and Program Coordinator
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Madie Li (she/her)
Deckhand Educator and Medical Officer
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Mak Noble (she/her)
Deckhand Educator and Steward
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Jojo Heckman (they/them)
2025 AmeriCorps Deckhand Educator
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Eliza Noxon (she/her)
2025 AmeriCorps Deckhand Educator
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Jeremy Schaffer (he/him)
2025 AmeriCorps Deckhand Educator
Meet The Volunteers
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T. Langdon Allen
Consultant
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Trish Berry
Corporate Advisor
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Sathi Bethelmy
Volunteer
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Clark Callahan
Volunteer
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Katharine Jennings
Education Advisor
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Bob Larsen
Consultant/Shipboard Engineer
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Dan Luglio
Marine Engineer/Deck Volunteer
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William Rudek
Volunteer
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John Sullivan
IT Support