Name: Brian Newhook
Occupation: Project Manager
Location: Genoa Design St. John's, NL
Name: Renee Pope
Occupation: Superintendent, Operational Business
Location: Canadian Coast Guard St. John's, NL
Name: Rob Benoit
Occupation: Marine Diesel Graduate
Marine Engineering Student
Location: Marine Institute St. John's, NL
Name: Josh Prim
Occupation: Designer
Location: Technip Canada St. John's, NL
Name: Jonathan Barry
Occupation: Estimator
Location: G.J. Cahill & Company St. John's, NL
Name: Tanya Herlidan
Occupation: Junior Naval Architect
Location: Guido Perla & Associates Seattle, WA, USA
Name: Gary Bishop
Occupation: Officer
Location: Canship Ugland Ltd. St. John's, NL
Name: Peter Adams
Occupation: Master Mariner
Location: Marine Atlantic Port-aux-Basques, NL
Name: Elizabeth Walsh
Occupation: Marine Engineering Systems/Piping Designer
Location: Allswater Marine Consultants Halifax, Nova Scotia
Name: Ryan Dort
Occupation: Third Engineering Officer
Location: Algoma Tankers Ltd. St. Catherines's, ON
Name: Jenny Jefferies
Occupation: Service Technician
Location: Rolls Royce Ltd. St. John's, NL
Name: Andy Combdon
Occupation: Second Officer
Name: Leanne Ivany Fudge
Occupation: Technical Assistant
Name: Sherman Young
Occupation: Maintenance Supervisor
Location: Petro-Canada St. John's, NL
Name: Robyn Mayo
Occupation: Marine Surveyor
Location: Matthews-Daniel Company Houston, TX, USA
Name: Cindy Martin
Occupation: Chief Engineer
Location: Algoma Tankers St. Catherines's, NL
Name: Krista Seward
Occupation: Production Designer
Location: Genoa Design International St. John's, NL
Name: Adam Dunphy
Occupation: Deckhand
Location: Secunda Marine St. John's, NL
Name: Wes Simms
Occupation: Piping Designer
Location: Production Services Network (PSN) St. John's, NL
Name: Karen Walters
Occupation: Superintendent
Name: Adam Tucker
Occupation: Manager, Nautical Services
Location: Royal Caribbean International Miami, Florida
Name: Tia England
Location: Maersk/Seamanning St. John's, NL
Name: Gerard Walsh
Occupation: Chief Cook
Name: David Stone
Occupation: Senior Induction Fleet Trainer
Location: Shell Oil International
Name: Nadine Leblanc
Occupation: Second Engineer
Location: Private Yacht Sailing around the World
At the turn of the century when the marine transportation and offshore petroleum industries in Eastern Canada were beginning to experience an upturn, marine sector studies (local and international) uniformly indicated a growing worldwide downturn in the availability of marine personnel (particularly ships’ officers).
From the very beginning, the Council of Marine Professional Associates (COMPASS) adopted the stance that marine transportation must be, and must be seen to be, an equal opportunity industry.