Name: Adam Tucker
Occupation: Manager, Nautical Services
Location: Royal Caribbean International Miami, Florida
Name: Renee Pope
Occupation: Superintendent, Operational Business
Location: Canadian Coast Guard St. John's, NL
Name: Cindy Martin
Occupation: Chief Engineer
Location: Algoma Tankers St. Catherines's, NL
Name: Karen Walters
Occupation: Superintendent
Location: Canship Ugland Ltd. St. John's, NL
Name: Ryan Dort
Occupation: Third Engineering Officer
Location: Algoma Tankers Ltd. St. Catherines's, ON
Name: Rob Benoit
Occupation: Marine Diesel Graduate
Marine Engineering Student
Location: Marine Institute St. John's, NL
Name: Peter Adams
Occupation: Master Mariner
Location: Marine Atlantic Port-aux-Basques, NL
Name: David Stone
Occupation: Senior Induction Fleet Trainer
Location: Shell Oil International
Name: Brian Newhook
Occupation: Project Manager
Location: Genoa Design St. John's, NL
Name: Jonathan Barry
Occupation: Estimator
Location: G.J. Cahill & Company St. John's, NL
Name: Sherman Young
Occupation: Maintenance Supervisor
Location: Petro-Canada St. John's, NL
Name: Leanne Ivany Fudge
Occupation: Technical Assistant
Name: Wes Simms
Occupation: Piping Designer
Location: Production Services Network (PSN) St. John's, NL
Name: Andy Combdon
Occupation: Second Officer
Name: Elizabeth Walsh
Occupation: Marine Engineering Systems/Piping Designer
Location: Allswater Marine Consultants Halifax, Nova Scotia
Name: Nadine Leblanc
Occupation: Second Engineer
Location: Private Yacht Sailing around the World
Name: Krista Seward
Occupation: Production Designer
Location: Genoa Design International St. John's, NL
Name: Robyn Mayo
Occupation: Marine Surveyor
Location: Matthews-Daniel Company Houston, TX, USA
Name: Adam Dunphy
Occupation: Deckhand
Location: Secunda Marine St. John's, NL
Name: Tanya Herlidan
Occupation: Junior Naval Architect
Location: Guido Perla & Associates Seattle, WA, USA
Name: Jenny Jefferies
Occupation: Service Technician
Location: Rolls Royce Ltd. St. John's, NL
Name: Tia England
Location: Maersk/Seamanning St. John's, NL
Name: Gerard Walsh
Occupation: Chief Cook
Name: Gary Bishop
Occupation: Officer
Name: Josh Prim
Occupation: Designer
Location: Technip Canada St. John's, NL
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.