Meet the Team

At The Helm Training

Staff

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Captain John Dial

Co-Founder & CEO 

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Captain Gary Badzinski

Co-Founder & Quality Control 

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Nancy Husk

Operations Manager

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Sophia Palmeri

Marketing & Media Manager

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Carly Hamrick

Accounting Specialist

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Dexter

Boat Safety Patrol

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Head Captains

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Captain Steve Allenback

Mid-Atlantic Captain Operations

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Captain Meara Saloio

Florida East Coast Captain Operations

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Captain Doug Caldwell

Florida West Coast Captain Operations

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USCG Licensed Captains

Andy Robertson - Charleston, SC
Ben Madden - Stuart, FL
Bob Witzler - Apollo Beach, FL
Brian Koontz - Vero Beach, FL
Charles Turner - Naples, FL
Charlie McLaughlin - Stuart, FL/ Atlantic City, NJ 
Chris Boland - Key Largo, FL
Clifton Prat - Bradenton, FL/ Tampa FL 
Colleen Wilson - Martha's Vineyard, MA
Craig Allain - Melbourne, FL
Craig Babb - East Coast Voyages
Darrin Trapani - Pensacola, FL
Debora Rosenn - Miami, FL
Don Hannon - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Natalie Hannon - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Doug Caldwell - Apollo Beach, FL
Fernando Mello - Deerfield Beach, FL
Grant Burger - Fort Lauderdale, FL/ Miami, FL
Gregory Calley - New Smyrna Beach, FL
Jacob Kelley - Jupiter, FL
Jim Hill  - Stuart, FL/ CT (Summer)
Jimmy Castengera - North Palm Beach, FL
John "Chip" Clark - Palm Coast, FL

John Ryan - Boston, MA
Justin Longvall - Duxbury, MA/ Boston, MA/ Cape Cod, MA
Kevin Thompson - Jupiter, FL
Laura McInnes - Jacksonville, FL
Louay Hamdan - Stuart, FL
Mike O'Connor - Pensacola, FL/ Orange Beach, AL/ Destin, FL
Mike Panetteri - Charleston, SC
Mike Robertson - St. Petersburg, FL
Nick Linder - Juno Beach, FL
Phil Gauthier - Annapolis, MD
Randy Boatright - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Reese Singleton - Boca Raton, FL/ Delray, FL
Rick Anderau - Port Orange, FL/ Daytona, FL
Rob Clarke - Stuart, FL/ Port St Lucie, FL
Ron Huibers - Anna Maria, FL
Sam Mason - Jacksonville, FL/ St Simons Island, GA
Scott Sexson - Hilton Head Island, SC
Shane Demmer - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tabitha Bray - Apollo Beach, FL
Todd Bray - Apollo Beach, FL
Tom Tahan - West Palm Beach, FL/NJ (Summer)
Verdes Terblanche - Beaufort, NC/ Miami, FL
Zach Gallagher - Fort Lauderdale, FL/ Seattle, WA

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