2024 AYCA Seminar

Ed Alexander

Ed is founder and chief digital marketer at Fan Foundry, a customer data platform provider to large and small luxury, technology, finance, healthcare, and consumer brands worldwide. Ed’s 35 years leading the startup, funding, and market success of several companies has informed Fan Foundry’s evolution as a preferred provider of sales expansion, customer intelligence, brand direction, and product/service innovation.

Rick Bagnall

As Senior Vice President, Gowrie Group division of Risk Strategies, Rick’s expertise in crew medical and large group benefit insurance runs deep. He created and grew highly successful group programs for several associations, including a crew medical program for members of US Sailing and Tall Ships America. He also has worked closely with several Americas Cup syndicates, providing health insurance for the crew and shore team.

Nisham Batta

Nish, CEO of GrayCyan LLC, is a cybersecurity-first tech entrepreneur who helps non-technical business owners secure their web assets and build tech products. With many years of experience across the US and Canadian markets, Nish has worked with more than 450 clients to address their cybersecurity and development challenges.

John Bromley, Esq.

Attorney, Clinton & Muzyka, P.C. Attorney Bromley has been an essential partner in the development of the AYCA’s charter contracts and a key advisor to the AYCA on maritime e-contracts. He is a Proctor in Admiralty and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he served in support of various naval missions both on shore and at sea throughout the first Gulf War. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Admiralty & Maritime at Suffolk Law School. He earned his law degree from Suffolk University Law School in Boston.

Tisa Semrajc

Inbound Specialist, Charter Itinerary. Charter Itinerary was born out of real frustration with the itinerary creation process. Anybody who is involved in compiling itineraries will know first-hand the frustrations that come with creating high-quality itineraries for clients, which either takes huge amounts of time or money. We decided it was time to find a solution and make it available to everybody!

Andy Daly

Head of Sales, MoneyCorp, a global payments and foreign exchange company. For 35 years, The Moneycorp group has been serving the growing foreign exchange and payments needs of global businesses, importers and exporters, online sellers, and personal clients. We streamline international financial services by helping our clients to reduce the complexity, cost, and risk of cross-border transactions.

Kristen Folloni

VP Fraud & Security Officer, BankNewport. Founded in 1819 and headquartered in Newport, BankNewport offers a full suite of loan and deposit products and services for families and businesses throughout Rhode Island.

Jenna Ginsberg

Captain, M/Y TIMELESS. Jenna Ginsberg holds a 100 Ton Masters Near Coast license with towing endorsement. She has piloted all manner of crafts up and down the east coast of the US, the Gulf Coast, the Florida Keys, and the Caribbean, but she can never get enough of her favorite cruising grounds: the coast of New England, and especially Maine.

Guy Gauvin

Organization Manager, Bradford Marine, Grand Bahama. With over 25’ of draft, unrestricted air draft, a 150-ton Marine Travelift, and 1,200 to drydock, Bradford Grand Bahama has the only full-service yacht facility in the Bahamas capable of repairs and refits.

Macy Jones

Marketing Manager, Ocean Havens. Our six marinas and fuel service are located in Boston (3), Provincetown, Charlestown, and Portland, Maine. Harbor Fuels, located in East Boston, is open year-round, servicing customers in the Boston Harbor area ranging from commercial ferry boats to mega-yachts and everything in between. Ocean Havens is dedicated to creating distinctive spaces that connect people to the water. Our collection of marinas and upland properties celebrates the diverse culture and character inherent to each of their New England locations.

Aubri Keith, M.S.

Program Development Manager, SeaKeepers. The most prohibitive cost to marine research, and the reason why so many research permits go unused, is the cost of chartering a vessel. Yachts are uniquely positioned to support these initiatives and aid in our understanding and conservation of the ocean and species, while giving back to the marine environment in a unique and tangible way. Our citizen science initiatives let vessels participate on their own.

Gregg Lysko

Counsel, Clinton & Muzyka, P.C., and Colonel/Judge Advocate at U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Seasoned litigation attorney and executive-level legal advisor, with vast and varied practice in high exposure, complex tort and contract matters ranging from maritime and admiralty law, commercial leasing, construction defects, products liability, personal injury, and design professional liability defense to insurance coverage and risk management matters, with a broad range of private firm and public sector experience.

Alex VanHaaren

Program Manager, Barton & Gray Mariners Club. Barton & Gray was founded in 2006 by a crew of marine, software, and marketing professionals with a small fleet of day charters (with membership only) offering Hinckley picnic boats in Nantucket and West Palm Beach. Today, the club runs in 40+ ports, with 85+ vessels including Talaria 40’ and 44’s, and our very own 48’ Daychasers.

Brennon Viola

VP Cash Management Sales and Service Officer, BankNewport. As a Cash Management Sales Officer, Mr. Viola helps business owners with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Information Reporting, and Fraud Prevention.

Susan Viveiros

SVP and Chief Information Security Officer, BankNewport. Susan is eminently qualified in the field of Information Security, having earned the following: CCISO - Certified Chief Information Security Officer; CISM - Certified Information Security Manager; CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor, and more.

Patrick Weaver

National Sales Executive, Corpay. Global businesses and institutions trust Corpay Cross-Border to power their international payments, execute plans to manage their currency risk, and support their growth around the world. We aim to deliver unmatched service and expertise with respect to moving money globally. Utilizing our proprietary payment automation technology and currency risk mitigation solutions, we take pride in connecting companies large and small with the global financial markets and businesses all over the world.