DIRECTORS

Diane M Byrne is the Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Diane M. Byrne is one of the best-known and highly respected yachting journalists worldwide. Among her nearly 30 years of overall reporting and editing, nearly 25 of them have been in yachting. She founded MegayachtNews.com in 2007 and continues to operate the site today, overseeing all aspects of content creation and design.

Diane has been covering megayachts since 1993 and is closely involved with the leading professional organizations not just in the yachting field, but also in journalism and entrepreneurship. She has been a member of the U.S. Superyacht Association since 2009, serving as chair the annual Superyacht Summit since 2015 and becoming Chair of the Board of Directors in 2021.

Bert Fowles is the Vice Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Kate Pearson is the Past Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Monique Webber is an Advocacy Co-Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

John Fitzgerald is the Treasurer of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Leah Yam is the Southwest Representative of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Marty Marchant is the Northwest Representative of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Jim Ruffolo is the Great Lakes Representative of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Mike Yorston is the Northeast Representative of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Scott Walter is the Mid-Atlantic Representative of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Cliff DeFreitas is the Southeast Representative of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Jim Berulis is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Audrey Hodgdon is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Chuck Levert is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

James Maitland is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Ted McCumber is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Melissa Orlick is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

JB Turner is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Josh Gulbranson is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Tom McGowan is an At-Large Member of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here