DIRECTORS

2021-2022 USSA Board of Directors
Diane M Byrne

Diane M Byrne

USSA Chair/ Summit Moderator Read More
Diane M Byrne

Diane M Byrne

USSA Chair/ Summit Moderator

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

Bert Fowles

Vice Chair

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

Kate Pearson

Kate Pearson

Past Chair

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

Joe Dargavage

Joe Dargavage

Advocacy Co-Chair Read More
Joe Dargavage

Joe Dargavage

Advocacy Co-Chair

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

Monique Webber

Monique Webber

Advocacy Co-Chair Read More
Monique Webber

Monique Webber

Advocacy Co-Chair

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

Dan Cowens

Dan Cowens

Marketing Co-Chair Read More
Dan Cowens

Dan Cowens

Marketing Co-Chair

Dan Cowens is a Marketing Co-Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Julie Perry

Julie Perry

Marketing Co-Chair Read More
Julie Perry

Julie Perry

Marketing Co-Chair

Julie Perry is a Marketing Co-Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Zack Savage

Zack Savage

Membership Co-Chair Read More
Zack Savage

Zack Savage

Membership Co-Chair

Zack Savage is a Membership Co-Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Julie Berry

Julie Berry

Membership Co-Chair Read More
Julie Berry

Julie Berry

Membership Co-Chair

Julie Berry is a Membership Co-Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

Bob Allen

Bob Allen

Governance Chair Read More
Bob Allen

Bob Allen

Governance Chair

Bob Allen is the Governance Chair of the U.S. Superyacht Association. Contact Me Here

John Fitzgerald

John Fitzgerald

Treasurer

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

Leah Yam

Leah Yam

Southwest Representative Read More
Leah Yam

Leah Yam

Southwest Representative

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

 

Marty Marchant

Marty Marchant

Northwest Representative Read More
Marty Marchant

Marty Marchant

Northwest Representative

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

Jim Ruffolo

Jim Ruffolo

Great Lakes Representative Read More
Jim Ruffolo

Jim Ruffolo

Great Lakes Representative

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

Mike Yorston

Mike Yorston

Northeast Representative Read More
Mike Yorston

Mike Yorston

Northeast Representative

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

Scott Walter

Scott Walter

Mid-Atlantic Representative Read More
Scott Walter

Scott Walter

Mid-Atlantic Representative

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

Cliff DeFreitas

Cliff DeFreitas

Southeast Representative Read More
Cliff DeFreitas

Cliff DeFreitas

Southeast Representative

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

Jim Berulis

Jim Berulis

At-Large Member Read More
Jim Berulis

Jim Berulis

At-Large Member

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

Audrey Hodgdon

Audrey Hodgdon

At-Large Member Read More
Audrey Hodgdon

Audrey Hodgdon

At-Large Member

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

Chuck Levert

Chuck Levert

At-Large Member Read More
Chuck Levert

Chuck Levert

At-Large Member

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

James Maitland

James Maitland

At-Large Member Read More
James Maitland

James Maitland

At-Large Member

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

Ted McCumber

Ted McCumber

At-Large Member Read More
Ted McCumber

Ted McCumber

At-Large Member

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

Melissa Orlick

Melissa Orlick

At-Large Member Read More
Melissa Orlick

Melissa Orlick

At-Large Member

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

JB Turner

JB Turner

At-Large Member Read More
JB Turner

JB Turner

At-Large Member

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

Josh Gulbranson

Josh Gulbranson

At-Large Member

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

Tom McGowan

Tom McGowan

At-Large Member Read More
Tom McGowan

Tom McGowan

At-Large Member

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