Coordination Team
The Maritime Academy Coordination Team serves the Youth With A Mission and the Univesity of the Nations to develop maritime courses, degree programs, workshops, and coordniate efforts with program locations and partners around the world to deliver the best training possible.
Brian Sloan
Principal
Academic Committee
The Academic Committee serves the Maritime Academy by helping develop and write degree programs and courses to fit the needs of marine-based ministries and individuals seeking to enter the maritime industry professionally. The Academic Committee also helps maintain training and operating standards within our training locations.
Brian Sloan
Principal
Matthew Webster
Examiner, Royal Yachting Association
Matthew Baumgardner
Instructor, STCW Basic Training - USCG
Coaching Team
Our Coaching Team is a group of trusted, quallified, and ministry minded professionals dedicated to helping individuals obtain qualifications and equipping teams to start marine-based ministries.
Jeremy Schierer
USCG Master, m/v YWAM PNG
Jeremy McWilliam
RYA Yachtmaster, s/y Next Wave
David Fairley
Assistant Principal
Matthew Webster
Examiner, Royal Yachting Association
Ann Ford
Instructor, American Sailing Association
Matthew Baumgardner
Instructor, STCW Basic Training - USCG
Many of the individuals listed here serve in a number of these groups, but each is listed in their primary role. All individuals are fulltime in ministry or in the maritime industry and volunteer their time to serve and partner with the Youth With A Mission Maritime Academy.