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.

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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.

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Brian Sloan

Principal

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Matthew Webster

Examiner, Royal Yachting Association

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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.

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Jeremy Schierer

USCG Master, m/v YWAM PNG

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Jeremy McWilliam

RYA Yachtmaster, s/y Next Wave

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David Fairley

Assistant Principal

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Brian Sloan

Master Mariner

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Dane Suomela

RYA Instructor

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Tony Fish

DPA and Fleet Support

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Matthew Webster

Examiner, Royal Yachting Association

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Ann Ford

Instructor, American Sailing Association

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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.