Marine Chemist Executive Committee
Michael Schmidt,
Chairman
(Biannual Term – expires July, 2021)
Philip Giles,
Chairman Elect
(Biannual Term – expires July, 2021)
Brian Axelrad,
Past Chairman
(Biannual Term – expires 7/2021)
Robbie Walker,
Past Chairman
(Biannual Term – expires 7/2019)
Donald V. Raffo,
Secretary/Treasurer
(Serves at the pleasure of the Executive Committee)
Leslie Blaize,
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
(non voting member)
(Serves at the pleasure of the Executive Committee)
Sectional Officers
Peter Raffo,
Atlantic Delegate
(April 2021*)
Tom Govey,
Gulf Inland Delegate
(April 2021*)
Pat Hickey 669,
Atlantic Delegate
(April 2020*)
Vince Pempeit 719,
Pacific Delegate
(April 2020*)
Ryan Ball 709,
Gulf Inland Delegate
(April 2020*)
John Flynn,
Pacific Delegate
(April 2021*)
NFPA Technical Committee on Gas Hazards
Scope: The Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the prevention of fire and explosion of flammable vapors in compartments or in spaces on board vessels and within shipyards and on the conditions that must exist in those compartments or spaces in order that workers can safely enter them and perform work.
PRINCIPALS
James R. Thornton, Chairman
Newport News Shipbuilding
68 Oakville Road
Hampton, VA 23669
Phone: 757-380-4651
Email: james.thornton@hii-nns.com
Patrick O. Killeen
VT Marine
601 Bayou Casotte Parkway
Pascagoula, MS 39581-9600
(Rep. Shipbuilders Council of America)
Phone: 228-762-0010
Email: pkilleen@signalint.com
Robert V. Albert, PhD.,
U.S. Dept. of the Navy, NAVSEA
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Code 106.11, Bldg. 44
Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000
(Rep. U.S. Navy Shipyard Conversion/Repair)
Phone: 207-438-1504
Email: robert.albert@navy.mil
Sean Kline
Chamber of Shipping of America
1730 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Suite 702
Washington, DC 20036-3115
Phone: 202-775-4399
Email: skline@knowships.org
Leslie Blaize
Belay Inc.
9630 N.W. Skyline Boulevard
Portland, OR 97231
(Rep. Marine Chemists Association, Inc.)
Paul Manzi, Principal
(non voting member)
BP Shipping, Ltd.
Chertsey Rd.
Sunbury, Middlesex
TW16-7LN United Kingdom
(Rep. American Petroleum Institute)
Thomas Cinko, Principal
Honeywell Analytics
PO Box 5311
Annapolis, MD 21403
Phone: 443-924-1540
Email: thomas.cinko@honeywell.com
Joseph P. McElhinney, Jr.
US Department of Transportation
US Maritime Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202-366-1742
Mobile phone: 202-306-5436
Email: joseph.mcelhinney@dot.gov
Louis Donsbach, Jr
Principal
US Steel Corporation
One North Broadway 91E2/TS 526
Gary, IN 46402-3101
Phone: 219-888-4386
Email: ladonsbach@uss.com
Carolyn Oyster
US Coast Guard Headquarters
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
SE CG-1131, Mailstop 7907
Washington, DC 20036-3115
Phone: 757-856-2727
Email: carolyn.j.oyster@uscg.mil
Jason A. Fox, Principal
Mine Safety Appliances Company (MSA)
1000 Cranberry Woods Drive
Cranberry Township, PA 16068
(Rep. International Safety Equipment Assn.)
Phone: 412-266-1006
Email: jason.fox@msanet.com
Donald V. Raffo
General Dynamics/Electric Boat Corporation
Dept. 341
75 Eastern Point Road
Groton, CT 06340
(Rep. American Shipbuilding Association)
Phone: 860-433-7007
Email: draffo@gdeb.com
Gregory Grondin
Downeast Laboratories, Inc.
166 Maquoit Road
Brunswick, ME 02011-7473
(Rep. Marine Chemist Association, Inc.)
Phone: 207-751-1005
Mobile phone: 207-720-0184
Email: gregory3462@gmail.com
Joseph A. Riva
American Bureau of Shipping
16855 Northchase Drive
Houston, TX 77060
Phone: 281-877-5886
Email: jriva@eagle.org
John W. Sansing
Kirby Inland Marine, LP
16402-1/2 DeZavala
Channelview, TX 77530
(Rep. American Waterways Operators)
Phone: 713-435-1720
Email: john.sansing@kirbycorp.com
Amy A. Wangdahl
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room N-3609
Washington, DC 20210
Phone: 202-693-2066
Email: wangdahl.amy@dol.gov
Thomas T. Govey
Marathon Petroleum Logistics
101 12th Street
Catlettsburg, KY 41129
(Rep. American Petroleum Institute)
ALTERNATES
John T. Bell
Marine Inspection Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 1289
Channelview, TX 77530-1289
(Rep. Marine Chemists Association, Inc.)
(Alternate to L. Blaize)
Phone: 281-457-5552
Email: jbellcmc585@gmail.com
John R. Ward, Jr.
Huntington Ingalls Industries
Newport News Shipbuilding
4101 Washington Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607-2734
(Alternate to J. Thornton)
Phone: 757-620-6215
Mobile phone: 757-778-1089
Email: john.r.ward@hii-nns.com
James P. Bruff
Atlantic Coast Marine Chemist, LLC
1423 Rolling Glen Drive #A
Boothwyn, PA 19061-2839
(Rep. Marine Chemists Association, Inc.)
(Alternate to G. Grondin)
Phone: 215-779-9809
Email: chemist671@gmail.com
Lawrence Russell
National Fire Protection Association
Staff Liaison
(Nonvoting Member)
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169-7471 USA
Phone: 617-984-7499
Email: lrussell@nfpa.org
Joseph J. Cox
Chamber of Shipping of America
1730 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Suite 702
Washington, DC 20036
(Alternate to S. Kline)
Phone: 202-775-4399
Email: jcox@knowships.org
Marine Chemist Qualification Board
Scope: Scope and Purpose (see Appendix B for complete Regulations). Appointed by the NFPA Board of Directors, the Marine Chemist Qualification Board (MCQB) shall:
- Establish the Rules for the Certification and Recertification of Marine Chemists, which shall be adopted by the NFPA Board of Directors.
- Act on applications for certification and recertification as a Marine Chemist or registration as a trainee.
- Suspend, cancel or revoke a certificate in accordance with the Rules.
- Renew certificates based upon satisfactory compliance with the requirements of the Rules and the MCQB.
VOTING MEMBERS
Terry Guidry
The American Equity Underwriters, Inc.
Chairman
11 North Water Street
Mobile, AL 36602
(1st Term Expires 1/22)
Thomas Binner
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair
Safety & Health Manager
750 W Berkley Ave
Norfolk, VA 23523
(1st Term Expires 6/21)
Paul S. Manzi
Crowley Maritime Corporation
9487 Regency Sq. Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32225
(1st Term Expires 6/20)
Joshua Marshall
Met-Chem, Inc.
PO Box 61420
N Charleston, SC 29419-1420
(1st Term Expires 1/22)
John R. Ward, Jr.
Huntington Ingalls Industries/Newport News
Shipbuilding
4101 Washington Avenue
Department 027, Building 73-1
Newport News, VA 23607
(2nd Term Expires 6/21)
Brian A. Axelrad (Alternate to J Ward)
Marine Chemists of Louisiana
P. O. Box 9064
Bridge City, LA 70096
(1st Term Expires 6/21)
NON-VOTING MEMBERS
Amy Agro Wangdahl
U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
200 Constitution Ave., NW, Rm. N-3621
Washington, DC 20210
(Term Indefinite)
Carolyn J. Oyster
Office of Safety and Environmental Health
Safety Shore Safety Program Division (CG-1131)
U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7907
2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
Washington DC 20593-7118
(Term Indefinite)
Jennifer Rous
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Energy, Installations and Environment)
1000 Navy Pentagon, Room 4A674
Washington, DC 20350
(Term Indefinite)
Rollin S. Clayton, IH, CSP
(Alternate to Jennifer Rous)
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Energy, Installations and Environment)
1000 Navy Pentagon, Room 4A674
Washington, DC 20350
(Term Indefinite)
Lawrence B. Russell
National Fire Protection Association
Executive Secretary
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169
NFPA Marine Field Service Advisory Committee
Scope: This Committee is established to advise and assist the President of the Association in the administra-tion of the Marine Field Service and to facilitate communication between the sponsoring elements of the maritime industry and the management of the Association. The Committee will consult with the President in the selection and appointment of staff personnel assigned to the Service, will provide advisory assistance to the President in its administration, and will receive periodic reports thereof.
Lamar Labauve, Chairman
Delta Lab and Gas Testing, Inc.
10703 Lindsay Lane
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Edward F. Wilmot
Great American Insurance Companies
65 Broadway
New York, NY 10006
Lawrence Russell (non-voting), Executive Secretary
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-7471
James E. Tighe
American Waterways Operators
502 Pebbleshire Drive
Houston, Texas 77062
Joseph J. Cox
Chamber of Shipping of America
1730 M Street, NW, Suite 407
Washington, DC 20036
Donald V Raffo
Marine Chemist Association, Inc.
76 Farmholme Road
Stonington, CT 06378
Bradley M. Achorn
American Bureau of Shipping
16855 Northchase Drive
Houston, TX 77060
Suzanne Lemieux
American Petroleum Institute
1220 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005 USA
Davis L. Gaddy
Shipbuilders Council of America
20 F Street, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20001
*Each section shall meet annually and elect one executive committee delegate to serve a two (2) year term. Each section must also elect an alternate who will automatically move the officer position when current delegate terms expire. Sectional delegates shall be members elected by the respective Sections and shall be considered members of the Executive Committee on April 30th of the year elected.