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PEOPLE & COMPANY NEWS Mourning the Loss of MPT’s

Sullivan Martin Vorih Corrigan

Amy Beavers

Amy Beavers, USCG Licensed Administration from Universidad rigan, currently president and CEO of

Master, Academic Principal and VP

Católica Boliviana in La Paz, Bolivia. Canada’s BC Ferries, who will leave this of Regulatory Compliance at Mari-

Prior to receiving her MBA, she grad- role on March 31 next year and imme- time Professional Training, passed uated from UCLA with a BA in Po- diately take up his new post. The an- away on November 5. A longtime litical Science. nouncement came at the AGM held maritime training expert and pro- during Interferry’s 41st annual confer- vider, Amy was widely regarded

OMEGA Engineering Ap- ence. Corrigan said he plans to ensure as one of the most knowledgeable points Vorih as President that the industry’s voice is well repre- stakeholders in the industry when it came to regulatory matters, espe- Joe Vorih has been named President of sented to international regulators and cially where it intersected the U.S. OMEGA Engineering. As President that members maximize the opportuni-

Coast Guard’s credentialing depart- of CLARCOR Engine Mobile Solu- ties to network and share best practices. ment. Notably, she served as Vice tions, he transformed the organiza-

Chair of the Merchant Marine Per- tion with a focused effort to serve the

Dan-Bunkering (America) sonnel Advisory Committee (MER- needs of original equipment manufac- adds Two to Houston Team

PAC), but to most of the mariners turers, launched several breakthrough Dan-Bunkering (America) announced who came through MPT for train- programs, and opened a new manu- that Andrew Parker has been named as ing, she was simply regarded as the facturing and sales presence in India. a Bunker Trader. Andrew is in posses- “go-to” person for answers. Bea-

He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s de- sion of a degree in Mechanical Engi- vers was also a tireless advocate for grees in Mechanical Engineering from neering and is joining Dan-Bunkering

American mariners who made the long trip “up the hawsepipe.” To MIT and an MBA from Rensselaer after holding a position with an oil

Polytechnic Institute. major. Michelle Guerra also joined the say that many owe their credentials to her today would not be overstat-