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Insights

Captain Steve Jones, President, PVA

Captain Steve Jones is

President of the Passenger

Vessel Association for 2025.

As his term comes to a close in February at the PVA Annual

Convention at MariTrends 2026 in Covington, KY, Captain

Jones has achieved several long-sought-after successes during his term and set in motion other important association undertakings intended to deliver noteworthy benefits to PVA members in the coming year and beyond.

JONES aptain Jones has been with the Gateway Clipper from 2018-2025 and served on the PVA Safety and Se-

Fleet since 1987. The Gateway Clipper Fleet, in curity Committee from 2008-2017. He played an active

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, sails ? ve classic river- role in the development of Flagship, which is PVA’s Safety boat-style vessels offering a variety of sightsee- Management System and was the Chairperson of PVA

C ing, dining, and private event cruises. He currently holds Rivers Region from 2013-2025. the position of Captain/Port Operations with a 1600 Ton Captain Jones is involved in many Western Pennsylvania

Masters License/Inland Waters and a Master of Towing charities devoting many hours raising money for the Amer-

Vessels/Inland Waters and Western Rivers. ican Cancer Society, The Mario Lemieux Foundation, and

Captain Jones has been an active member of the Pas- the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the ALS Association. senger Vessel Association since 2008. He has been a mem- He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/ ber of the PVA Board of Directors since 2018, serving as Finance from Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh.

Secretary- Treasurer and Vice President. Captain Jones also The Gateway Clipper Fleet began in 1958, when Pitts- was the Chairperson of the PVA Regulatory Committee burgh entrepreneur John E. Connelly launched a single- 24 | MN January 2026