Presenting Sponsor
2024 Sponsors (In formation)
Gala
Chairman
Host & Mistress of Ceremony
Russell Benford
Vice President
Government Relations Americas
Royal Caribbean Group
Dona Regis-Prosper
Secretary-General
Caribbean Tourism Organization
Distinguished Honorees
Carlos Urriola
President
Manzanillo International Terminal
Laura Hodges-Bethge
President
Celebrity Cruises
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Transforming lives through maritime education
Our work is more than funding education for disadvantaged Caribbean youth who aspire to be part of the global shipping industry. Our work helps lift individuals and their families ‘out of poverty’.
This is what we hear month after month from our students whose only dream is to work in shipping, hopefully with your company at sea or shoreside.
Legacy Sponsor
For questions, please contact Geneive Brown Metzger, ACMF President: executivedirector@acmfdn.org.
“We believe the solution to poverty is not more money. It is knowledge.”
– Geneive Brown Metzger, LLD Hon, President & Executive Director, ACMF
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Advocating for maritime students in the Caribbean
The American Caribbean Maritime Foundation mission is to Alleviate poverty and transform lives in the Caribbean through maritime education and community development.
The Foundation
We believe that the maritime industry has a critical and unique role to play in reducing poverty, addressing gender inequality issues, and spurring economic growth in the Caribbean. (www.acmfdn.org)
Our Scholarships
The Foundation funds scholarships, grants, equipment for maritime training and education in the Caribbean. We extend scholarships to students attending or planning to attend any of our academic partners.
Career Exchange
The ACMF currently operates a Career Exchange Programme. We encourage students to complete their profile on the jobs board (www.acmf-carex.org) even if they have not yet graduated. The platform is free to employers and candidates.”
2024 Anchor Awards Dinner Committee
Chair: Jennifer Nugent-Hill,
Director, Governmental & Community Affairs, Tropical Shipping USA
Lori Baer, Executive Director,
Port Everglades Association
Roland and Loretta Malins-Smith
Helen OConnell, Director,
Corporate Responsibility Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Maya Nottage,
Regional Marketing Manager at Nassau Cruise Port
Juan Carlos Croston,
Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, MIT
Russell Benford,
VP, Govt. Relations, Americas, Royal Caribbean Group
Stephen Bell,
Regional VP, Seaboard Marine
Claudine Pohl,
CEO, Lemoneight Communications
Roger Blum,
Principal, Cruise and Port Advisors, Inc
Ellen Kennedy,
Director External Affairs and Marketing, Port Everglades
Board of Directors
Geneive Brown Metzger, LLD Hon, President & Executive Director
Fern J. Khan, Vice President & Chair, Nomination Committee
Dean Emerita, Bank Street College
Emerson Alleyne, Secretary
Former Executive Vice President, Shipping Association of Barbados
Elsie Rosario, Treasurer
Director, Finance, Crowley Liner Services, Inc.
Captain Rawle Baddaloo
Co-Leader, Caribbean Marine Environment Protection Association (CARIBMEPA)
Stephen Bell
Vice President, Caribbean, Seaboard Marine Limited
Andrew O. Coggins, Jr., Ph.D., CDR, USN (Ret)
Clinical Professor of Management, Lubin School of Business, PACE University
Juan Carlos Croston
Vice President Marketing & Corporate Affairs, MIT
Cynthia Hudson
CEO, HudsonAnalytix & Hudson Marine
Giora Israel
President, Giora Israel LLC
Roland Malins-Smith, LLD Hon
Jennifer Nugent-Hill
Director of Government and Community Affairs, Tropical Shipping
Michelle Otero Valdes, Esq.
The Law Offices of Michelle Otero Valdés
Veronica Ramsundar, PhD,
Assistant Professor, School of Business, Miami Dade College
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Richard Scheff, General Counsel
Partner, Faegre & Drinker
Caribbean Academic Partners
Thanks to our Family of Sponsors & Donors
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1725 SE 12th St,
Fort Lauderdale,
FL 33316,
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the 2024 Anchor Awards
"Talent in your backyard: Caribbean Excellence"
“Talent in your backyard: Caribbean Excellence“
The American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF) hosts its seventh annual Gala. We celebrate and thank our sponsors, donors, partners and academic institutions for their work with the Foundation. We look forward to welcoming you to the 2024 Anchor Awards. Be there!
Board of Directors
Geneive Brown Metzger, LLD Hon, President & Executive Director
Fern J. Khan, Vice President & Chair, Nomination Committee
Dean Emerita, Bank Street College
Emerson Alleyne, Secretary
Former Executive Vice President, Shipping Association of Barbados
Elsie Rosario, Treasurer
Director, Finance, Crowley Liner Services, Inc.
Captain Rawle Baddaloo
Co-Leader, Caribbean Marine Environment Protection Association (CARIBMEPA)
Stephen Bell
Vice President, Caribbean, Seaboard Marine Limited
Andrew O. Coggins, Jr., Ph.D., CDR, USN (Ret)
Clinical Professor of Management, Lubin School of Business, PACE University
Juan Carlos Croston
CEO, Vice President Marketing & Corporate Affairs, MIT
Cynthia Hudson
CEO, HudsonAnalytix & Hudson Marine
Giora Israel
President, Giora Israel LLC
Roland Malins-Smith, LLD Hon
Jennifer Nugent-Hill
Director of Government and Community Affairs, Tropical Shipping
Michelle Otero Valdes, Esq.
The Law Offices of Michelle Otero Valdés
Veronica Ramsundar, PhD,
Assistant Professor, School of Business, Miami Dade College
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Richard Scheff, General Counsel
Partner, Faegre & Drinker
2024 Gala Dinner Committee
Chair: Jennifer Nugent-Hill,
Director, Governmental & Community Affairs, Tropical Shipping USA
Lori Baer, Executive Director,
Port Everglades Association
Roland and Loretta Malins-Smith
Helen OConnell, Director,
Corporate Responsibility Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Maya Nottage,
Regional Marketing Manager at Nassau Cruise Port
Juan Carlos Croston,
Vice President, Mkt and Corporate Affairs, MIT
Russell Benford,
VP, Govt. Relations, Americas, Royal Caribbean Group
Stephen Bell,
Regional VP, Seaboard Marine
Claudine Pohl,
CEO, Lemoneight Communications
Roger Blum,
Principal, Cruise and Port Advisors, Inc
Ellen Kennedy,
Director External Affairs and Marketing, Port Everglades
2024
Presenting Sponsor:
Arya Ali
First Lady Of Guyana
Tim Martin
President of Tropical Shipping
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Russell Benford
Vice President
Government Relations Americas
Royal Caribbean Group
Gala Patron:
Russell Benford
Vice President
Government Relations Americas
Royal Caribbean Group
Gala Chairman:
Board of Directors
- Geneive Brown Metzger, LLD Hon, President & Executive Director
- Fern J. Khan, Vice President & Chair, Nomination Committee
Dean Emerita, Bank Street College - Emerson Alleyne, Secretary
Former Executive Vice President, Shipping Association of Barbados - Elsie Rosario, Treasurer
Director, Finance, Crowley Liner Services, Inc. - Captain Rawle Baddaloo
Co-Leader, Caribbean Marine Environment Protection Association (CARIBMEPA) - Stephen Bell
Vice President, Caribbean, Seaboard Marine Limited - Andrew O. Coggins, Jr., Ph.D., CDR, USN (Ret)
Clinical Professor of Management, Lubin School of Business, PACE University - Juan Carlos Croston
CEO, Vice President Marketing & Corporate Affairs, MIT - Cynthia Hudson
CEO, HudsonAnalytix & Hudson Marine - Giora Israel
President, Giora Israel LLC - Roland Malins-Smith, LLD Hon
- Jennifer Nugent-Hill
Director of Government and Community Affairs, Tropical Shipping - Michelle Otero Valdes, Esq.
The Law Offices of Michelle Otero Valdés - Veronica Ramsundar, PhD,
Assistant Professor, School of Business, Miami Dade College - Richard Scheff, General Counsel
Partner, Faegre & Drinker
2024 Anchor Awards Dinner Committee
- Chair: Jennifer Nugent-Hill,
Director, Governmental & Community Affairs, Tropical Shipping USA - Lori Baer, Executive Director,
Port Everglades Association - Roland and Loretta Malins-Smith
- Helen OConnell, Director,
Corporate Responsibility Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. - Maya Nottage,
Regional Marketing Manager at Nassau Cruise Port - Juan Carlos Croston,
Vice President, Mkt and Corporate Affairs, MIT - Russell Benford,
VP, Govt. Relations, Americas, Royal Caribbean Group - Stephen Bell,
Regional VP, Seaboard Marine - Claudine Pohl,
CEO, Lemoneight Communications - Roger Blum,
Principal, Cruise and Port Advisors, Inc
For questions, please contact Geneive Brown Metzger, ACMF President: executivedirector@acmfdn.org.
