SCI's Floating Chapel in the New York Harbor

About Us

Founded in 1834 and affiliated with the Episcopal Church, though nondenominational in terms of its trustees, staff and service to mariners, the Seamen’s Church Institute of New York & New Jersey (SCI) is the largest, most comprehensive mariners’ agency in North America. Annually, its chaplains visit thousands of vessels in the Port of New York and New Jersey, the Port of Oakland, and along 2,200 miles of America’s inland waterways. SCI’s maritime education facilities provide navigational training to nearly 1,600 mariners each year through simulator-based facilities located in Houston, TX and Paducah, KY. The Institute and its maritime attorneys are recognized as leading advocates for merchant mariners by the United States Government, including the US Congress, the US Coast Guard, and the Department of Homeland Security, as well as the United Nations, the International Maritime Organization, the International Labor Organization and maritime trade associations.

Staff at SCI

SCI HEADQUARTERS — NEW YORK
241 Water Street
New York, NY 10038
Tel: 212.349.9090
Fax: 212.349.8342
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 Rev David M Rider Executive Director

The Rev. David M. Rider
Executive Director
ext. 224

 Tami Kurtz CAO

Tami Kurtz
Chief Administrative Officer
ext. 222

 Eric Larsson CME

Eric K. Larsson, Ph.D.
Director, Center for
Maritime Education
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ext. 236

 

Leslie O'Neal Geneve
Controller
ext. 247

 Douglas Stevenson CSR

Douglas B. Stevenson, Esq.
Director, Center for
Seafarers' Rights
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ext. 255

 

STAFF

Deborah G. Blanchard
Staff Attorney
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ext. 239

Oliver Brewer
Director of Communications

Joseph J. Brooks
Development Associate
ext. 261

Carrie Christensen
Special Events Coordinator
ext. 244

Michael Stuart Garfinkle, PhD
Clinical Researcher, Piracy Trauma Study
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ext. 240
Skype: drgarfinkle 

Chao Huang
Staff Accountant
ext. 252

Jennifer L. Koenig
Associate Director of Development
ext. 241

Denise LiGreci
Development Associate
ext. 246

Eric Ma
Digital Media Systems Manager
ext. 232

Suzanne Morris
Rental Coordinator
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ext. 250

Maya Rabayev
Senior Accountant
ext. 228

Susannah Skiver
Development Associate
ext 245

Jonathan Thayer
Associate Archivist
ext. 225

Jena Tumbleson
Administrative Assistant
ext. 230

Julie Vroon
Assistant to the Executive Director
ext. 224

SEAMEN’S CHURCH INSTITUTE — PORT NEWARK CENTER
118 Export Street
Port Newark, NJ 07114
Tel: 973.589.5828
Fax: 973.817.8565

The Rev. Deacon Jacques Girard
Port Chaplain

The Rev. James Kollin
Port Chaplain

The Rev. Marjorie D. Lindstrom
Port Chaplain

The Rev. Megan Sanders
Port Chaplain and Tri-State Church Coordinator

Kristin Saylor
Intern Ship Visitor

Janet Temchus
Receptionist


SEAMEN’S CHURCH INSTITUTE — PADUCAH CENTER
111 Kentucky Avenue
Paducah, KY 42003
Tel: 270.575.1005
Fax: 270.575.9152

Captain Greg Menke
Director, Paducah Center

Kelly Butts
Administrative and Marketing Assistant

Buddy Compton
Director of Inland Training

Dr. Jay Downs Siska, Ed.D.
Director of Curriculum & Instruction

William Viniard
Building Facility Coordinator


 SEAMEN’S CHURCH INSTITUTE — MINISTRY ON THE RIVER
Tel: 800.708.1998
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Blog: chaplainsblog.seamenschurch.org

The Rev. Kempton D. Baldridge
(Paducah, KY)
Chaplain

The Rev. Michael Hammett 
(Baton Rouge, LA) 
Chaplain


SEAMEN’S CHURCH INSTITUTE — HOUSTON CENTER
9650 High Level Road
Houston, TX 77029
Tel: 713.674.1236
Fax: 713.674.1239

Captain Stephen Polk
Director, Houston Center

Michael De Cesare
Assistant Director

Trisha Shoor
Administrative and Training Assistant
 

SEAMEN’S CHURCH INSTITUTE — OAKLAND CENTER

4001 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Tel: 510.839.2226
Fax: 510.839.8193

The Rev. James Lindgren
Chaplain
ext. 104

Bob McKoon
Facility Coordinator

Adrienne Yee
Bay Area Development Coordinator
ext. 107

Board of Trustees

CHAIRMAN
David S. French

VICE CHAIRMAN
Richard T. du Moulin

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT
The Rev. David M. Rider

VICE PRESIDENTS
Chester D. Hooper, Esq.
Niels M. Johnsen
Thomas L. McLane
Baxter W. Graham

CLERICAL VICE PRESIDENTS
The Rev. Dr. Winston W. Ching
The Rev. Dr. James H. Cooper

SECRETARY
Herbert W. Swain, Jr.

TREASURER
Bruce G. Paulsen, Esq.

HONORARY CHAIRMAN
The Rt. Rev. Mark S. Sisk

MEMBERS
Mrs. C. Robert Allen III*
Arthur L. Armitage*
Morten Arntzen
George D. Benjamin****
Richard S. Berry, Esq.*
Timothy J. Casey
Gale Chen*
Kendall G. Chen
The Very Rev. James A. Diamond
James G. Dolphin
Peter John Goulandris
Kathleen C. Haines
Raymond P. Hayden, Esq.
George M. Isdale, Jr.****
Mark K. Knoy
Niels W. Johnsen*
Gerhard E. Kurz
The Rev. Canon Peter Larom***
Richard M. Larrabee**
James R. Lawrence
Henry C.B. Lindh*
Sal Litrico
Alfred Lee Loomis III****
Caroline M. Macomber*
Guy E.C. Maitland, Esq.
The Rev. Dr. Daniel P. Matthews
Capt. James J. McNamara
RADM Robert C. North (Ret.)
Craig E. Philip
Charles A. Robertson*
The Rev. Jean R. Smith, D.D.***
Robert D. Somerville
John P. Tavlarios
Peter M. Tirschwell
Paul R. Tregurtha
The Rev. Dr. James R. Whittemore***
John Winslow*

*Honorary
**Ex Officio
***Director Emeritus ****Chairman Emeritus
The Seamens Church Institute of New York & New Jersey

SCI

ABOUT SCI

The Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) is North America's largest and most comprehensive mariners' service agency, promoting safety, dignity, and improved working and living conditions for millions of men and women serving in the maritime workplace. Founded in 1834, the Institute is a voluntary, ecumenical agency affiliated with the Episcopal Church.