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Doing Their Part: Sadie O. Horton and the Coastwise Mariners in WWII
By 1942, during what would later be referred to as the “Second Happy Time”, German U-boats sank more tonnage than the United States could produce. Lurking off the Eastern seaboard, U-boats were a real threat to our ability to ship finished goods and raw material to...
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo: A Champion of Diversity
In 2014, when Lisa Lutoff-Perlo took over as CEO and President of Celebrity Cruises, she was the first and only woman to lead one of Royal Caribbean Cruises’ brands and the first and only female CEO of a publicly traded cruise line on the New York Stock Exchange....
Port Engineer Erin Vernand
During the Women In Maritime Leadership Conference this year, Women Offshore Rep, Sheila LaFleur sat down with Erin Vernand to discuss her career as a marine engineer, powering large ships all over the world. Meet Erin Vernand from sunny San Diego. Erin is a graduate...
A Mariner’s Career, Her Father’s Pride
It is not every day that a father can tag along with his daughter in her profession. It is exceptionally rare when a daughter is a professional mariner. Recently, a father joined his daughter on board a bulk carrier that she navigated outbound Norrköping, Sweden....
AB Seaman Haley Brady
From a family of longshoremen in Southern California, Haley Brady is making waves on a tugboat in Alaska.Meet Haley Brady from San Pedro, California. Haley earned her AB Limited and QMED credentials at Job Corps's Seamanship Program in Astoria, Oregon. Job Corp's...
Field Drilling Engineer Leilani Rebolledo
California-raised Leilani Rebolledo, shares with Women Offshore what empowers her to work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and her road to becoming a Drilling Engineer and designing wells. Meet Leilani Rebolledo, alumna of the University of Southern California with a degree...
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She Sails Meetup 2018
Women Offshore is pleased to support the She Sails Meetup, hosted in Fall City, Washington, from January 19th-21st. She Sails Meetup is a place to gather with female mariners across the industry! Let's meet! The She Sails Meetup is an event for female mariners around...
Dare Greatly in 2018
Thank you for supporting Women Offshore in 2017. We launched this year with hopes of connecting with women around the globe. By sharing and engaging, you helped us make that happen! Women Offshore has grown thanks to the many women and men who have publicly shared...
Women With Energy Summit 2018
Women Offshore invites you to attend the Women with Energy Summit 2018. Connect with energy professionals and expand your professional development in the offshore energy sector. The Offshore Energy Center (OEC) Society and the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig Museum &...
That Rascally Job Hunt
Looking for a job in the marine industries is nothing like it once was. Job seekers are harder pressed to find work, while getting any interaction from companies. Knowing I might be dating myself like an old salt, I freelanced a few times and worked for companies...
Women’s Energy Network Scholarship for High School Senior Girls
Women Offshore is proud to connect you with the Women’s Energy Network of Houston and their 2018 Academic Scholarship Program. Founded in 1994, the Women’s Energy Network's (WEN) mission is to develop programs that provide networking opportunities and foster the...
13 Reasons Why Your Resume is an #EpicFail & How to Fix it!
Too many candidates dread the thought of working on a resume. Typically, this fear is the reason why so many resumes are poorly crafted. People often don't know where to start or what to say, yet interestingly enough, make the same mistakes. Therefore, if you're...
Podcast
Sanjam Gupta – Maritime SheEO, Episode 140
In today’s episode, Christine MacMillan speaks with Sanjam Sahi Gupta, the Director for Sitara Shipping Ltd. She shares about the big waves she is making in the maritime industry. She is such an inspiration to us all! Sanjam is a founding member of the Women's...
Jenny Johnson – Maritime Inclusion Partners, Episode 139
In today’s episode, Christine MacMillan speaks with Jenny Johnson, who is a certified HR professional with an extensive background in DEI unique to the maritime industry. Jenny has 20+ years of maritime experience, including at sea and ashore. She fiercely advocates...
SAL MERCOGLIANO – THE STORY OF ROBERT SMALLS AND THE PLANTER, EPISODE 138
In today’s episode, Christine MacMillan speaks with Sal Mercogliano, Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science at Campbell University. He is also an adjunct professor at US Merchant Marine Academy and a former merchant mariner....
EVA LIANNE VELDKAMP – COPE WORKING GROUP AND BULLYING, EPISODE 137
In today’s episode, Christine MacMillan speaks with Ms. Eva Lianne Veldkamp, an IMO Policy Coordinator representing the Commonwealth of Dominica Maritime Registry at the International Maritime Organization. Ms. Veldkamp believes that mariners and seafarers are the...
REINHOLD TITUS – THRIVING IN CULTURAL COMPLEXITY, EPISODE 136
In today’s episode, Christine MacMillan has a really interesting conversation with Reinhold Titus about culture and his research on the complexity of culture. Reinhold Titus, originally from Namibia, has lived in six different countries on three continents and...
BECKY NEWDICK – SAFER WAVES ORGANIZATION, EPISODE 135
In today’s episode, Christine MacMillan speaks with Becky Newdick from Safer Waves Organization, where she founded this organization in 2019 for merchant seafarers who have experienced sexual assault, sexual harassment, or gender discrimination on board to have a...
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